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Charlotte–Lee–Collier

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  • Mark Gordon
  • May 17, 2026
$203B wealth management firm expands in state with Naples debut

This will be office No. 7 in Florida before Rockefeller Global Family Office, and its first on the west coast.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 17, 2026
Fort Myers land zoned for single-family houses sold

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota office property sells, an investor buys a low-income apartment complex in Tampa, and construction starts on a hotel at a Fort Myers mall.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 16, 2026
Naples retail building sold by Hoffmann in 2023 is sold, again

The retail property on the 13th Avenue was part of major sell off by the family of entrepreneurs more than two years ago.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 15, 2026
Fort Myers memorial to veterans to be done by America 250 celebration

Construction has started on the mostly granite memorial at Centennial Park.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 15, 2026
Retail plaza in Naples sells for $9 million

Berkshire Place is fully leased, with tenants including Starbucks and Five Guys, among others.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • May 15, 2026
David Diamond: High school dream turns into a business on the cusp of $1B

"We've never borrowed money and never asked for investors, and it's worked out really well for us." –David Diamond, CEO, co-founder, DeAngelis Diamond

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 15, 2026
Roberta Beranek: Turns Naples Fashion Week into a must-go event

"I'm constantly competing with myself, reflecting on what went wrong, what went right." –Roberta Beranek

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • May 15, 2026
Path to success starts with guts: The 2026 Top Entrepreneurs

The 2026 Top Entrepreneurs, combined, form a billion-dollar economic engine with thousands of employees. One thing this group isn't? Timid.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 13, 2026
Naples Airport begins $25 million resiliency project

The airport is installing more than 1,000 elevated runway and taxiway lights and reconstructing its electrical vault.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 13, 2026
Costco buys Fort Myers land for $1 million per acre

Costco's $55 million purchase of Fort Myers property sets a new benchmark for commercial properties in the region, brokers say.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • May 12, 2026
Naples property including former L.L. Bean compound sells for $37M

Spanning more than an acre, the property encompasses the block of Fifth Avenue South from the beach to Gulf Shore Boulevard.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 12, 2026
Retailers saved from penny turmoil as DeSantis signs rounding bill

A Florida Senate bill approved nearly unanimously in the Legislature allows retailers to round cash transactions as pennies disappear.

  • Florida
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • May 12, 2026
Workforce housing firm navigating pricing challenges adds units in Naples, Sarasota

Ohio developer CIG Communities, despite some bureaucratic and legislative challenges, grows its multifamily and workforce housing portfolio in Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • May 11, 2026
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $94 million downtown Tampa office building sale leads the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • May 11, 2026
Texas developer pays $6.5M for Hillsborough land, plans industrial park

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Bradenton workforce housing project gets a loan, a historic St. Pete Beach hotel sells, and a Cape Coral retail center changes hands.

  • Florida
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  • May 17, 2026
$203B wealth management firm expands in state with Naples debut
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Fort Myers land zoned for single-family houses sold
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  • May 16, 2026
Naples retail building sold by Hoffmann in 2023 is sold, again
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  • May 15, 2026
Fort Myers memorial to veterans to be done by America 250 celebration
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Watersports business relocates in Sarasota County

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