Coffee, pizza, ice cream and more coming soon to east Manatee plaza

The Marketplace at Heritage Harbour, a highly anticipated east Manatee County project, has entered an exciting phase, says Joe Morris, executive vice president of Edgewood Properties. Edgewood and M&M Realty Partners are the developers behind the mega shopping center near the interchange of Interstate 75 and State Road 64. Morris is excited by the development of the marketplace’s “Main Street.” Instead of disconnected outparcels, a walkable area of shops and services is developing between Hobby Lobby and Whole Foods Market. “We’re very proud of Main Street,” Morris says. “I think we spent more time figuring out Main Street than probably anything else. It’s come together.” Sephora anchors the area. The beauty product retailer opened Nov. 6, and the smaller stores will roll open through March. Projected opening dates of other stores, according to the East County Observer, sister paper of the Business Observer, include: Nov. 17: Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza Nov.

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