Suite Life Magazine
LandQwest Commercial Launches Investment Services Division
LandQwest Commercial recently established an Investment Services division. Its purpose is to provide investment brokerage, advisory and capital markets services across retail, office, industrial, multi-family, hospitality and special-use assets. Inaugural team members include Cynthia Shelton, CCIM, CRE, Kane Morris-Webster, CCIM, Adam Palmer, CCIM, Chuck Smith, CCIM, Bruce Micciche, CCIM and... Read more
Vargas Named Commercial Lending Senior VP At Encore Bank
Banking veteran Janis Vargas has joined Encore Bank as Senior Vice President Commercial/ SBA Lending at its Fort Myers branch. Vargas brings more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, with expertise in lending domestically and in South America. She is a business administrator with a... Read more
CRE’s Wallace Awarded SIOR Designation
Dave L. Wallace, CCIM, SIOR, of CRE Consultants, has achieved the SIOR Office designation awarded by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors based in Washington, D.C. To achieve the designation, Wallace completed at least five years of creditable experience in office real estate, met stringent education requirements and... Read more
Owen-Ames-Kimball Breaks Ground on Six Lakes Clubhouse
Owen-Ames-Kimball Company is poised to break ground on a 21,000sf Old Florida-style clubhouse at Six Lakes Country Club, a 55+ community in North Fort Myers. It will replace the club’s smaller, 40-year-old clubhouse and amenities. The new facility will include a 70- seat full-service restaurant, pro shop, administrative offices,... Read more
Rockford Construction Names Moyer Senior Estimator
Rockford Construction has hired Keith Moyer as senior estimator at its Southeast Regional office in Estero. In this role, he is responsible for coordinating and managing preconstruction and estimating for Florida and the southeastern U.S. Moyer has more than 40 years of experience in the industry and has been... Read more
Equity Breaks Ground On Naples Office Building
E q u i t y, Inc. recently broke ground on a 9,950sf, freestanding office building in north Naples. It is situated on a corner lot on the north side of the Immokalee Road and Airport-Pulling Road intersection. In an area where vacancy rates are declining, the location is... Read more
Five Parker Properties Sell For $17.5+ Million
Lee & Associates’ Senior V.P. Rodney Fidler, CCIM and principal Richard Clarke brokered the sale of five commercial properties in Fort Myers for $17.55 million. The portfolio of investment properties includes: One Parker Center (office); Parker Commons Building 2 (office); Parker Commons Building 10; Parker Plaza (office); and Parker... Read more
Sales and Leasing News from Boback Commercial Group
Brokers with Boback Commercial Group in Fort Myers recently reported the following Southwest Florida sales and leases. SALES Theresa Blauch-Mitchell, CCIM, negotiated all of the following transactions. • BravoFlorida, LLC: .91 acre of land at 1704 Cape Coral Pkwy. W., Cape Coral, from Equinox Holding Company, LLC for $875,000.... Read more
Vantage Construction Services Selected for Punta Gorda Airport Project
Vantage Construction Services, LLC has been awarded the contract to expand the Rent A Car facility at the rapidly-growing Punta Gorda Airport. The multi-phased project, approved by the Charlotte County Airport Authority, encompasses revisions to the current car rental facility and conversion of an existing, adjacent aircraft hangar to... Read more
LAI Group Relocates in Estero
LAI Group has relocated to a twostory professional office building that it recently completed at 9911 Corkscrew Road in Estero. LAI occupies half of the building’s top floor in Suite 202 and will sub-let the remaining office space. The company, which specializes in the development of commercial, industrial, educational... Read more