Developer makes Florida debut with luxury waterfront project

FORT MYERS — A Chicago area real estate development firm that says it’s focused on the Midwest and Southeast recently announced plans for its first project in Florida: Gulfside Twelve, a 12-unit, waterfront luxury residential project in South Fort Myers Beach.

The developer, Dublin Real Estate Investment Group, under the entity Carousel Beach Redevelopment LLC, paid $4.5 million for the land for the project in a deal that closed Oct. 8, Lee County property records show. Dublin Real Estate and Carousel Beach are controlled by Tim O'Neill, who was previously in the technology and marketing services for the auto industry.