Real estate developer dies

CAPE CORAL — Robert Hensley, who developed one of the most significant residential landmarks in Cape Coral, died March 2. He was 56.

Hensley developed Tarpon Point, a waterfront residential development that was at the heart of a $340 million foreclosure case during the bust, one of the region's largest real estate defaults.

Hensley, through his company Grosse Pointe Development, developed 150 acres into a luxury oasis in Cape Coral in 2001. Financed by a Dutch lender, the development was initially a huge success during the boom when people camped out for a chance to buy a condo there.