Developer Terry Persaud has filed revised plans for a beachfront property next to the pier in Fort Myers Beach’s Times Square, marking the latest attempt to develop one of the island’s most high-profile lots.
Watch as Fort Myers Beach Community Correspondent, Anvar Ruziev, reports from Times Square:
New boutique hotel plans filed for Fort Myers Beach Times Square lot
The new proposal calls for a six-room boutique hotel with a pool, cabanas and retail space — a significant reduction from previous plans that called for 50 rooms, then 31. After facing pushback and withdrawing an application earlier this year, Persaud has opted for a much smaller-scale development.
The property has sat undeveloped since Hurricane Ian devastated the area. The new plans don’t request variances or height exceptions and focus on a smaller-scale design with open spaces to fit Times Square’s character.
Visitors to the area are eager to see development move forward after years of delays.
“That’s been really sad. I mean, it’s been a very long time since everything’s gotten opened up and I saw how bad the damage was from the hurricanes,” Alicia Clark said.
Clark, who visits the area weekly, supports the hotel development…