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Under Construction Retail & Dining

A new Publix is taking shape on US 27 in Davenport

Where it is. On US 27 in Davenport.

A new Publix grocery store is being built at 42660 Hwy 27 in Davenport.

County building records show a new Publix coming together at 42660 Hwy 27 in Davenport. Over 2025 the store moved through a familiar set of commercial permits: an underground fireline, an in-hood wet-chemical fire suppression system, a block dumpster enclosure, and three illuminated wall signs on the east elevation β€” all now marked complete or closed with a certificate issued.

A request to permit 201 feet of cast-in-place retaining wall was filed separately and denied; the records note the wall was already shown on an approved sitework permit. In May 2026, an engineer's cost estimate for an offsite warranty surety was filed and is active, the kind of step that typically comes as site work wraps up.

The records don't give a grand-opening date. Taken together, though, the completed fire, sign and site permits point to a store that is well along.

What happens next

With fire systems, signs and site work done or finishing, watch for the store to open. No opening date is in the records.

Timeline

Apr 21, 2025
Underground fireline permit filed (later completed)
Polk County BC-2025-532
May 15, 2025
Retaining wall permit filed, later denied (wall shown on approved sitework permit)
Polk County BC-2025-709
May 29, 2025
Block dumpster enclosure permit filed (certificate later issued)
Polk County BC-2025-748
Aug 29, 2025
Kitchen fire suppression system permit filed (later completed)
Polk County BC-2025-1118
Oct 20, 2025
Three illuminated wall signs permitted for the east elevation (later completed)
Polk County BC-2025-1281
May 13
Offsite warranty surety filed and active
Polk County LDSUR-2026-56
Jul 21
Plans submitted to the state: Tropical Smoothie Cafe filed a kitchen plan-review application (no. 1864166). That is an application to build out a kitchen, not an opening date.
Florida DBPR plan-review file HR_plan_review.csv Β· the state's whole file, a download of several megabytes β€” search it for the number
Aug 7
Kitchen plans approved for Tropical Smoothie Cafe (application no. 1864166; state file status: "Approved with Provisos").
Florida DBPR plan-review file HR_plan_review.csv Β· the state's whole file, a download of several megabytes β€” search it for the number

Receipts β€” verify every claim

6 of 7 open straight to the record. The rest need a sign-in at the agency, or a search on its portal.

Spotted by the Lakelandmarks records pipeline Β· records checked Nov 10, 2026

Summaries are derived from public permit and agenda records and may contain errors β€” verify with Polk County or Florida DBPR Hotels & Restaurants before relying on them. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it fast.

Sources for this page: Polk County permit records Β· Florida DBPR Hotels & Restaurants plan-review records.