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The SeaFlower Village Center: Publix, the tenant list, apartments, the hotel and the opening timeline
What CASTO and Redstone are building on 47 acres at Cortez Road and 75th Street, who has signed, and what opens when.
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Quick answer
The SeaFlower Village Center is a 47-acre mixed-use district at the community's front door, developed by CASTO and Redstone Investments with apartments by NDC Development. Phase one is about 140,000 square feet of retail, dining and office anchored by a 50,000-square-foot Publix with a separate Publix Liquors, plus 332 to 362 apartments and a 120-room hotel. It broke ground in September 2025; retail completion is targeted for the fourth quarter of 2026 and Publix for fall 2026.
Who has signed
- Publix and Publix Liquors
- Dutch Bros Coffee (first in Manatee County)
- Whataburger
- Playa Bowls
- Potbelly Sandwich Works
- Dave's Hot Chicken
- Pecan Jacks
- Nothing Bundt Cakes
- PacDental / PDS Health
- Club Pilates
- Well Groomed Pets
- Glitz Nail Salon and Boutique
- Men's Luxe Barbershop
- PNC Bank
- Suncoast Credit Union
- Degree Wellness
Apartments and hotel
The apartments (developer and CASTO figures differ, 332 versus 362) are NDC's project, with no leasing date or rents published yet; 600 apartments are planned at full buildout. The 120-room hotel has no announced brand or start date; the master plan calls for 250 rooms at buildout.
What it means for residents
The center sits at the north edge of the community, reachable on the Lake Flores Trail by foot, bike or golf cart. It is the piece that turns SeaFlower from a subdivision into a village: groceries, coffee, a dentist and a bank without getting on Cortez Road. It also brings traffic to the front door; the plan's answer is the trail network that keeps daily trips internal.
Timeline
Groundbreaking September 2025; Dutch Bros filed for its drive-thru on Cortez Road; Publix targeted for fall 2026; overall completion targeted for the fourth quarter of 2026, with openings staggered by tenant.
Sources: CASTO and Redstone groundbreaking release (Sep 10, 2025); seaflower.com Village Center posts (Sep 22, 2025; Jan 28, 2026); Bradenton Herald tenant reporting (Aug 31, 2025); Pulse of Manatee (Nov 3, 2025).
Written by Trenton Miller, MBA
Buyer’s agent with LPT Realty, LLC and founder of Found Your Florida. Seven years on the builder side, including operations at David Weekley Homes, where he briefly oversaw the SeaFlower community. He now represents buyers only. More about Trenton · Book a call
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