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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...
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...
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...
Estero’s July Residential Building Permits Primarily for Tidewater
During July 2017, permits for ten (10) single family homes were issued in Estero. Six (6) of the permits were issued for Tidewater, at the SW corner of Ben Hill Griffin and Estero Parkway. About half of the single-family home permits this year have been for...
Estero’s July Single-Family Home Sales Continue to Surge
In July 2017, fifty-three (53) single family homes were sold in Estero, up 26% from July 2017. For the year, sales are up 10%. Both the July and year-to-date sales totals represent record numbers since at least 2010, when the ECCL first started tracking monthly...
Estero’s June Residential Housing Permits Remain Steady
During June 2017, permits for nineteen (19) residential units were issued in Estero, including thirteen (13) single family homes and six (6) duplex units. Three single family permits and all 6 duplex unit permits were issued to Tidewater, the 55+ gated community at...
Estero’s Commercial Permits Lackluster in June, but 2017 Remains Strong
Estero’s commercial permits in June, 2017 totaled $1,038,563, without any large permit being issued. However, so far this year, over $6 million has been invested in renovations within Estero’s two largest malls, Coconut Point and Miromar. And, Lee Health’s $82...
Estero’s June Single-Family Home Sales Climb 15%; First Half Sales Up 8%
For June, 2017, the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) reported seventy-six (76) single family home sales in Estero, up 15% from June, 2016. Despite meager sales in April, for the second quarter sales increased 2% from 2016, and first half 2017 sales are up 8% from last...
Estero’s May Commercial Permits Include Coconut Point Renovations
Estero’s commercial permits in May, 2017 totaled $4,074,762, including $2 million for the renovation of the old Sports Authority location in Coconut Point Mall. So far this year, over $4.7 million has been invested in renovations within the Mall. This year’s total...
Estero’s May Residential Housing Permits Remain Steady
During May 2017, permits for fifty-five (55) residential units were issued in Estero, including seventeen (17) single family homes, two (2) duplex homes and thirty-six (36) condominium units. The condominium permits were the first construction permits issued to Genova...
Estero’s May Single-Family Home Sales Rebound
For May, 2017, the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) reported sixty-five (65) single family home sales in Estero, up 38% from May, 2016. After bouncing back from lower sales in April, May year-to-date sales increased 5% from 2016. Sales figures for 2017 and for each...
Feature: The History of Housing in Estero: 2000-2016
The Village of Estero had about 22,403 residences at the end of 2016. Here’s a look at the history and demographics of housing in Estero. Prologue In 1997, the Estero Fire District conducted a survey of all structures in Estero and found about 4,600 housing units of...