A mixed-use town center called Pomelo Square is being marketed for the northeast corner of Old Pasco Road and Overpass Road in Wesley Chapel, packing 417 homes, a hotel pad and roughly 42,800 square feet of shops onto a 32.5-acre site minutes from Interstate 75 — a scale of growth that raises immediate questions about traffic and school capacity on a corner thousands of local families already drive through every day.
The project moved into public view this month through developer marketing materials and commercial listings, according to local media reports. A Minnesota-based developer is behind the plan, which is being shopped to retail tenants and buyers now, with delivery targeted for early 2028.
What's actually planned
The leasing package from the brokerage handling the site lays out a walkable layout that blends housing, shopping and hospitality with park-style amenities and pedestrian paths threading through the property.
The housing count breaks down like this:
Alongside the homes, marketing materials describe about 42,800 square feet of ground-floor retail — with individual bays ranging from roughly 1,500 to 8,000 square feet — plus an on-site hotel pad. In plain terms, that means room for everything from a small coffee shop or nail salon to a larger anchor tenant, depending on who signs leases.
Brokers are pitching the corner on its quick I-75 access and its spot among national names already in the corridor, including nearby Walmart and Chick-fil-A. The retail space is being offered for both lease and sale.
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How it got here: a split county vote
The groundwork was laid in January, when Pasco County commissioners cleared the way for the town-center concept after more than two hours of debate.
On Jan. 6, 2026, the board voted 3-2 to approve a comprehensive plan amendment and a companion binding master-plan concept for the 32.5-acre site, according to county meeting records. That change shifted the property's land-use designation from commercial-only to a planned mixed use — allowing the combination of retail, office, hotel, townhomes and up to 325 apartments now reflected in the Pomelo Square marketing.
Commissioners discussed parking, job creation and the site's role near the growing Johns Hopkins All Children's campus before the split decision. The approval also carried design controls and an entitlement window for the developer to keep the project moving.
Why this corner, and why now
The Old Pasco Road and Overpass Road intersection has quietly become one of Wesley Chapel's fastest-changing crossroads. New homes, schools and business parks have reshaped the area, and the county has been widening Old Pasco Road from just south of Sonny Drive to north of Overpass Road — a 1.4-mile stretch being rebuilt as a four-lane roadway, with work underway since early 2024 and progressing through 2026.
That road work matters directly to Pomelo Square. A project this size will lean heavily on the surrounding network, and traffic capacity is one of the first things the county examines.
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January's vote changed what the land is allowed to become — it is not final construction approval. Pomelo Square still has to clear Pasco County's detailed development review, where the real engineering questions get answered.
The paperwork still ahead
Because of its size, the project is expected to move through the county's formal review process, which could require a Master Planned Unit Development (MPUD) or preliminary site-plan approval, according to local reports. Those reviews typically dig into three things residents care about most:
- Traffic mitigation — how the developer offsets added trips on Old Pasco and Overpass roads.
- Utility capacity — whether water, sewer and stormwater systems can handle it.
- Off-site improvements — road, signal or infrastructure upgrades that may be required before permits are issued.
In other words, a lot of engineering and paperwork will happen long before any concrete is poured. As formal applications are filed, residents can expect public notices and county hearings — the points where neighbors can weigh in. Pasco County posts development and hearing information at pascocountyfl.gov.
What to watch next
For now, the clearest signals are commercial: brokers are actively courting tenants and investors, and the target of a roughly early-2028 opening suggests the developer expects to move through review over the next couple of years. Which stores, restaurants and hotel brand actually land here remains unknown until leases are signed.
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The bigger picture for Wesley Chapel families is straightforward — more than 400 new households, new shopping and dining, and a hotel are being planned for a corner that's already growing fast, all while the roads serving it are still being rebuilt.
We'll keep tracking official county filings and public hearings as Pomelo Square advances. For more on projects reshaping the area, read our latest business & development stories and government & politics coverage at Wesley Chapel Community.
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