VIP Realty – Commercial agents report the following sales and lease transactions in Fort Myers (unless otherwise noted). Sales • Fort Myers MM, LLC: 5,870sf automotive sales & service facility at 3388 Fowler Street from M.W.C. Florida, LLC for $457,500. (Lisa Sands represented the seller and Matthew Stepan/Premier Commercial,... Read more

Phillip Ford has been named executive vice president of the Lee Building Industry Association (BIA). As such, he is responsible for all aspects of administering and leading the BIA, as well as building relationships, member services and internal leadership. With nearly 23 years of experience in the homebuilding industry,... Read more

McGarvey Construction Co. of Florida has begun the second phase of Comcast’s expansion with the construction of a 40,800sf office/warehouse in Gateway in Fort Myers. The work is slated for completion before the end of the first quarter. McGarvey Construction is part of the Estero-based McGarvey Companies, a vertically... Read more

Agents with RE/MAX Realty Group’s Commercial Division recently reported the following sales and leases. All transactions are in Fort Myers unless otherwise noted. Sales • Cape Coral Financial Center, LLC: 33,000±sf office building at 3501 Del Prado Blvd., Cape Coral, to Webster Ventures of Florida, LLC, for $2.4 million.... Read more

Continental 376 Fund, LLC, recently purchased 14 acres adjacent to Miromar Outlets in Estero from University Highland Limited Partnership (UHLP) for an undisclosed amount. Continental 376 Fund is a Wisconsin- based apartment developer that plans to add 203 apartments to the 260 apartments it previously built on an adjacent... 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 • University Highlands, LP: University Highland Tract 3, Estero, for $6.75 million from Commercial Properties... Read more

Pam Wittenauer has joined RE/MAX Realty Group’s Commercial Division as a sales associate. Wittenauer has been in the commercial real estate business for more than seven years, specializing in sales and leasing with a focus on retail, industrial and land investments. Prior to that, she worked as a corporate... Read more

Brokers with LandQwest Commercial have negotiated a number of significant sales in recent months. One of the most talked-about transactions of the year was the $5.15 million sale of an 18-acre parcel at 4944 Cleveland Avenue, across from Page Field in Fort Myers. Brett E. Low represented the buyer,... Read more

GATE S Construction recently completed the Collier County Freedom Memorial on the Fred W. Coyle Freedom Park grounds at 1515 Golden Gate Parkway in Naples. The memorial, serves as a gathering place for the community to pay homage to US heroes. In addition to a granite base and 50... Read more

Naples-based Chip Olson, CCIM, broker and founder of RE1 Advisor, LLC, has joined the Florida Commercial Brokers Network (FCBN) as a partner. He is the 14th partner invited to join the 23-year-old network of commercial real estate brokerage firms statewide. As a partner in FCBN, Olson will participate in... Read more