Construction is progressing at MarineMax Fort Myers, where GCG Construction’s newest design- build project, Deep Lagoon Seafood, is taking shape. Located at 14040 McGregor Boulevard in south Fort Myers, Deep Lagoon Seafood is part of Phelan Family Brands, the Bonita Springs-based company that also operates Pinchers Crab Shack restaurants... Read more

ARTE FACT, a Fort Myersbased architectural design studio, recently launched a new website to offer insights and information about the design process. “Architectural design is often shrouded in mystery,” says Fabian Behague, managing principal of ARTEFACT. “We plan to shed light on issues ranging from obtaining building permits and... Read more

Randal Mercer and Brandon Stoneburner of CRE Consultants negotiated the fourth-quarter sale of an office portfolio containing three prominent properties in south Lee County. Brookwood Financial, a Massachusetts private equity real estate investment firm, paid $43,150,00 for the trio of office campuses in its first Southwest Florida office acquisition.... Read more

Stevens Construction, Inc. earned four awards at the Lee Building Industry Association (BIA ) Industry Awards event in November, including top honors as Contractor of the Year for the seventh time. A panel of nationwide judges based their decision on criteria such as the company’s achievement of goals, client... Read more

Owen-Ames-Kimball Company (O-A-K) was recently honored in Orlando by the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Florida Region, receiving the Honor Award for Transportation- Roadways for its work on the Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Complete Streets Initiative project. The initiative, funded through a federal grant, was designed to enhance... Read more

Fidelity National Title recently expanded with another Southwest Florida branch. The new location is at 8200 Health Center Boulevard, Unit #101 in Estero. Fidelity National provides title and escrow services to protect residential and professional assets against fraudulent claims. In business for more than 150 years, it is one... Read more

Wright Construction Group has completed upgrades to the Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) Alico Arena with an 11,000sf expansion and 13,000sf renovation. Improvements were needed at the 15-year-old facility to elevate FGCU to the standards of other Division 1 programs. The new construction includes a first-floor addition to the existing... Read more

Owen-Ames-Kimball Company (O-A-K) has hired Stephanie McPherson and Scott Schneider as project managers. McPherson brings more than 23 years of related experience to O-A-K. Prior to joining the company, McPherson led her own architectural design firm and worked throughout Florida and South Carolina at Mustang Engineering, Florida Power &... Read more

Lee BIA Builders Care, the nonprofit charitable arm of the Lee Building Industry Association (BIA ) has relocated its headquarters to an expanded office space at 6835 International Center Blvd., Suite 4 in Fort Myers. The new office is spacious enough to allow Lee BIA Builders Care and BIA... Read more

Sales • Allyn Tropical Holdings, LLC: 26,421sf Cypress Lake Professional Center at 9371 Cypress Lake Dr., Fort Myers, from Captain Investments, Inc., for $1.3 million. (Adam Palmer, CCIM and Artem Nashman, CCIM) • Thalken Title Co.: 6,106sf medical office investment property at 13214 Palm Beach Blvd., Fort Myers, from... Read more