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title: "Publix Buys Another South Florida Retail Center"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/58e637e8-04cc-4bc0-8831-fe09fec51dea
source: "Commercial Observer"
original_url: https://commercialobserver.com/2026/05/publix-fountains-of-boynton-shopping-center/
author: "Julia Echikson"
category: "Grocery"
industry: "Retail"
segment: "Grocery"
published: 2026-05-21T16:45:21.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T13:16:47.665Z
image: https://commercialobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/05/Kevin-Murphy_Publix-copy.jpg?quality=80&resize=1200%2C630&strip=
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# Publix Buys Another South Florida Retail Center

**TL;DR:** Publix has acquired the Fountains of Boynton Shopping Center in South Florida for $78 million, as part of its strategy to own real estate anchored by its stores and other national franchise tenants. The grocery giant has spent over $400 million on similar purchases since 2024.

*By Julia Echikson, originally published in Commercial Observer on 2026-05-21. [Read the original](https://commercialobserver.com/2026/05/publix-fountains-of-boynton-shopping-center/).*

## Story

**Publix** has bought yet another retail center in South Florida.

The grocer paid $78 million for a 178,726-square-foot, open-air property, where it’s the main tenant, west of Boynton Beach, Fla., property records show.

Called **Fountains of Boynton Shopping Center**, the 21-acre property sits adjacent to South Jog Road, at **6661 Boynton Beach Boulevard**. Publix’s supermarket spans 56,633 square feet. Other tenants include **LA Fitness**, **Oyako Sushi**, **Duffy’s Sports Grill**, **Hand & Stone Massage**, **MD Now Urgent Care** and **Bagels &**.

The sale translates to about $436 per square foot. The seller — a partnership between **Bolder Group** and **Union Investment Real Estate —** purchased the asset for $79.5 million in 2021.

Since 2024, the Lakeland, Fla.-based chain has been buying up some of the real estate it occupies, spending more than $400 million. The move is part of a broader trend of retailers buying out their landlords as interest rates remain high and traditional real estate investors have laid low.

In December, Publix purchased a 137,780-square-foot retail center in Boca Raton for $83 million from **Jamestown**. Two months earlier, it paid $72 million for a shopping center near Kendall.

Representatives for Publix, Bolder Group and Union Investment Real Estate did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

## Entities

- Real Estate (sector)
- Commercial Observer (publication)
- real estate investment (topic)
- LA Fitness (company)
- Publix (company)
- Julia Echikson (person)
- grocery store expansion (topic)
- Duffy's Sports Grill (company)
- MD Now Urgent Care (company)
- Bagels & Co. (company)
- Fountains of Boynton Shopping Center (location)
- Bolder Group (investor)

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Originally reported by Julia Echikson, Commercial Observer (https://commercialobserver.com/2026/05/publix-fountains-of-boynton-shopping-center/). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/58e637e8-04cc-4bc0-8831-fe09fec51dea).