KOVA Partners: Investing in People is Key to Company’s Real Estate Asset Management Success
FEATURE March 28, 2016
KOVA Partners, LLC, enjoys a unique niche among Southwest Florida’s fullservice commercial real estate firms. Led by CEO and managing partner, Anthony Emma, Jr., the firm operates as a fully integrated service provider comprising KOVA Commercial, KOVA Commercial of Naples, KOVA Property Management and KOVA Facilities. In addition to... Read more
RE/MAX Realty Group Celebrates 30 Years of Success
FEATURE January 6, 2016
Much has changed since Michael J. Frye, CCIM and CEO of RE/MAX Realty Group, established the full-service real estate brokerage in Fort Myers in 1985. Back then, mobile communication was confined to pagers and clunky “car phones,” and fax machines were considered a marvel of technology. “I got fax... Read more
Metro Distribution Center
FEATURE November 5, 2015
Connecticut Real Estate Investors, Local Developer Revitalize Aging Industrial Park If the thought of industrial parks evokes images of chain-link fences and endless expanses of concrete, you probably haven’t visited Metro Distribution Center lately. Located on Metro Parkway in Fort Myers, the 255,900sf complex of industrial, flex and warehouse... Read more
Like many who purchased real estate at the height of Southwest Florida’s real estate boom, Dr. Christopher Paladino was eager to refinance the mortgage on a property that had dropped in value since he took out the loan in 2006. “I went to several of the large banks that... Read more
Like many small business owners, Naples residents Joe and Lorraine Badessa debated whether to continue working from home or take the plunge and lease space in an office building. The decision became more pressing when they agreed to merge her accounting firm with his insurance business. “As an accountant,... Read more
What was once the area’s premier retail destination is springing back to life, but not as a place to shop. Under the direction of new owners, Royal Palm Square in Fort Myers is being reinvented and rebranded as a premier office center: Royal Palm Square Office Park. Located on... Read more