In Focus: Fort Myers

Lee County's largest submarket has posted substantial gains thanks to population and job growth

  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • | 6:00 a.m. March 8, 2019
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COURTESY RENDERING — The Premier Airport Park, a 1.87 million-square-foot industrial and business park at build out, is being developed adjacent to the Southwest Florida International Airport
COURTESY RENDERING — The Premier Airport Park, a 1.87 million-square-foot industrial and business park at build out, is being developed adjacent to the Southwest Florida International Airport
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The Fort Myers submarket of Lee County anchors the commercial real estate industry of Southwest Florida, with a variety of sectors represented. Although the area has long been known as an industrial haven, recent bursts of residential development have led to gains in retail space, offices, self-storage and senior housing.

 

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