On Tuesday, representatives from the Beach Baptist, and the developer who wanted to build on the church property, will go before the LPA to request a rezone of 2.1 acres of property at the corner of Estero Boulevard and Connecticut Street.
The Beach Baptist Church was destroyed by Hurricane Ian and eventually demolished. It was uninsured.
Two years ago developer S.J. Collins. pitched a plan to the community where they would purchase the property and develop the entire 3.5 acres of land. The plan included an 8-story condo tower with a parking deck, 36 workforce housing apartments, and a church that seats 500. As part of the deal, the developer would rebuild the church and it would move forward debt free…