Airport office project on smooth trajectory

The past year has been something of a coming out party for Florida airport expansions. Tampa International, to cite one example, is in the middle of phase two of a $2 billion project that will touch just about every part of the airport, from curbs to a $110 million office tower.

Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers has moved into the forefront of the expansion and upgrade conversation with Skyplex. It’s a Class A commercial park/office project, on 1,150 acres next to the airport. The site of some $100 million in development, through the summer Skyplex landed a pair of multibuilding office deals with major Southwest Florida employers, Gartner and Alta Resources, for nearly 700,000 square feet. Several other projects and leases are in various stages of development, Lee County Port Authority interim Executive Director Ben Siegel said in late November.