Investor plans to build car condos off Old 41 in Lee County

A 4.05-acre parcel in Bonita Springs has been sold to an investor who plans to build a luxury car garage storage facility on it. 

The buyer is an LLC named Bonita Motor Vault and it paid $3 million for the property at 25411 Bernwood Drive in the Bernwood Business Park. 

Loyd Robbins, of the Sarasota commercial real estate firm Loyd Robbins & Co., says Ernie Heymann is behind the project. 

Heyman is an investor in luxury and workforce multifamily communities who once converted a 196-unit apartment complex into the San Mirage of Bonita Springs condos. 

Heyman’s plans call for the construction of the Bonita Auto Vault, says Robbins, who brokered the sale. 

While still in the planning stages, the upscale garages will be designed with flood and hurricane protection in mind and each will include additional mezzanine space. 

The climate-controlled units will be customizable to allow each garage owner to provide their own finishing touches. 

The property is off of Old 41 Road, just south of Bonita Isles, and was previously owned by TPC Bonita Springs LLC, which paid $2.46 million for it in 2022.