The St. Joe Company, Casto Inc. and Strategic Retail Advisors hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction for their joint venture project Pier Park(R) North, a 360,000-square-foot shopping center located across from Pier Park Lifestyle Center on US-98 east of the State Road 79 intersection. The Pier Park North shopping center anticipates opening in spring of 2014.

Bed Bath & Beyond(R), Rooms to Go, Shoe Carnival(R), Men's Wearhouse(R), Mattress Firm(R) and Lee Nails & Spa join fellow national retailers Dick's Sporting Goods, Michaels, Pier 1 Imports(R) and Kirkland's(R) that committed last fall to leasing space at the Pier Park(R) North shopping center.