Equity Construction Solutions (ECS) has hired Eric Mudge as its Florida regional vice president. As such, he is responsible for managing the company’s operations statewide. Mudge is a graduate of Texas A&M University and most recently was the director of business development for Clark Construction, a 111-year-old civil construction... Read more

JL Wallace Construction, Inc., has officially rebranded as Gladstone Builders, Inc., owned by Ted Gadoury, company president. As part of its rebranding, Gladstone Builders created a new logo and message, which reads: “People with a passion for delivering the highest quality in commercial construction.” The company also launched a... Read more

The owners of The Bottom Line nightclub in Fort Myers have put the building at 3090 Evans Avenue up for sale. The 12,500sf building is situated on 2.15 acres and has a lighted digital monument sign that makes it hard to miss. For the past 30 years, until its... Read more

KOVA Partners, LLC, recently launched KOVA Golf Management to provide comprehensive sales and marketing strategies and solutions to clients in the golf industry. Members of the golf management team have held leadership positions with The Ritz-Carlton® Naples, The PGA of America, PGA TOUR, WCI Communities and at private clubs... Read more

Sean Smi ley has joined Chris- Tel Construction in Fort Myers as a project manager. Currently, he is overseeing construction of My Shower Door’s headquarters facility and the renovation of the Sanibel Library. Smiley has worked on a wide variety of project types during his 10+ years in the... Read more

G a t e s Co n – struction has added Frank Fiorello as senior project manager. He is responsible for coordinating projects from preconstruction and permitting through to owner occupancy. Fiorello has worked on various types of construction during his 20-plus years in the industry and is especially... Read more

Agents with Commercial Property Southwest Florida, LLC, an alliance member of Cushman & Wakefield, recently negotiated the following sales, leases and property management contracts. All properties are in Fort Myers unless otherwise noted. SALES • DMD Ventures: 2.57 acres of vacant land at 16421 Corporate Commerce Parkway for $2.225... Read more

Downtown Social House (SoHo for short) has opened in downtown Fort Myers at the corner of Hendry and Bay streets. The establishment is the latest collaboration between Richter Hospitality Concepts and Kearns Restaurant Group in partnership with chef Jamie DeRosa. SoHo is downtown’s first new bar since 2012 and... Read more

Brokers with LandQwest Commercial recently negotiated the following leases in Fort Myers (unless otherwise noted). Sales • Daniels Brookshire (Ft. Myers), LP: 16.69 acres at the NWC of Daniels and Six Mile Cypress Parkways from Southwest Florida Land Nineteen, LLC for $5.35 million. (John Mounce) • Lake Geneva Group,... Read more

Brokers with KOVA Commercial of Naples, LLC, recently negotiated the following transactions in Naples (unless otherwise noted). SALES • 1880277 Ontario Limited, Inc.: 1,972sf office condo for $630,000 at 9045 Strada Stell Court, Suite 305, from Strada Holdings LLC. (Eric Edwards and Bryan Flores represented the seller.) • 697... Read more