Becky Swift has been named executive director for Builders Care, the non-profit charitable arm of the Lee Building Industry Association (BIA). In this role, she will oversee Builders Care’s efforts to provide emergency construction services at no cost to homeowners who are elderly, disabled and economically disadvantaged and cannot... Read more

Barron Collier Companies has closed on the purchase of Sawgrass Pointe II, a 95,800sf office building in Sunrise. Located within the Sawgrass International Corporate Park, the three-story, Class-A office building was purchased in a joint venture between Barron Collier Companies and Vanderbilt Office Properties. This is their third such... Read more

William Rollins, Doug Meschko and Randy Thibaut of Land Solutions, Inc., recently brokered the sale of the last remaining commercially zoned parcel in University Highlands in Fort Myers. University Highlands Limited Partnership, LP sold Parcel 6, a 1.9±-acre site, to University Storage, LLC for an undisclosed price. The property... Read more

GCG Construction reports that work is progressing at the site of the new Enterprise Car Sales dealership at 1855 Boy Scout Drive in Fort Myers. The building is taking shape according to schedule. The block walls are up and the structural steel has been installed, as has the roof’s... Read more

Construction of a state-of-the-art boat storage facility is well underway by GCM Contracting Solutions (GCM) at Gulf Star Marina on Fort Myers Beach. The property is located at 708 Fisherman’s Wharf and owned by Carroll Properties. When completed, it will be the region’s first smart marina and the first... Read more

SVN|KOVA has hired Jesse Marker, Esq. as associate advisor and Bob O’Connor as advisor to lead SVN|KOVA’s new Cape Coral market team. As such, Marker and O’Connor will focus exclusively on commercial real estate in the city, including sales and leasing for industrial, retail, land and multi-family, as well... Read more

It’s been a busy year for GATES Construction , which recently announced the following staff additions. Darryl Piearcy, Superintendent. Piearcy has more than 20 years of construction experience in multi-family, hospitals, government facilities, hotels and retail centers. As superintendent, he oversees on-site quality control, safety, security, closeout and transition... Read more

Amy McQuagge has joined Sanibel Captiva Community Bank as its new vice president and director of marketing. Most recently, McQuagge was the senior marketing and event manager for the Lee County Economic Development Office. Before that, she co-owned a full-service fundraising company that raised nearly $1 million to benefit... Read more

GATES Construction has begun construction of the Overlook Bar & Grill at The Isles of Collier Preserve, a new waterfront community of singleand multi-family homes in Naples. The Old Florida-style building will be concrete with wood siding and an aluminum roof over a main dining area and two screened... Read more

EHC, Inc. has begun development of two new high-profile projects in Fort Myers. MY Shower Door North American Headquarters/D3 Glass Manufacturing Plant. Located on 7.5 acres off Alico Road in Fort Myers, the headquarters campus will feature a 60,000sf multi-purpose building with the option to expand another 10,000sf. MY... Read more