- A small resort and marina is being proposed for the site of a former manufactured home community in Marco Island, Florida.
- The developers, Tailwind Group and Global Investment Properties, purchased the property for $18 million in April 2023.
- The project is still in the early stages of review by the City of Marco Island.
From a clam factory to a manufactured home community, less than two acres of prime waterfront in Marco Island is proposed for development into a small resort and marina.
Global Investment Properties LLC and Unionville Sportsman Club Inc. and Kyle Smith are listed as the buyers in Collier County property records. The entities purchased Marco Island Trailer Park and its docks, also known as the Doxsee properties, for $16 million and a contiguous property for $2 million in April 2023. That same year, Global Investment Properties bought a house on Sun Drop Court for $1.6 million.
Smith is a founder and principal at Tailwind Group, based in Mankato, MN. Global Investment and Unionville Sportsman Club are both registered in Florida’s SunBiz with Tod Quiring of Windon, MN, as the title manager…