Haysvest breaks ground on new Publix center

DADE CITY - Haysvest LLC (comprised of DCT Systems Group, Shuler Properties, and Dunphy Properties) was expected to break ground Feb. 15 on Hays Towne Center, a 110,000sf, two-phase, Publix-anchored shopping center at the intersection of Hays Road and SR 52 in Pasco County.

Located a half-mile west of the Suncoast Parkway, the project was designed by the Tampa office of Lyman Davidson Dooley Inc., while the lender is BB&T. Hawkins Construction will be the general contractor, and Ben McLeish with Colliers Arnold is in charge of leasing and the sale/lease of the two outparcels.