People in Naples Park are divided over plans to build a 28-unit housing complex on the site of the old Burger King off Tamiami Trail. Collier County commissioners agreed to delay a vote on the project to gather more input from neighbors.
The nearly two-acre lot across from Mercato has been partially vacant for years and is overgrown. The developer, Rachel Development Inc., wants to build a multi-story building with 28 luxury condos. The site, which also includes a car shop, is currently zoned commercial, so the plan would require a rezone to residential.
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Naples park residents clash over proposed 28-unit housing complex at old Burger King
“We are asking that a compromise be reached where the property would be rezoned to R6, which would allow 11 condos to be built,” said Susan Zehnder, a member of the Naples Area Association…