Development

A group of homeowners north of Rotary Park marched in the rain earlier this week to protest the pre-development efforts of a group seeking a way to make 380 untouched acres in South Cape Coral attractive to a future developer

The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency Wednesday approved up to $22.4 million dollars in increment tax rebates for two new developments. One is located downtown, the other in the Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard redevelopment area.

Estero Village Council members on Wednesday unanimously approved the rezoning request for Woodfield Estero.

Homeowners in Briny Breezes, a small ocean-front mobile home community in Palm Beach County that sits on the Intracoastal Waterway, are said to be looking for a deal closer to $1 billion.

At a recent gathering of business owners and entrepreneurs, the guest speakers were family members of Ray Lutgert. Lutgert began his commercial real estate development business nearly 50 years ago, starting with the Park Shore planned unit community in Naples. When Lutgert died in 2010 at the age of 90, his legacy has been continued by his children and grandchildren.

A new housing development in Bonita Springs has brought up questions from neighbors.

Karen P. Moore, Founder/Owner/Publisher, SWFL Business Today listened in on a panel of experts discussing the growth path for Southwest Florida, especially now after Hurricane Ian. The panel included Nelson Taylor with LSI Companies, Neale Montgomery with the Pavese Law Firm, Rob Price with the Lee County Planning Department, and Alexis Crespo with RVi Planning.

Karen Moore, publisher of Southwest Florida Business Today, recently attended the 22nd District Commercial Real Estate Outlook Conference hosted by CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member). With the grand opening of Margaritaville on Fort Myers Beach scheduled for late 2023, the developers of the project forecast a grand vision for rebuilding the devastated barrier island.

The bill could mean residents who lose a challenge by developers to change growth laws could face big legal bills.

Bonita Springs City Council approved the Barron Collier lease agreement for the Imperial Crossings area in a unanimous vote this morning after a second hearing and public comment.