ORLANDO-BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. of Natick, MA plans to open three outlets by the first quarter in south Orlando, east Orange County and Sanford, FL as big-box developers watch stand-alone retailers, such as Walgreens, Eckerds and 7-11 convenience stores, pull customers away from regional malls and neighborhood shopping centers.

ORLANDO-The tilt-wall project in western Brooksville, FL, 80 miles northwest of Downtown Orlando, will have 41,500 sf of air-conditioned warehouse space for production, inventory control, shipping and receiving. Office space will account for the remaining 18,500 sf.

TAMPA, FL-The Oakbrook, IL-based retail REIT has purchased the 85,377-sf, seven-year-old, 93%-leased Brandon Boulevard Shoppes in suburban Tampa, FL from RIG Brandon Boulevard LLC for $9.34 million or $109.40 per sf.

NEW YORK CITY-As real estate investors increasingly seek stability amid economic uncertainty, less luxurious but more dependable B and C residential assets are looking better and better.