The much anticipated First Street Village mixed-use project in the Downtown Fort Myers River District is now moving forward. The team developing this project is original developer Camaratta Properties along with Real Capital Solutions, a Denver-based real estate investment company.
First Street Village brings true urbanism to Southwest Florida with 200 new condos joining the existing boutique retail on the site. This downtown location, covering a block between West First Street and historic McGregor Boulevard, offers walking access to shopping, dining, entertainment, and many office buildings.
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The Fort Myers real estate community is buzzing with anticipation due to the upcoming auction of 125 condos at the Oasis high-rise development. Forty of the condos will be sold on an absolute basis with no minimum price. The Oasis owners have brought in the big guns from Washington, DC…..McWilliams | Ballard to market this property. McWilliams | Ballard is known in the Mid-Atlantic region for manufacturing a buzz for developers as they bring new product to market.
[more] →The minnpost.com has a story about a recent speech given by housing researcher John Mcllwain titled, “The Suburban Century is Over.” Mcllwain predicts a shift in American housing and lifestyle preference away from the white picket fence suburbia towards a more urban lifestyle. In TV terms the wonderful suburban neighborhoods of Leave It To Beaver, The Brady Bunch and Bewitched are fading and the urban lifestyles of the Odd Couple, Mary Tyler Moore and Frazier are coming of age.
[more] →One of the misfortunes of the Southwest Florida housing bust is that the magnificent Oasis I luxury high-rise in downtown Fort Myers has only one resident. This is truly a shame as the Oasis is a first-class project that delivers a hint of Miami Beach to the River District scene. The lonely resident is a [...]
[more] →The auction of 75 units at the Fort Myers riverfront high-rise building, the Riviera, will take place today. The auction is being held off-site at the Harbourside Event Center and starts at 11:00 AM. If you are planning on bidding, you will need a cashiers check for $10,000 per unit. Here is a resource to [...]
[more] →The News-Press provides an update on the high-rise scene in the Fort Myers River District. Leasing activity is increasing – drawing in younger tenants High Point Place sales are brisk – at slightly moderated prices First Street Village – will move forward in future Riviera – 75 units to be auctioned on 05/14/09 We have [...]
[more] →The eclectic neighborhoods making up historic Old Fort Myers offer an introspective view into the early days of our city. It is not hard to envision early settlers flocking to the neighborhoods surrounding the winter estates of great men like Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone. It is most exciting to drive around Old [...]
[more] →Living in an urban setting where life goes on without jumping in the car several times a day can be very rewarding. I had this experience in my late twenties living in Downtown Boston. Walking to work, jogging along the river and trying new ethnic restaurants…..what could be better! Unlike some of our older livable [...]
[more] →As the Red Sox continue their spring training relocation dance with Sarasota, it appears that the most viable spots in Lee County for a new Red Sox complex are in Estero. A new spring training complex in Estero makes all the sense in the world. First and foremost, Estero is close to the Coconut Point [...]
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