Development

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.

A residential development proposal would clear mangroves, and storm-surge buffer, near Shell Point. Lee County commissioners will vote on it next month.

The largest commercial real estate investment firm in the world is ranked the top bidder to map out and guide a future for the Midtown neighborhood in Fort Myers. The city wants to choose one company to analyze Midtown and plan improvements to the area just south of downtown.

The Fort Myers City Council is expressing interest in finding a way to provide guidelines for new and renovated buildings in the downtown area, and in midtown, just south of downtown.An architecture review board could recommend certain looks that would complement and enhance the appearance of those two areas.

A proposed residential development at the northeast corner of Treeline Avenue and Daniels Parkway in Fort Myers was denied permission to advertise during the Aug. 15 Fort Myers City Council meeting.

“Southwest Florida has been the darling of US real estate investors,” declared Gerald Hendry, principal with commercial real estate appraisal firm, Maxwell, Hendry & Simmons in Fort Myers, to a local audience of business owners and professionals.

A proposed apartment project in Fort Myers has area residents concerned about two things: water shortages and increased traffic in an already strained area.

Cleared land and construction sites are commonplace in Southwest Florida. According to U.S. Census data, Lee County is the second fastest-growing county in the state. The increase in population leads to the need for more development, which raises the question of how to preserve the wildlife that makes this region so unique.

A new business is set to join the Downtown Bonita Springs community in late 2022 — Rooftop at Riverside, a food truck park.

Residents and business owners of Bonita Springs attended a meeting held by Barron Collier Companies to share their thoughts on development of Imperial Crossing, the former spot of mobile park home Bamboo Village. Some residents are excited to see a more modern-style project within the city, while some are disappointed and concerned about the lack of charm.