Real Estate Briefs
Sawicki to be guest speaker
at REIS luncheon
Cape Coral Mayor Marni Sawicki will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday, March 8, luncheon meeting of the Real Estate Investment Society. The meeting will be in the Osprey Room at Pelican Preserve’s Clubhouse on Treeline Avenue off Colonial Boulevard. The meeting begins at 11:45 a.m.
Sawicki will discuss various projects and master planning efforts for Cape Coral including Bimini Basin, South Cape CRA, Northwest Cape/7 Islands Vision Plan, Parks Master Plan and an Economic Development Master Plan. She also will provide updates on infrastructure improvements under way in Southwest Florida’s largest city. This includes the city’s utilities extension program, road paving and other capital improvements.
The cost to attend the luncheon is $30 for REIS members and $40 for guests. Reservations are required by March 2 and can be made at the REIS website: www.reis-swfl.org.
Ferrer new agent
at RE/MAX Realty Partners
RE/MAX Realty Partners has announced that Jose Ferrer has joined the company as a full-time agent.
Ferrer has been a Cape Coral resident since 1991. He is joining his wife, Nilsa, who has been a Realtor since 2004. The husband and wife team will work in all aspects of residential real estate, working with both buyers and sellers, covering all of Lee County.
RE/MAX Realty Partners is a full-service residential, commercial and property management real estate firm, serving all of Lee County. The office is at 3501 Del Prado Blvd., Suite 110, in Cape Coral. Inquiries are welcome at 239-424-7387.
Barrella, the Menendez Team join
Berkshire Hathaway Florida Realty
Lisa Barrella and the “Menendez Team,” Renata and Luis Menendez, recently joined Berkshire Hathaway Florida Realty.
Barrella, CSP, CSMA, GRI, has lived in Southwest Florida for just under 13 years with 13 years experience in real estate. She specializes in new construction, second homes and investments. She previously worked for Engle Homes, designing an entire street in the Cape Royal community.
The Menendez Team, with EPRO, SFR, Brookfield Global Relocation Services designations, has been in the real estate business for 15 years in Southwest Florida. The team covers Cape Coral, Fort Myers and Fort Myers Beach, working with first-time buyers, listings and second homes.
Berkshire Hathaway Florida Realty is at 1515 Cape Coral Parkway, E. For additional information, call 239-443-3160.
Ten home plans available
at Moody River Estates
D.R. Horton’s Southwest Florida division invites the public to tour the scenic community of Moody River Estates and its professionally decorated model. Quick move-in homes are now available in this waterfront community located near the historic River District of downtown Fort Myers and Cape Coral. Ten distinctive single-family home plans are available, starting in the mid-$200s and ranging from 1,804 to 3,461 square feet of living space.
Amenities in this gated North Fort Myers community include a resort-style heated swimming pool and spa, clubhouse and community room, billiards, fitness center and much more. A community boat launch provides easy access to the Caloosahatchee River and the Gulf of Mexico, with some homes offering direct water access.
The decorated Hawthorne model is a roomy one-story home offering 2,583 square feet of living space with three bedrooms, den, three baths and three-car garage. An extended lanai with pool bath is available as an option.
Moody River Estates is located on Hancock Bridge Parkway in North Fort Myers, within the Lee County School District. The model home is open seven days a week. For an appointment, call sales agent Kevin Baas at 239-462-5889 or visit www.drhorton.com/swfla for more information.
Founded in 1978 in Fort Worth, Texas, D.R. Horton has operations in 79 markets in 27 states in the East, Midwest, Southeast, South Central, Southwest and West regions of the United States. For more information, visit drhorton.com/swfla. Home and community information including pricing, included features, terms, availability, and amenities are subject to change and prior sale at any time without notice or obligation. Square footage dimensions are approximate.
Lee County Community Development issues
permit report for month of February
During February, contractors pulled 84 permits to build single-family houses collectively valued at more than $17 million in unincorporated Lee County. That compares to 107 permits issued in January 2016 and 101 issued in February 2015, according to the Lee County Department of Community Development. Data for 2015 includes permits for the Village of Estero.
Also during February, 27 multi-family units valued at about $4 million were permitted, compared to 14 units in January and 74 units in February 2015.
General commercial activity was valued at about $6.2 million for 18 permits, compared to about $8.8 million in January and about $45.9 million in February 2015.
Lee County Community Development issued 3,576 permits of all kinds in February.
Lee County Community Development oversees planning, zoning, development and building services, environmental review, building inspection, and code enforcement for the unincorporated areas of Lee County.
To learn more about the department and its services, visit www.leegov.com/dcd/.
Haines surveying and mapping project
supervisor for Johnson Engineering
Johnson Engineering has welcomed Mark Haines, P.S.M., as a surveying and mapping project manager at its Fort Myers office. He will be responsible for managing all aspects of project management involved with public and private sector surveying projects. He is a licensed Florida surveyor and mapper with 30 years of land surveying experience throughout Florida. He has extensive experience across the full range of surveying disciplines, with a background in projects for transportation, land development, utilities, environmental, and construction surveying.
Founded in 1946, Johnson Engineering provides a complete range of civil engineering services, including surveying and mapping, GIS, site development, water management, environmental, utilities, transportation, CEI, planning and landscape architecture services. The company has been in business for 70 yeas and has 10 offices located throughout Florida.
For further information, contact Marketing Director Juli Kern at (239) 461-2424 or visit johnsonengineering.com.