Builder plans second condo tower to meet demand

Miami-based Jaxi Builders, the developer behind the 32-story Allure luxury condo tower project in Downtown Fort Myers, likes the area so much it's going for a second project right next door.

The newly announced project, on property on the Caloosahatchee River owned by Cedar River at Fort Myers II LLC, is named One Allure, according to a statement. One Allure is more like a younger sibling of Allure, planned at only 15 stories. But less height, and less total condos to sell, means the tower could be built faster, which is a big reason why Jaxi officials are doing the project.

“Several interested buyers at Allure communicated to us that they were looking for a spacious riverfront residence in a boutique building that would be completed and ready for occupancy sooner than Allure, so we listened to them and decided to develop One Allure to meet their needs,” Jaxi Managing Member Eduardo Caballero says in a statement.