Real Estate Briefs
RE/MAX Realty
Partners staff expands
RE/MAX Realty Partners has announced that Jessie Leopard PA & Partners has joined the office, and, Lonnie Haley is the new office manager.
Leopard and Stuart Staehle, commercial partner, are seasoned agents with over 17 years of local experience each. Leopard can be reached at 424-7385 and Staehle at 770-4063.
Haley brings over 13 years of real estate management experience to the firm, with emphasis on agent support and administrative services.
RE/MAX Realty Partners, a full service residential and commercial real estate company serving all of Lee County, is at 3501 Del Prado Blvd., Cape Coral. For more information, call 424-7387.
Stewart Title celebrates 121 years;
local office notes 30th anniversary
As Stewart Title celebrates its 121th year anniversary with affiliates across the globe in 2014, the local Fort Myers office is being recognized for its 30 years of serving the community. The milestone anniversaries demonstrate the strength of the company on a national level, as well as within local communities across the country.
Today, Nov. 14, the local Stewart Title office will be opening for business in a new location – University Park Building in Fort Myers
12800 University Drive, Suite 360.
Stewart Title has several other locations around Southwest Florida to include, Sanibel Island & Captiva, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs, Naples, Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, Englewood, Sarasota and Tampa.
For more information, call (239) 489-2324.
Two new affordable housing
communities open in Fort Myers
The revitalization of two former public-housing properties in Fort Myers that now provide 212 affordable housing units have been completed months ahead of schedule and are giving low-income families a new lease on life.
The development sites for Landings at East Pointe (formerly Sabal Palm Apartments) and East Pointe Place (formerly Palmetto Court) were existing complexes owned by the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers (HACFM). They are located just north of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (SR 82) corridor and west of Interstate 75.
The revitalized Landings at East Pointe consists of 126 units, and the new East Pointe Place offers 86 units, both with an effective mix of floor plans and bedroom sizes. Previous units at East Pointe Place were demolished in preparation for the new buildings to be constructed. Both developments were expected to be completed and fully leased by mid-2015, but thanks to the diligent effort of the development, construction and property management team, construction and lease-up came in months ahead of schedule.
The combined $38.3 million dollar investment was made possible through a public/private partnership between Pinnacle Housing Group, LLC and Southwest Florida Affordable Housing Choice Foundation Inc., a 501(C)(3) nonprofit created by the HACFM.
“I am so pleased that the efforts of the Southwest Florida legislative delegation and Florida Housing Finance Corporation are bearing fruit in Fort Myers, with the grand opening of Landings at East Pointe and East Pointe Place,” said Sen. Lizbeth Benaquisto. “The sound policies that have led to allocating much needed Housing Tax Credits for these two developments have ensured quality new housing, jobs, opportunity and future economic growth for the citizens of our community.”
A grand opening dedication and ribbon cutting took place Thursday at the Landings at East Pointe’s new Clubhouse.