Suzie Leatherbury has joined Lake Michigan Credit Union (LMCU) as an executive mortgage loan officer for the Naples area. Her specialties include jumbo mortgages, constructionto- permanent mortgages, and doctor mortgages. Leatherbury has been in the banking industry for almost 30 years. She holds her Series 7 license and a... Read more

David Ellis has been named director of business development for Heatherwood Construction Company, based in Bonita Springs. A 30-year veteran of the construction industry, Ellis served six years as executive vice president of the Collier Building Industry Association before relocating to the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association in 2005.... Read more

DeAngelis Diamond recently promoted Craig Bryant from director of project management to vice president of project management. In this position, he oversees the scheduling, budget, and quality of all of the company’s projects in the Naples market. Bryant joined DeAngelis Diamond in 2015 and has more than 20 years... Read more

Stevens Construction recently began construction of Viscaya-Prado Veterinary Hospital in Cape Coral. Located at 1141 Country Club Boulevard, the 11,630sf, 24-hour facility will include 20 exam rooms, X-ray equipment, four operating rooms, a treatment area, outdoor run, pharmacy and lab. Slated for completion in summer 2020, the veterinary hospital... Read more

Agents with LandQwest Commercial in Fort Myers and Naples recently reported the following transactions in Southwest Florida, including two major sales totaling almost $10 million. SALES • Patton Avenue Holdings, LLC: 6,770 retail at 1100 3530 Tyrone Blvd, St. Petersburg, from 2011 Bayrock Seven Intermediary Exchange, LLC for $5.2... Read more

Commercial brokers with CRE Consultants recently negotiated a number of significant sales and leases in Southwest Florida. SALES • Neptune Naples, LLLP: 5.84- acre site, zoned C-3, at 4001 Tamiami Trail E, Naples from Ki- Li, Associates, LLC for $2,832,064. (Fred Kermani, CCIM) • Advance Investments, LLC: 28,607sf, fully... Read more

The market research department at LSI Companies, Inc., now offers appraisal services for use in strategic asset management, investment analysis, portfolio evaluation, and eminent domain. This addition complements the company’s other services, such as targeted market analyses, opinions of value, feasibility studies, absorption forecasts, and Market Trends quarterly publications.... Read more

Craig Kopko has joined WMG Development, LLC, as managing director of its new Florida division, based in Fort Myers. Kopko has more than 16 years of commercial real estate experience acquiring, developing, and managing a portfolio of retail, multifamily, mixed-use, and office properties throughout the U.S. He also has... Read more

GATES Construction has begun a multi-phase remodel at the Lee County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Fort Myers. The project involves 6,000sf of interior renovations to create more space for the EOC team. Designed by BSSW Architects, the project will transform the existing storage space into two new conference... Read more

Lifeline Family Center recently broke ground in Cape Coral for one-ofa- kind housing for single women with children graduating from the Lifeline program. The new facility will be built adjacent to Lifeline Family Center at 907 S.E. 5th Avenue, and is the first affordable rental housing offered by the... Read more