Fort Myers Beach Council Backs 17-Story Condo Project at Historic Red Coconut Site

In a close 3-2 vote, Fort Myers Beach Town Council gave the green light to plans for a tall condo complex at the old Red Coconut RV Park site this December. Seagate Development Group's $52 million project will remake the 10-acre beachfront property. The plans call for 141 homes, restaurants, and a private beach club. The public will get to enjoy three new parks, better beach access points, and a bike path. After running the park since 1982, the Myers family sold because repair costs were too high. The old infrastructure, including 250 new concrete RV pads, needed to be completely redone. "It was like a war zone. Where is everything? It's gone," said previous co-owner Fran Myers to Fox 4 News, describing Hurricane Ian's destruction of the site. Locals worried about how the development would change their small-town feel. The development team argued that building upward creates more open space while meeting new hurricane safety codes. Building won't begin for a year, with the project wrapping up in 2029. By building up instead of out, developers aim to keep the same number of units while making more room on the ground.