Seagate’s Red Coconut redevelopment project received its first of two needed Town Council approvals Monday. A second public hearing will be held on November 4th. If the Council approves the plan after that public hearing the project can begin.
Last week the Fort Myers Beach Local Planning Agency voted against the project 4-2 with LPA Chair Anita Cereceda stating that the “public benefit being offered did not meet the request for additional height.” However, town rules allow an applicant to continue on to the Town Council for a vote even if the LPA denies. That’s the gamble Seagate CEO Matt Price was willing to take and it paid off. Mayor Dan Allers was the only no vote stating it did not fit in with the vision of the town’s Comprehensive Plan.
The Seagate plan includes two condo towers that could be as high as 17 stories. They are asking for buildings that are over 200 feet higher (235 feet total) than what’s allowed by right. They are set back off Estero Boulevard…