Ft. Myers Development News

[Jasonhouse]

Ft. Myers Development List

List compiled by staff member FloridaFuture and member INFLA1

Updated August 3rd, 2007.

One West- 34 and two 32 story towers, status unknown


Oasis- Five 32 story towers, first two towers U/C, 1079 total units priced $200,000-$800,000


Cypress Club- Two 32 story towers, ground work underway, 292 units


High Point Place- Two 33 story towers, nearly complete, 272 units priced $500,000 to $950,000,


Vue- 27 story tower, on hold due to legal problems, 178 units


St. Tropez- Two 24 story towers, nearly complete



Lee County Justice Center Expansion- 10 story justice center expansion, topped out


Alta Mar- 7 stories, completed


First Street Village- 7 stories, U/C, 356 units, includes townhomes and Publix


Hotel Indigo- 7 story boutique hotel, 62 guest rooms

Riverwalk at Sunset- 6 story tower with 2 story townhomes surrounding, proposed, 52 units

[renner01]

nice review i'll see what i can add today

[renner01]

Twin 32-story condo towers proposed for downtown riverfront

By SUE LAPPONESE, slapponese@news-press.com
Published by news-press.com on May 9, 2004

Miami-based BAP Development, in association with NewLeaf, plans to develop The Cypress Club, a waterfront condominium, at 2589 First St. in downtown Fort Myers. The 3.2-acre site, valued at more than $12 million, was acquired in January. Two 32-story towers will have 292 one-, two- and three-bedroom residences and two-story live/work lofts ranging in size from 1,000 to 2,400 square feet.

The towers will have direct views of the Caloosahatchee River. According to Andres Duany of Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co., the Miami-based architecture and town planning firm responsible for the revitalization plan for downtown Fort Myers, The Cypress Club will become the eastern anchor along First Street. He said the buildings have a thin design to maximize views, with curving balconies to add a light, airy character.

Don Paight, executive director for the Downtown Redevelopment Agency, said The Cypress Club will be a significant project in size and quality of design, will enhance the waterfront experience and should help downtown shops and services. The Club will house a waterfront promenade, pier, a heated pool, Jacuzzi, fitness center and spa, a billiards room, theater and a garden area. Residence features are terraces, kitchens with granite countertops and Italian cabinetry, and freestanding glass shower enclosures in bathrooms. Penthouses will have private pools. Prices will range from approximately $275,000 to $1.5 million.

Sales are projected to commence in the fall of 2004.

[Dale]

Thanks guys !

[Jasonhouse]

This is absolutely unfucking believable that there are so many sizable towers being developed in dt FORT MYERS!!!

Maybe it's because I've been going to ft Myers since I was 4 (long before I moved to Florida), and always think of it as this small beach town, but this just blows me away.

I think it's becoming quite clear that in about 20 years, Florida is going to have several more cities which are nationally known on one level or another. It isn't just going to be about the Miami-West Palm, Tampa, Orlando and Jax regions any more. SW Florida from Sarasota to Naples is really coming into its own.

[Dale]

Even Gainesville has a proposal for a 25 (or so) story project !

[Jasonhouse]

St Tropez

[Lakelander]

^I agree, I can't believe how long all of this development has gone under the radar, especially here on the forum. Between Sarasota, Fort Myers, and Naples, SW Florida is well on its way to establishing its own national identity.

[Lakelander]

here's a pic of the 7 story/131 unit Alta Mar project, under construction in downtown.


Here's a current pic of downtown Fort Myers. Talk about microwaving a skyline.

[Jahi98]

This is just an insane amount of approved projects for a city the size of Ft. Myers. They have a major skyline in the making -- basically over night.

[Toucano]

Originally Posted by Dale

Even Gainesville has a proposal for a 25 (or so) story project !

I'm not 100% sure but I think the plans may have been blocked by the city. However a massive (like 4-6 Blocks) development right on the edge of the University of Florida is being redeveloped into this Urban concept with shops (Whole Foods Market) downstairs and about 8-10 stories of Condos and Hotels upstairs. Parking would be avaliable underground and the project is set to be completed in 2006/2007.

A Loft building is also planned for downtown and land has already been cleared, however I think the height is only around 5-7 stories...

[Dale]

Originally Posted by Toucano

I'm not 100% sure but I think the plans may have been blocked by the city. However a massive (like 4-6 Blocks) development right on the edge of the University of Florida is being redeveloped into this Urban concept with shops (Whole Foods Market) downstairs and about 8-10 stories of Condos and Hotels upstairs. Parking would be avaliable underground and the project is set to be completed in 2006/2007.

A Loft building is also planned for downtown and land has already been cleared, however I think the height is only around 5-7 stories...

That's great to know about the project you mentioned.

As to the high-rise, it got city approval after lowering the height to 23 stories or so, although it has sparked a movement to place a strict height limit on future buildings. Do you have very recent info on this project ? I believe it's called "Midtown".

[bubbagump]

WOW! That seems to be more projects than most of our largest cities have proposed aside from Miami of course. Thats interesting about Gainesville, it may have a mini skyline in about 3 years. Kind of similiar to the way Orlando developed as a cow-town in the 70's, then the 80's came and several highrises came to form a mini skyline. Without the disney world of course.

[MIAballinboi]

pretty sweet proposals, awesome twin 32 story towers! and all the others

[bubbagump]

What are the heights in ft, or meters, of all these projects?

[Jasonhouse]

Hard to say. We don't have much in the way of members down there. Plus, the market is so small that they don't have a local Bizjournals or anything to publish info.

[Dale]

Seeing as how the nearly completed Beau Rivage is 280 ft. at 22 stories, hopefully some of the 32 story towers will be 350 ft. or taller.

[Jasonhouse]

Makes sense to me. Condo developers have been going with higher ceilings lately, for proportionally more units.

[renner01]

Related Group Proposes $450M Downtown 'Oasis'
By Marita Thomas
Last updated: December 1, 2004 01:38pm

FORT MYERS, FL-Miami-based Related Group of Florida moves across the state with a proposal to develop Oasis on a 16.3-acre parcel in the Downtown historic district here along the Caloosahatchee River. Described as a gated condo village, the plan contains five 32-story residential towers, a marina, five pools, a 15,000-sf riverfront club with a restaurant, library, billiard room and private theater.

The project will be developed in phases at an estimated construction cost of $450 million. Located between Frierson Street and Riverside Drive off Palm Beach Boulevard, it is within walking distance of Downtown. The plan includes about 1,000 linear feet of river frontage and calls for a public boardwalk, a four-acre park, a tennis center, picnic area, and space for kayak and canoe storage and a launching ramp.

The residential towers will have an aggregate of 1,079 one-, two- and three-bedroom condominium units. Units will range from 850 sf to 1,850 sf and costs will span from the $200,000 to the $800,000 range. All units will have river views from floor-to-ceiling windows, and upper- and lower-level penthouses will have 10-foot ceilings and wrap-around balconies.

The plan won the unanimous approval of the city council and Related Group vows to continue to work closely with Fort Myers’ officials. “We want to be an active partner…in bringing back the Downtown excitement and vibrancy the city once knew,” says Jorge Perez, Related Group’s chairman and CEO.

[smiley]

The URL for the above is
http://www.globest.com/news/170_170/miami/129060-1.html