Fort Myers Downtown Property Owners Association

10/10/2024

Good morning from downtown Fort Myers. We are still here. Very limited damage. If we get power back quickly we will be all up and running by the weekend. 👍🏻

10/06/2022

The hard work underway in Downtown is just as impressive as the amount of damage. But all of Downtown is on the way to restoration already!

10/02/2022

Our historic Downtown Fort Myers took a beating, but our buildings are still here and we will be back open all across downtown soon! However, our downtown marinas took devastating damage. Same as our neighbors on the barrier islands and on the beach - it will be a long time until we are back to a new normal

09/19/2022

Interesting approach … the financial viability might not there there though, at least for now. Thoughts?

A proposed ordinance would allow a developer to build a new residential building that would be taller and then hang over an existing building, next door.

07/14/2022

Thank you Lee County VCB Executive Director Tamera Pigott and Lee County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller Kevin Karnes for speaking this morning at the Downtown Property Owners Association meeting. Both presentations were very interesting and informative.

06/15/2022

We have come a long way in Downtown - and a ‘thank you’ to Florida Weekly for the detailed article!

06/10/2022

Thank you to FM City Manager Marty Lawing for joining us as the guest speaker at this month's (public) meeting. After one year on the job he is liking what he is seeing, but there still is a lot of work to be done to keep up with our growth and development. Next month we will have 2 interesting speakers - so hit the 'like' button and stay tuned.
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Fort Myers City Manager Marty Lawing gave what amounted to a state of the city address Thursday morning in Fort Myers.

05/29/2022

Great (and long awaited) news for Downtown FM, going East: Second/Seaboard streets will be converted to two-way during the week of June 6-10 and First Street/Palm Beach Blvd will be converted to two-way the week of June 13-17. Details are on the website. (www.CFM2way.com) There is also a video to show motorists the new traffic pattern once the roads are converted.

05/12/2022

Great monthly meeting this morning with Rebekah Barney, who discussed her new lux project The Irving, set to open in 2024; and Bob Megazzini, GM The Luminary, who discussed the new amphitheater set to open later this month. Special thank you to Bob for hosting the meeting in “The Workshop” and Peter’s Ice Cream and Coffee for supplying delicious breakfast treats. The next meeting will be held June 9 with guest speaker Fort Myers City Manager Marty Lawing.

04/24/2022

Did you know that the new FEMA flood maps - that will take effect in 2023 - will put most downtown properties in a higher or much higher flood risk category? Flood Insurance premiums will most likely skyrocket for all affected properties, especially if you carry a mortgage. We have a plan to address this issue for our members.

04/14/2022

Thank you Joe Bonora, President of Catalyst Asset Management Inc. for a great presentation on your development projects in Downtown and Midtown Fort Myers this morning at the DPOA public monthly meeting. We look forward to the development of “Montage” Midtown. For more information on Joe and his projects visit www.catalystcd.com.

Don’t miss next month (2nd Thursday 8am) meeting, and follow our new FB page for the announcement: we will be hearing about another exciting Downtown project!