Stock Development buys back Lely Resort piece
BUYER: KCS Plantation LLC (principal: Kenneth Stock), Naples
SELLER: Regions Bank
PROPERTY: a portion of Lely Resort off Wildflower Way north of U.S. 41, Naples
PRICE: $3 million
PLANS, DESCRIPTION: Naples-based developer and homebuilder Stock Development purchased a 14.33-acre tract in the community for $3 million. The purchase price equated to $209,351 per acre.
Stock Development is the master developer of the Lely Resort. The previous owner of the property planned to develop it with 84 multi-family units.
Keith Gelder, development manager for Stock Development, says the company is still evaluating it plans for the property.
“We will ultimately develop and build on that piece,” Gelder says. “We have been developing there since 2001. It is a challenging market, but there is a lot opportunity out there.”
Stock Development added the property to a mortgage with Regions Bank for $42 million.