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Renaissance Preserve

Planned Unit (Residential) Development

A low-income housing redevelopment project of the former Flossie Riley housing complex owned by the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers.

 

We were the civil engineer and Planned Unit Development rezoning agent handling the permitting and entitlement process. The result was a 6 month entitlement turn around for a 120 unit Senior Center and 272 unit multi-family affordable housing project.

 

Client Information

Mr. Rick Cavalieri

Norstar Primerica Multi-family Development

Primerica Group One, Inc

3629 Madaca Lane

Tampa, FL  33618

813.933.0629 Ext. 207             REC@PrimericaGroupOne.com

813.267.8457 (cell)                  813.935.3420 (fax)        

 

Significant Services performed as part of the project:

        Civil Design

        South Florida Water Management Permitting

        Zoning Agent – received zoning approvals in under 6 months

 

Project Fact Sheet

 

        Starting & Ending Dates: 

1/2007 – ongoing construction certifications

        Total Project Budget:

$171,100

        Size of Project:

45 Acres

 

 
 

 

 

Marsh Point

Planned Unit (Residential) Development

A 218 unit affordable housing residential subdivision for the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers. The single-family subdivision occupies 43.7 acres in the City of Fort Myers across the river from Billy’s Creek Filter Marsh Park. Our role was to plan the site, lead the project through the rezoning process, perform civil design and water management permitting.

 

The site design reflects new urbanism trends such as alleys serving garages, porches on the front of the house with closer setbacks to the main roads, sidewalks throughout on both sides of the roads, variation in housing types to keep the streets interesting and street trees. The mentioned design aspects required working with staff to obtain eight deviations, or “customizations”, of the Fort Myers LDC.

 

Client Information

Mr. Rick Cavalieri

Norstar Primerica Multi-family Development

Primerica Group One, Inc

3629 Madaca Lane

Tampa, FL  33618

813.933.0629 Ext. 207             REC@PrimericaGroupOne.com

813.267.8457 (cell)                  813.935.3420 (fax)

 

Significant Services performed as part of the project:

        Planned Unit Development site design and agent services

        Civil design

        Water Management Permitting

        Roadway improvement design of New York Avenue

        Landscape Architecture

        Connection to Billy’s Creek  Filter March Park

 

Project Fact Sheet

 

        Starting & Ending Dates: 

9/2007 – ongoing

        Total Project Budget:

$141,100

        Size of Project:

43.7 Acres

 

 

 

 

Bayshore Road (57)

Mixed Use Planned Development

A 57 acre Mixed-Use Planned Development rezoning on Bayshore Road west of I-75 in North Fort Myers. As the planners and zoning agents we designed the layout and mix of uses for the project combining retail, office, medical and townhome development into a well-connected cohesive arrangement.

 

 

 

Significant hurdles were overcome to realize this project such as gopher tortoise management plans, designing environmental connections to abutting preserve areas, creating design features compatible with the newly established North Fort Myers community Lee Plan policies and realignment and design of the Samville/Bayshore intersection.

 

Client Information

 

Mr. Gustavo Rosemblat                 

Property Manager                                            

770 U.S.A., LLC                                               

2320 NE 196th Street                                     

N. Miami Beach,  FL  33180                          

305.705.0294                                                   

grosemblat@bellsouth.net

 

Mr. Eduardo Wengrower

Owner/Partner

Theta Investments

18550 NE 23 Ct.

N. Miami Beach, FL 33180

305.705.0294

eduweng@yahoo.com.ar

 

Significant Services performed as part of the project:

        Realignment and design of Samville Intersection

        Environmental preservation

 

Project Fact Sheet

 

        Starting & Ending Dates: 

11/2006 – 6/2009

        Total Project Budget:

$70,000

        Size of Project:

57 Acres

 


 

 

 

 

Alico-Three Oaks

Industrial Planned Development

The project occupies a combined 52.187 acres located west of I-75 and ľ miles north of Alico Road abutting the eastern boundary of the Three Oaks Parkway Extension that is currently under construction. Our role was to design a conceptual and engineering level site layout for a 600,000 square foot mixed industrial center including retail elements along Three Oaks Parkway, commercial centers, office flex space as well as some retail or wholesale of products manufactured upon the premises. We acted as the zoning agent for the planned development.

 

Client Information

Mr. Bill Ennen

Florida Lifestyle Homes

14311 Metropolis Av., Suite 101

Fort Myers, FL 33912

239.454.9154

 

Significant Services performed as part of the project:

        Multiple Scenario conceptual site plans.

 

Project Fact Sheet

 

        Starting & Ending Dates: 

3/2006 – ongoing

        Total Project Budget:

$79,750

        Size of Project:

52 Acres

 

 

 

 

St. James

Commercial Planned Development

 

 

Client Information

Mr. Al Dinicola

Pelican I

1455 Rail Head Blvd

Suite 4

Naples, FL 34110-8407

239.596.1776

Al@pelicanI.com

 

 

 

 

Significant Services performed as part of the project:

        Extensive analysis and site adjustments based on Bonita Beach Road traffic coordination

 

Project Fact Sheet

 

        Starting & Ending Dates: 

6/2005 – 9/2008

        Total Project Budget:

$77,000

        Size of Project:

11 Acres

 

 

 

 

Gulf Coast Hospital

Commercial Planned Development

Mr. Fred Drovdlic, as a Senior Planner at Lee County, was the staff reviewer and report author for the Commercial Planned Development rezoning of a 400 bed expansion to the Lee Memorial Health System’s Gulf Coast Hospital on Metro/Daniels replacing the Southwest Regional Medical Center. The $286-million construction site plan is for 420,000 square feet of new construction and 20,000 square feet of renovated space in the existing hospital. At completion the new hospital will encompass 550,000 square feet.

 

As the planner, Mr. Drovdlic insured landscape design met the intentions of the Daniels Parkway corridor, the Daniel Parkway buffers were consistent with other corridor developments and that all development code requirements were met.

 

Client Information

Gulf Coast Hospital

c/o Mr. Charles Basinait

Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.

239.344.1204

charles.basinait@henlaw.com

 

Significant Services performed as part of the project:

         Buffer and landscape requirements for Daniels Corridor

 

Project Fact Sheet

 

        Starting & Ending Dates: 

6/2005 – 5/2006

        Total Project Budget:

NA

        Size of Project:

25 Acres

 

 

 

 

:: Development of Regional Impact/NOPC

 

ASAP Corkscrew Road Mini Storage

Development of Regional Impact

ASAP Corkscrew Road Mini Storage – A Development of Regional Impact in Estero on Corkscrew Road near I-75 abutting the Stoneybrook DRI. The request was for a mini-warehouse and retail center abutting Stoneybrook residential development. As hearing agent, site planner and civil engineers we lead the team through planning, zoning and permitting to construction.

 

Client Information

Mr. Anthony Santaularia, VP

Diversified Concepts, LLC

P.O. Box 1753

Lawrence, KS 66044

785.749.0000

anthony@dconcepts.biz

 

Significant Services performed as part of the project:

        Zoning agent, hearing representative

        Coordination with Regional Planning Council and State review board for DRI approval

 

Project Fact Sheet

 

        Starting & Ending Dates: 

11/2006 – ongoing

        Total Project Budget:

$43,000

        Size of Project:

57 Acres

 

 

 

 

 

:: Annexation

 

Webb Buckingham 100

Annexation

The project is 95.6 acres in southwest Florida abutting Lehigh Acres, the City of Fort Myers boundary and Lee County’s Buckingham Rural Preserve planning community. QAI was hired to act as the planner and agent for Annexation, Comprehensive Plan Amendment and rezoning into the City of Fort Myers.

 

The property was a former Lee County landfill in the 1970’s. The particular challenges included assurances to city staff, planning board and council members that development could occur in a safe and environmentally sensitive manner. Coordination with the city included dedication of a roadway to help serve the City’s newly developed wastewater treatment plant.

 

Client Information

Carlton Land Holdings

Mr. Pat Ciniello and Mr. Kevin Webb

2835 One S. Tamiami

Fort Myers, FL 34134

239.947.2111

Mosouth@aol.com

  

Significant Services performed as part of the project:

        FDEP review of landfill and approval to develop letter

        Annexation agreements and stipulations

        Roadway dedication design

        Hearing agent and project management/team coordination

 

Project Fact Sheet

 

        Starting & Ending Dates: 

11/2006 – ongoing

        Total Project Budget:

$95,000

        Size of Project:

96 Acres

 

 

 

 

:: Comprehensive Plan Amendment Sample

 

Three Oaks

Comprehensive Plan Amendment

As planning and hearing agent we processed all materials for the amendment for the 90+ acres abutting I-75 near the Southwest International Airport to allow for retail, office and Florida Gulf Coast University’s first off-campus research and development building.

 

Client Information

Mr. Alan C. Freeman

SW FL Capital Corporation

19091 Tamiami Trail, SE

Fort Myers, FL 33908

239.267.7622

Fregroup@aol.com

 

 

 

 

 

Significant Services performed as part of the project:

        Agent for Comprehensive Plan Amendment

        Conduct hearings and administered state review

 

Project Fact Sheet

 

        Starting & Ending Dates: 

11/2006 – ongoing

        Total Project Budget:

$30,000

        Size of Project:

90 Acres

 

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