What are they building on Balm Road at US 301? A new retail center and it is expected to be up and running by next summer. The Ferber Company, a privately held real estate development and investment company, headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, has built several projects in Hillsborough County, but this is its first in the Riverview area.
“We’ve long monitored the fast growth of this area and knew this would be a great opportunity for more retail development when the property became available,” said Ryan Plate, Ferber vice president of development services for central and southwest Florida. “South Hillsborough County has seen exceptional residential growth over the years, and our clients in the project will help serve the daily needs of the nearby community.”
The Riverview retail project is on 15.5 acres at the southeast corner of US 301 and Balm Road. Plate noted the limited retail options to the south of this property for roughly a four-mile stretch of US 301, “so this project will help fill in some of that gap and allow residents to avoid the already very busy intersection at Big Bend Road,” he said…