Development updates and outlook for Skyplex at Southwest Florida International Airport topics of next REIS meeting

The latest land use plans for Skyplex at Southwest Florida International Airport will be presented by Donald Schrotenboer at the Real Estate Investment Society luncheon meeting Tuesday, May 14.

The program will focus on updates to the Skyplex Conceptual Master Site plan. Skyplex comprises 1,800 gross acres and 737 net development acres affording opportunities for logistics, industrial, office, retail, entertainment, hospitality and aviation-related real estate development.

Following the presentation, Schrotenboer will respond to questions of specific interest to the real estate investment and development industry.

Schrotenboer, a managing partner of REALVIZORY, is a real estate acquisition and development advisor with extensive experience in Southwest Florida’s development industry. He previously served as president of the Private Equity Group and Alico Land Development, as well as director of real estate development for Ave Maria Development.

The meeting is sponsored by Stantec, and will begin promptly at 11:45 a.m. on May 14 in the Osprey Room at Pelican Preserve’s Golf Clubhouse, on Treeline Avenue at Colonial Boulevard, one mile east of I-75 exit 136 in Fort Myers.

Admission to the meeting is $30 for members and $45 for guests, which includes lunch. Reservations are required by Thursday, May 9.

Christopher Alan Homes ranks as top local homebuilder by single-family residential permitted units in 2023

Christopher Alan Homes has topped a regional list from LSI Companies Inc. as the largest local and private homebuilder in Southwest Florida based on single-family residential permits pulled in 2023.

For permits pulled in 2023 in Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties combined, Christopher Alan Homes ranked as the sixth top builder by total units permitted, which includes rental community builders, and as the fourth top builder by single-family residential units permitted.

For single-family detached new home construction permits pulled by builder, Christopher Alan Homes first in Cape Coral, second in Charlotte County and third in Lee County.

The listings were created according to data compiled, analyzed and presented by LSI Companies Inc. at Market Trends of Southwest Florida.

Christopher Alan Homes closed 569 homes in 2023, a 26% increase year-over-year. Since its inception in 2017, the homebuilder has closed more than 2,300 homes.

Headquartered in Southwest Florida, Christopher Alan Homes is a preferred single-family builder in Babcock Ranch, America’s first solar-powered town; West Port; Burnt Store Village and Deep Creek. The builder-owned company also builds on individual homesites in Charlotte, Sarasota and Lee counties in Southwest Florida and Palm Bay on Florida’s East Central Space Coast.

For more about Christopher Alan Homes, please visit christopheralanhomes.com or call 855-44-MYCAH.

LQ Commercial announces recent transactions

Adam Palmer, CCIM, SIOR, and Mike Doyle, CCIM, of Florida-based LQ Commercial have orchestrated the largest industrial sale ever recorded in Southwest Florida. The 454,200-square-foot, 41-acre “CenterLinks Business Park” sold to Exeter 9121 CenterLinks Commerce for an astounding $92.5 million shattering county records.

This leased, Class-A, dock high industrial park, located on Oriole Road in Fort Myers, was exclusively sold by LQ Commercial on behalf of CenterLinks Associates, LLC.

Sales

• 4418 Cleveland Ave. LLC purchased a 27,968-square-foot retail building at 4418 Cleveland Ave., in Fort Myers, from the Nelson E. White Family Trust for $950,000. Carson Baird of LQ Commercial represented the seller in the transaction.

Leases

• Storm Smart Building Systems leased 15,390 square feet of industrial space at 6170 Idlewild St., Fort Myers, from Wizzbang Properties, LLC. Adam Palmer, CCIM, SIOR of LQ Commercial represented the tenant in the transaction.

• The Window Depot leased 7,308 square feet of industrial space at 16995 Domestic Ave., Fort Myers, from Casa Napoli LLC. Edward Larsen and Adam Palmer, CCIM, SIOR of LQ Commercial represented the tenant in the transaction.

• Footopic Inc. leased 800 square feet of retail space at 1112 S.E. 47th Terrace in Cape Coral, from SE 47th Terrace LLC. Bob O’Connor of LQ Commercial represented the tenant in the transaction.

LQ Commercial is a Florida-based commercial real estate brokerage organization. It provides comprehensive property management, tenant representation, leasing, sales, investments and consulting services. Formerly LandQwest Commercial, LQ is a marketing company who provides commercial brokerage and property management services.

For additional information, please visit LQCRE.com.