Naples, Fort Myers and Charlotte
Lee County commissioners OK’d the $10.54 million purchase of 132-acres in east Fort Myers to be set aside for conservation. The property, two parcels, is being bought as part of the county’s Conservation 20/20 Land Acquisition program. Purchases include:
- $10.5 million for 129.56 acres southeast of Orange River Boulevard and Staley Road in Buckingham. The land is made up of mesic hammock, pine flatwoods, basin swamp, strand swamp, hydric hammock and improved pasture, according to a statement.
- $4,250 for 2.5 acres in the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed. The land is south of Sand Road and there is no improved access to the land.
In a statement, Lee officials say another five acres were donated within the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed, which now includes 60,000 acres in both Lee and Collier counties. The Conservation 20/20 Land Acquisition program was first approved by voters in 1996. It was created to buy land for “resource-based opportunities” including hiking, birdwatching and nature studies as well as to help the county to protect drinking water, protect areas from flooding and provide wildlife habitats.
A 1.32-acre parcel at Fort Myers’ Hope Preserve has sold. The buyer is Renal Associates of SW Florida, a local LLC that shares an address with Associates in Nephrology. It paid $1.2 million for the land. The property is a lot at 14560 Hope Center Loop. Hope Preserve is a health care network of providers off of Metro Parkway and Six Mile Cypress Parkway. It is about a mile from Gulf Coast Medical Center and includes The Preserves, a continuing care retirement community with assisted living, skilled nursing and memory care units. Associates in Nephrology, which treats kidney related issues, already has five offices in Lee. Justin Thibaut and Christi Pritchett of LSI Cos. Inc. represented Hope Preserve One, the seller. The buyer was represented by Steve Petty of VIP Realty Group.
Tampa, St. Petersburg, Pasco and Polk
Four industrial properties near an Amazon fulfillment center in Lakeland are up for sale. The four-property portfolio totals 25.38 acres and is just off State Road 33 near Interstate 4. According to Saunders Commercial, which has listed the portfolio, interested parties can buy it in its entirety or as individual parcels. According to a marketing flyer:
- Lot A is 4.96 acres and listed for $350,000.
- Lot B is 5.74 acres and listed for $1.22 million.
- Lot C is 5.03 acres and listed for $250,000.
- Lot D is two parcels totaling 9.65 acres and listed for $250,000.
Polk County property records show two of the parcels are owned by individuals and the others are owned by a company, TFP of Polk County. State records lists the individuals as officers of the company. All the parcel were bought between 2018 and 2022. The properties are in the middle of a booming part of the county near the Amazon center and a PepsiCo facility. Saunders, in the listing, says a buyer or buyers will have flexibility and that properties can be used for industrial, retail or office development. The Lakeland firm’s David Hungerford and Joey Hungerford are the listing agents…