Waterfront Leasing Opportunities

The Fort Myers Riverfront Redevelopment Plan offers the most exciting development opportunities in the Southwest Florida market.  A fully redesigned waterfront creates a pedestrian oriented district that connects the charming, recently refurbished historic district to the waterfront promenade of the new harbor inlet.  Project highlights include:

  • Redesigned and expanded Centennial Park with family attractions, new public art walk and pedestrian harbor front walkway.
  • A new, four star hotel, 200 room hotel and expanded convention facility with 50,000 of refurbished space, ballroom and meeting rooms as well as a new 80,000 sq. ft. exhibition hall.
  • Newly expanded and refurnished harbor inlet featuring several waterfront dining locations with outdoor terrace opportunities, magnificent river views and new lighthouse feature with centrally located valet parking.
  • New retail and dining oriented mixed use development with 45,000 sq. ft. strategically at the corner of Edwards and Hendry Streets within one block of historic downtown Fort Myers and the new hotel and convention facility as well as the expanded marina.
  • New 500 car parking facility centrally located within the mixed use development block.

coupleRestaurants – The Riverfront Redevelopment Plan offers some of the most exciting waterfront development opportunities in the market.  Responding to strong market feedback desiring more opportunities for waterfront dining, outdoor terrace and spectacular river views the W2, W3, and W4 offer multiple new construction, restaurant  locations of 5,000-8,000 sq. ft. each in a one-of-kind setting.

Retail/Restaurants – This exciting pedestrian oriented, mixed use development (Block D) at the key corner of Hendry and Edwards offers retailers and restaurateurs a prominent downtown location with waterfront access.    In addition to the 45,000 sq. ft. of street level retail/restaurants, the project will include additional commercial uses on three – five levels above totaling 100,000 sq. ft.  The project also includes a newly constructed five level parking garage with 500 spaces available to support the surrounding developments and one block from the historic downtown district.

officeOffice/Commercial – Above the street level of retail and restaurant, the development opportunity includes additional commercial space (Block D).  The site is zoned for up to seven stories of development in a range of configurations to best meet the market demand for office users for a total of 100,000-130,000 sq. ft.  This block will offer spectacular views of the waterfront, bridges and surrounding district as well as a new five level, 500 car garage all within blocks of the Lee County Courthouse and the historic downtown district.

Residential – The mixed use Block D and future development Blocks E and F are available for residential development as the market adjusts overtime.  With pedestrian friendly access to the arts and many venues coupled waterfront views and access, these locations offer excellent residential opportunities as market demand returns.

LOCATION:

  • City of Fort Myers revitalized historic district, Lee County, Florida
  • Overlooking Centennial Park, City Marina and the Caloosahatchee River which leads to the Gulf of Mexico
  • Intersection of Edwards and Hendry Streets
  • Adjacent (east) of (HEC) on the existing HEC surface parking lot
  • 10 miles from Southwest Florida International Airport – 4 million enplanements
  • 4 miles from Interstate 75
  • 15 miles from Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel and the Gulf of Mexico

THE RIVER DISTRICT::

  • RD_LogoBenefitting from $50 million of streetscape improvements recently completed in Fort Myers Historic District and subsequent private investment
  • Home to the popular and acclaimed Florida Repertory Theatre which is the only professional regional theatre south of Sarasota and draws over 70,000 visitors annually
  • Site of the Art of the Olympians which exhibits art produced by Olympic Athletes with a standing collections and various exhibits throughout the year
  • The Fort Myers River District Hosts a wide array of unique public events attracting thousands from the region including a weekly famers market, the monthly Art Walk, Artfest Fort Myers, the popular Edison Festival of Light and several free concert series and music festivals.
  • Numerous existing restaurant and retail venues within the existing historic district.
  • Lee County Government offices
  • State and Federal Court
  • Nearby the nationally acclaimed Edison & Ford Winter Estates

DEMOGRAPHICS::

Southwest Florida’s population growth has been consistently among the highest in the United States over the past 20 years.  
Currently, Cape Coral-Ft. Myers is ranked 8th in the nation with Naples ranked 25th and the overall Palm Coast, FL ranked 1st.  
The Census Bureau estimates Lee County population to increase 35% in the next 8 years, a net population increase of 152,000
people.


 2000 2008 2013 Total Change
2000-2008 		Total Change
2008-2013
Population 407,063 613,301 782,816 50.7% 27.6%
Households 173,277 263,570 337,971 52.1% 28.2%
Avg. Household Income $54,005 $70,422 $85,727 30.4% 21.7%
Total Income $9,357,824 $18,561,127 $28,973,240 98.3% 56.1%
Expenditure Potential $2,376,887 $4,714,526 $7,359203 98.3% 56.1%

pdf Fort Myers River District Waterfront Leasing Opportunities Brochure - 4.51 Mb 13/10/2010

Contact the redevelopment team for information regarding leasing opportunities.