Bonita Springs hires planning firm for upgrades as developers plow ahead with projects

Hovland Real Estate isn't waiting for municipal government's downtown plan

  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • | 6:00 a.m. March 29, 2019
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JIM JETT — Steve Hovland of Hovland Real Estate says Bonita Springs is on the cusp of a growth surge
JIM JETT — Steve Hovland of Hovland Real Estate says Bonita Springs is on the cusp of a growth surge
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Bonita Springs has become the latest Florida city to hire a guru to bolster its economic development potential through good urban design.

As it has in Sarasota, Ft. Myers, Naples and elsewhere, Miami-based Duany Plater-Zyberk Inc. is encouraging the Lee County municipality to expand zoning to allow more mixed-use projects; heighten pedestrian experiences and increase its number of residents.

 

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