Corkscrew Road Corkscrew Road Widening – Ben Hill Griffin to East side of Bella Terra The road widening and related utilities movement, Lee Department of Transport’s (LDOT’s) contractor, nears completion with Phase 1 (from Ben Hill Griffin Pkwy. to Bella Terra Blvd.)....
Growth Articles
New and Planned Developments: GECR Quarter 1, 2024
February 2024 Greater Estero Community Report Our 1st quarter GECR provides a comprehensive list of new and planned...
The Impact of Urbanization: GECR Quarter 4, 2023
November 2023 Greater Estero Community Report Our 4th GECR summarizes the outcome of the recent Public Forum on the...
East Corkscrew Road Development and Growth
Greater Estero Community Report: Qtr 3 2021 East Corkscrew Road Development and Growth Most of you will be aware of...
ECCL Planning for the Future Survey: A Summary Report
An online survey was conducted in the latter part of 2019 generating almost 600 responses (from who provided their email addresses to keep in touch with the activities of the ECCL) from over 40 neighborhoods in the area. 58% of respondents were males and 42% female,...
Estero’s 2018 Commercial Permits of $63M Signal Robust & Diverse Growth
Commercial permits in 2018 totaled $62.9 million. After excluding the $100 million Hertz investment in 2014 and the $82 million Lee Health investment in 2017, this past year was the second-best in over a decade. Estero benefited in 2018 from a wide variety of...
Estero’s 2018 Residential Building Permits Hit A 12 Year High
The value of all residential permits issued in 2018 totaled $138 million -- the highest in over a decade. The total included $42 million for over 1,100 permits for roofing, presumably related to Hurricane Irma. The 12-year high was achieved even without including the...
Estero’s 2018 Single Family Home Sales Increase 7% Hitting a New Record High
MLS records indicate that six hundred thirty-eight (638) single family homes were sold in Estero in 2018. Even though first half 2018 sales declined slightly from 2017, second half sales surged ahead 23%, marking a 7% annual increase in 2018 and making it the best...
First Half Single Family Home Sales Remain Steady
Based on MLS records, one hundred-fifteen (115) single family homes were sold in May and June 2018. Although this is twenty-six (26) fewer than the comparable months of 2017, sales for the entire second quarter ended June 30 edged up three percent (3%) from last...
Estero’s May & June Commercial Permits Accelerate
In May and June of 2018, the value of Estero’s commercial permits totaled $18,494,797. This more than doubled the total commercial investment in the first four months of the year. Major investments included: $9.6 million at Pelican Sound to remodel the clubhouse and...
Estero’s May & June Residential Permits Led by Tidewater & Copper Oaks
There were fifty (50) residential permits, totaling $20,030,300, issued during May and June 2018. Over 40% of the total permits were issued to Tidewater, the new 55+ gated community at the intersection of Ben Hill Griffin and Estero Parkway, while another 40% were for...
Estero’s January to April Commercial Permits Include $5 Million for Roofing
For the first four months of 2018, the value of Estero’s commercial permits totaled $15,175,346, including $5.3 million for 64 buildings needing new roofs and/or roof repairs as a result of the hurricane. As for new construction, the period included $2.3 million for...
Estero’s January to April Residential Permits Include $13 Million for Roofing
The total value of all residential permits issued during the first four months of 2018 was $28,238,548. Included is $12,613,000 for new roofs and roofing repairs for 404 homes, all most likely damaged in the hurricane. During that same period, fifty-five (55) new...