50-acre, $41.5 million affordable housing community coming to Collier County

Naples/Fort Myers

Housing help: Collier County commissioners have approved a 50-acre, $41.5 affordable housing community in Immokalee. The project, which could include up to 179 single-family and town house rentals at the northeast corner the intersection of Westclox Street and Carson Road, is expected to break ground in late 2024. For now, though, the groups behind it are in the fundraising stage with the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation — which is not affiliated with other entities bearing the Pulte name — leading the way with a $7 million commitment to the project. The foundation did not respond to a request for details on the property, in the eastern part of the county. According to a post by the foundation on the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce's website, that money is for the land, entitlements and land development. The Nuestra Senora de la Vivienda Community Foundation, a nonprofit established to oversee the construction and management of the community, is applying for state funding to cover construction and for services later. The plan calls for the community to be built in three phases, with 64 homes in the first phase. Along with the residences, the plan is to build an early childhood education center for up to 250 students in the community, walkable streets, shaded outdoor spaces and a clubhouse. There will also be community liaison staff to help residents find resources.

Deluxe apartment: Sales are underway at a new condo development coming to Naples. The Augusterra Group has begun marketing its soon-to-be downtown property The Huxley, set to be built at 331 Eighth Street South. Construction is expected to begin early next year. The Huxley will have eight units ranging in size from 3,733 square feet to 6,674 square feet. Prices for a unit in the three-story building are in the “mid-seven million dollars” range, according to announcement by the Naples developer. Units will have private elevators and private garages for four to six cars as well as dual individual grand suite closets, grand suite bathrooms with dual private water closets and a butler’s pantry along with other amenities. And the building will have a residents’ lounge with a wet bar and boardroom. William Raveis Real Estate is the broker for the project. Augusterra is nearing completion of Stella Naples, an mixed-use development which is scheduled to be done early next year.