Price drops 7% on prime Sarasota property

Naples/Fort Myers/Charlotte

Manufactured living: A 55-and-over manufactured home community is opening in Fort Myers and the builder has begun pre-selling the houses. The development at 16711 McGregor Blvd. is called Osprey Bay. When complete, the community will have 470 homes with 12 floor plans available. Prices start at $180,000 at a time when Zillow reports the average home price in the city is $366,739. Among the amenities are a 5,000-square-foot clubhouse with a catering kitchen as well a putting green and pickleball and bocce courts. According to a news release, the homes are built “to withstand the highest wind zone standards and natural elements.” A grand opening event was held Feb. 24 and move-ins will begin in the spring or summer.

Not going anywhere: DHL Express has bought a 14,760-square-foot warehouse building at 10089 Amberwood Road in Fort Myers. According to LQ Commercial Real Estate Services, the company paid $2.4 million for the property. Naples-based LQ represented the seller, a local LLC that, Lee County property records show, paid $1.38 million for the property in 2022. According to the listing, the warehouse sits on 1.76-acres and includes cross-bay industrial space, 12 roll-up, grade-level doors and three loading docks. DHL is quite familiar with this property: it has leased the warehouse since 2011.