Feb 14, 2020 | Council News, Feature, Growth
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,...
Feb 18, 2019 | Community Planning, Development/Community Planning, 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...
Feb 18, 2019 | Community Planning, Development/Community Planning, Growth
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...
Feb 18, 2019 | Community Planning, Development/Community Planning, Growth
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...
Aug 9, 2018 | Community Planning, Development/Community Planning, Growth
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...
Aug 9, 2018 | Community Planning, Development/Community Planning, Growth
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...