Adam Palmer, CCIM, a principal of LandQwest Commercial, has been elected to serve on this year’s Certified Commercial Investment Members (CCIM) Institute Board of Directors and also on the board of directors of CCIM Technologies, Inc. Palmer, a 15-year industry veteran and 16-time CoStar Power Broker™ recipient, has a... Read more

Columbus Square in Fort Myers has a new owner. During the fourth quarter, 3501 Fowler, LLC acquired the 30,726sf mixeduse shopping center at 3501-3571 Fowler Street for $2,285,000. Jim Boback, principal of Boback Commercial Group, represented the seller, Sunny Beach Realty, LLC. He will continue as exclusive agent for... Read more

Agents with LandQwest Commercial in Fort Myers and Naples recently negotiated the following sales and leases. SALES • Lynx Zuckerman at Bonita Grande, LLC: 67 acres land at 27800 Bonita Grande Drive, Bonita Springs, from SFI Eagle Land, LLC for $4.75 million. (Michael Price, ALC) • SD Livingston, LLC:... Read more

Nick Burkel has joined Stevens Construction as director of preconstruction services. In this role, he develops preliminary to final estimates for all Southwest Florida projects, overseeing project conceptualization and constructability within each client’s schedule and budget goals. Burkel has 17 years of commercial preconstruction experience and is highly skilled... Read more

The new Glass Animal Hospital and Smith Animal Commissary is now open at Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens. GATES Construction built the $4.4 million, one-story building, which totals 9,144sf and replaces the zoo’s previous animal care facility, a 10-foot by 15-foot “vet shed.” The project was completely funded by... Read more

Katherine Cook has joined Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., as an associate in the business litigation department. She assists clients in general litigation matters including contract disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, and bankruptcy and creditors’ rights matters. Cook was born and raised on Pine Island, and graduated from Evangelical Christian... Read more

GATES Construction has expanded with three new employees at its Bonita Springs office. •Ben Haynie, Senior Superintendent. Haynie is responsible for supervising projects on site, including quality control, safety, security, project closeout, and transition planning. Haynie has more than 37 years of construction experience with project types such as... Read more

Seagate Development Group recently began development of Conditioned Air’s new operations center, located at 14550 Global Parkway in the Southwest International Commerce Park in Fort Myers. The building will support the company’s growing operations throughout Lee, Collier and Charlotte counties. Totaling 52,710sf, the facility will consist of approximately 10,800sf... Read more

KOVA Companies has opened a third location in Southwest Florida. Operating as SVN|KOVA Marco Island, the new office is at 317 N. Collier Blvd. on Marco Island, bringing new and expanded commercial brokerage services to Marco Island, Isles of Capri and Everglades City. The firm’s other local offices are... Read more

Recently, GATES Construction completed the Overlook Bar & Grill at The Isles of Collier Preserve, a new waterfront development of single- and multi-family homes in Naples. The Old Florida-style building is built with natural wood siding and an aluminum roof over a main indoor/outdoor screened-in porch and dining area,... Read more