GCM Contracting Solutions, Inc. (GCM), recently erected the walls for Rose Marina, a state-of-the-art boat storage facility under construction at 951 Bald Eagle Drive on Marco Island. When completed, the 41,248sf dry stack facility will provide storage for 142 boats. To date, 80% of the available units have been... Read more

Wright Construction Group (WCG) recently opened its first downtown Fort Myers office at 1404 Dean Street in Suite 201. Occupied primarily by the firm’s civil division staff, the office not only provides permanent office space for several employees but also has workstations to accommodate other employees’ short-term space needs.... Read more

Brokers with Colliers International  Southwest Florida recently completed  the following notable transactions:  Sales  • Valt Group, LLC: 2,520sf office  building at 6819 Porto Fino Circle  in Fort Myers from KJR Real  Estate Holding, LLC, for $332,500.  (Karen Johnson-Crowther  represented the seller.) • Old Republic Exchange Company:  1.2-acre land parcel... Read more

Andrew DeSalvo, MBA, and Matt Stepan, CCIM, of Premier Commercial, Inc., represented the buyers in the following recently closed Lee County sales. • Metro Center TWA, LLC: a 255,000+/- sf, 19-building industrial park (Metro Distribution Center) at the corner of Old Metro Parkway and Warehouse Road in Fort Myers... Read more

Commercial brokers with CRE Consultants recently negotiated a number of significant sales and leases in Southwest Florida. SALES • GA-Pinnacle Cape Coral, LLC: 1,496 acres north of Jacaranda Parkway W., Cape Coral, from ZREV, LLC for $3,049,500. (Stan Stouder, CCIM) • Rock Development Group: 11.86 acres at S.W. Immokalee... Read more

Vantage Construction Services has completed the interior renovation of Hyte-CrossFit. The 4500sf training facility is at 1901 Brantley Road, Unit 17 in Fort Myers. The project included interior demolition as well as installation of a new HVAC system, bathrooms, lighting, electrical, plumbing, painting, drywall and firewall. Crossfit workouts are... Read more

SALES • B & F Properties of SWFL, LLC: the former Scanlon Acura Dealership, totaling 14,051sf of industrial space at 15581 Tamiami Trail in Fort Myers for $4.24 million. (Godfrey Santini) • Strategic Property Exchanges, LLC, as Qualified Intermediary for One Parker Center, LLC: One Parker Center, a 8,510sf... Read more

Patrice Heatherington has joined KOVA Partners in Naples as controller for the company. Besides supervising the company’s accounting and financial functions, her duties include implementing accounting management policies. Heatherington has extensive experience in the hospitality industry, primarily in accounting and management. Prior to joining KOVA, she was club controller... Read more

Veteran commercial real estate broker Chip Olson has opened RE1 Advisor in Naples. The company provides management and consulting services to clients wishing to transfer their real assets, including commercial and residential property, to the next generation. Clients include financial institutions, wealth managers and individuals who have inherited, or... Read more

Russell Budd, owner of Naplesbased PBS Contractors, has been selected to join Remodeling magazine’s Big 50. This is the 30th year the national trade publication has honored owners of remodeling companies for their exemplary businesses practices and professionalism, and for elevating industry standards. The winners are posted on the... Read more