Builder buys land for $2.8M, plans new townhome community

FORT MYERS — Sobel Co., a Boca Raton-based developer that’s built more than 4,200 homes in six states, is planning a new residential townhome community in a fast-growing part of Southwest Florida.

Under the entity Fort Myers Gateway LLC, the company recently bought a 20.93-acre site in Fort Myers, east of Interstate 75 and just across Daniels Parkway from the Skyplex Office Park, according to a statement. Fort Myers Gateway LLC, managed by Jeffrey Sobel, according to Florida Department of State records, paid $2.8 million for the site, the release adds. Justin Thibaut of Fort Myers-based LSI Cos. represented  Fort Myers Gateway LLC in the transaction.