Agents with LandQwest Commercial recently closed the following sales and lease transactions in Southwest Florida. Sales • Zaxby’s: 2.16 acres on Lee Blvd. and Westgate Blvd. in Lehigh Acres from Lee Westgate Investments, LLC for $825,000. (Bob Pekol) • Madwest, LLC: 2.4 acres total on multiple lots on Tamiami... Read more
GMA Completes Construction of Lee Health Facility
SUITE TALK March 9, 2018
GMA Architects & Planners recently completed the Lee Health Medical Center at 13340 Metro Pkwy. in Fort Myers. Summit Management Group developed the four-story, 41,432sf building, which Stevens Construction built in less than one year. It is fully occupied by practices affiliated with Lee Health. In addition to a... Read more
REIS Announces 2018 Officers and Board Members
SUITE TALK March 9, 2018
The Real Estate Investment Society (REIS) recently announced its officers and the Board of Governors for 2018. Officers: President Bev Larson, CCIM (Lahaina Realty); Vice President Alexis Crespo, AICP (Waldrop Engineering); Treasurer Mary Gentile, CSM, CRX (LandQwest Property Management, LLC); and Secretary Bill Morris, P.E. (Morris-Depew Associates). The Board... Read more
University Highlands Limited Partnership, through NM Development Group, LLC, sold 7.57± acres of commercially zoned property to SREG University Highlands, LLC for an undisclosed price. The property is located between I-75 and Ben Hill Griffin Parkway in Estero, and is one of the last vacant tracts for commercial development... Read more
McGarvey Construction to Build Warehouse for Airline
SUITE TALK January 6, 2018
Western Global Airlines has selected McGarvey Construction Company of FL to design and build a 20,000sf warehouse building at 13791 Jetport Commerce Parkway in Fort Myers. It will be used for the storage and repair of engine parts for the company’s fleet of planes in Southwest Florida. The project... Read more
The Bonita Springs Estero Economic Development Council (BSEEDC) recently welcomed three new board members: Walter Crawford, president and CEO of Heatherwood Construction Company; Phil Dutcher, COO of NCH Healthcare System; and Marti S. Van Veen, system director of marketing and public relations for Physicians Regional Healthcare System. For more... Read more
Two Fort Myersbased commercial agents have been awarded the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation by the CCIM Institute. Artem Nashman of LandQwest and Pam Wittenauer of RE /MAX Realty Group Commercial recently earned the coveted designation. Both are members of the Florida District Chapter. Nashman is the eighth... Read more
The Veranda Marks 40 Years in Business
SUITE TALK January 6, 2018
The award-winning Veranda restaurant in downtown Fort Myers is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Located in the heart of downtown at 2122 Second Street, the Veranda features Southern regional cuisine with a full bar, extensive wine list and first-class service in a romantic setting. In addition to its... Read more
Construction Underway On Skilled Nursing Unit
SUITE TALK January 6, 2018
Stevens Construction has started construction of a 57,000sf, post-acute care skilled nursing unit for Lee Health at 13960 Plantation Road in Fort Myers. Developed by Aquila Healthcare Development, Lee Health is leasing the threestory, 75-bed medical facility, which will provide post-acute services for patients needing short-term medical recovery and... Read more
Interior Plant Scapes Expands Staff
SUITE TALK January 6, 2018
Chris Mercer recently joined Interior Plant Scapes in Fort Myers. Before moving to south Florida in 2010, he worked in Charleston and Atlanta in the hospitality industry. For more information, please call 239-481- 9100 or visit www.ipsplantscapes.com. Read more
