Construction
Florida Lifestyle Homes of Fort Myers, Inc. has completed the construction of their new corporate headquarters at 14311 Metropolis Avenue, Suite 101 in Fort Myers. The new building totals 12,873 square feet. Florida Lifestyle Homes' offices utilize 35 percent of the building space. Remaining space is available for additional tenant improvements.
The project is part of a commercial building enclave located immediately west of Metro Parkway in Fort Myers.
Rhonda Severance of Florida Lifestyle Homes served as project manager, and Jimmy Gustafson served as job superintendent. Florida Lifestyle's in-house design team provided architectural design services.
Basik Development LLC will begin Phase II of construction at Central Park, a 9.2-acre professional office park centrally located near U.S. 41 and Daniels Boulevard.
The company has completed seven office buildings in Central Park, on Cypress Terrace Drive adjacent to Lakes Regional Park. The site is zoned for 20 office buildings with a total of 34,000 to 76,000 square feet.
Phase II will add three more buildings, ranging in size from 3,075 square feet to 4,205 square feet. Buyers can purchase the building as a shell or complete with tenant build-out improvements. Building leases also will be offered.
Basik Development LLC is a multi-faceted, Naples-based development company building residential, commercial and industrial projects throughout Southwest Florida. It currently oversees the development and construction of nearly 100,000 square feet of industrial storage, 70,000 square feet of commercial offices, 87,000 square feet of commercial retail, a motor coach resort community and an upscale, gated residential community. More information about Basik Development LLC is available online at www.basikdevelopment. com
Stevens Construction Inc. has started the interior build-out of Azul Cosmetic Surgery and Medical Spa in Bonita Springs, a practice of Dr. Patrick Flaharty. Located in the Walden Coconut Point Plaza on U.S. 41, the facility features exam rooms, medical spa treatment rooms with the latest technology and equipment, a seminar room, administrative offices and retail space.
Stevens Construction previously built the Azul Spa and St. Mark's Surgical Center in Fort Myers, making this the third project Flaharty has contracted with the company.
Terry Tjelmeland of Stevens Construction is the project manager, J.P. Pencil is the superintendent, and Jacki Barnett is the project administrator. Sheeley Architects Inc. designed the project. Construction is scheduled for completion in December, 2007.
Heatherwood Construction has been awarded a contract to build the new corporate headquarters for First American Bank in Naples. The class AAA two-story building, located in the Marquesa Plaza at 3360 Pine Ridge Road, will offer more than 26,000 square feet of office space and will feature a winding interior staircase.
In addition to the bank, Marquesa Plaza includes a Starbucks, Wireless Toyz, Figaro's
Pizzeria and other retail shops. Hector Vidal of Heatherwood Construction
will serve as project manager, and Jeff Wise will serve as job superintendent. Sheeley Architects provided architectural design services. Construction is expected to begin in early November, and its completion is scheduled for October 2008.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Southwest Florida Enterprise Center will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 16 at 3901 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. The $4.1 million project involves construction of a new 40,000 square foot business incubator on the land behind the current SWFEC. Originally called the Business Development Center, the SWFEC has been providing affordable rental real estate and on site technical assistance for startup businesses since 1988.
In April 2006, the Economic Development Agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded the City of Fort Myers a $1.5 million grant for the new SWFEC facilities. It was the second largest EDA grant in Florida in the past 10 years. The City of Fort Myers committed $2.6 million to complete the project, which will offer business incubation clients new, expanded and updated facilities totaling nearly four times that of the original facility. The new facilities will include bays ranging from 1,120 to 1,600 square feet, 15 offices, two conference rooms, a media center, computer lab and a meeting room for up to 50 people.
The project is expected to be complete in July 2008.
