Sunshine Ace Hardware Opens New Retail Store in Ave Maria

Sunshine Ace Hardware is now open in Ave Maria, bringing the inland community its first hardware store while adding new jobs to the local economy.

Located at 5360 Ave Maria Blvd., in the Ave Maria Park of Commerce, Sunshine Ace Hardware is less than a mile from the community’s Town Center. Sunshine Ace Hardware’s newest store opened on Monday, Oct. 14 to serve this neighborhood. The new store features comprehensive paint and grilling departments, as well as a wide selection of power and hand tools, hardware, lawn and garden supplies, plumbing fixtures, propane and supplies for DIYers.

At its buildout, the town of Ave Maria will include up to 11,000 residences and feature 1.8 million square feet of retail, office and business park across its 5,000 acres. Peter Kennedy, a veteran in the hardware store industry, is serving as Sunshine Ace Hardware’s store manager for Ave Maria.

In addition to the retail store, Sunshine Ace Hardware will expand Ace Handyman Services of Southwest Florida into Ave Maria. The service offers licensed and bonded, multi-skilled craftsmen who can complete in-home residential projects like bathroom and kitchen repairs, as well as refreshes for bedrooms, home offices, dining rooms and living rooms.

The addition of an Ave Maria store brings the total number of retail locations operating under the Sunshine Ace Hardware umbrella to 16 stores across Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Manatee and Pinellas counties. The Naples-based company is among the largest family-owned home improvement retailers in Florida and one of Ace Hardware’s top franchisees in America.

Sunshine Ace Hardware has three additional stores under development in Southwest Florida planned to open in 2025: at The Shoppes at Yellow Pines off S.R. 31 in Babcock Ranch, The Marketplace at Pelican Bay along U.S. 41 in North Naples and the Winchester Center east of North Naples at Immokalee Road and Orange Tree Boulevard near Golden Gate Estates.

Sunshine Ace Hardware is among Florida’s largest family-owned home improvement retailers and one of Ace Hardware’s top franchisees in America. Sunshine Ace is recognized for its helpful, red-vested associates, generous community support and vast selection of signature brands in grills, tools, hardware, plumbing, paint and supplies, lawn and garden supplies, fishing gear, gifts, propane and supplies for contractors and DIYers. For a full list of retail store locations and operating hours, please visit SunshineAce.com.