Frontier expands gateway to Florida, adding five new routes to RSW in Fort Myers

Frontier expands gateway to Florida, adding five new routes to RSW in Fort Myers

Mark H. Bickel | Fort Myers News-Press

Frontier Airlines recently announced additional routes heading south, and Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) was one of the biggest winners with five new routes scheduled to start later this year.

This is the time of year when airlines plan ahead and target sunseekers looking to escape the northern winter snow.

Frontier Airlines new routes to RSW starting in November

  • Detroit (DTW) − three times a week
  • Syracuse (SYR) − three times a week
  • Buffalo (BUF) − up to four time a week
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) − daily service
  • Long Island (ISP) − daily service

All of the above routes will take off Nov. 16, except Buffalo, which starts on Nov. 17.

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Read more news about upcoming new flights to RSW – Porter launching daily service to five Florida destinations this fall, including RSW

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New high-rise apartments taking shape in East Naples

New high-rise apartments taking shape in East Naples

Laura Layden | Naples Daily News

The development Metropolitan Naples is taking shape, with its first high-rise tower well underway.

The first tower ― a luxury apartment development, known as Ascent in East Naples ― broke ground nearly a year ago. Concrete has been poured up to the eighth floor.

Construction won’t be finished until next year. There are still seven more floors to go, before reaching the roof.

“We’re a little more than halfway there now,” said Deane Dolben, president of The Dolben Co., one of the partners in Ascent.

The tower is rising in an area known as the Gateway Triangle, named for its pizza-like shape. It sits between Davis Boulevard to the north and U.S. 41 to the south in East Naples.

Apartments, big and small
Ascent will offer 270 apartments, ranging from 576-square-foot studios to 2,133-square-foot penthouses.

The building will include a large 6,500-square-foot restaurant and a smaller 1,200-square foot retail store, along with a five-story parking garage. The apartments will start on the third floor, wrapping around the garage, which is built into the development, Dolben explained.

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Collier County real estate: Top-10 most expensive sold homes in July

Collier County real estate: Top-10 most expensive sold homes in July

Mark H. Bickel | Naples Daily News

A Naples house is No. 1 on the list for most expensive single-family property transfers in Collier County from July 1-31, 2023.

This house has five bedrooms and nine bathrooms. The house was last sold in 2021 for $3,495,000 million.

Following are the Top 10 real estate sales in Collier County recorded for July 2023:

(Data provided by Royal Shell Real Estate)

1682 17th Ave. S, Naples
List price: $16,500,000
Sold price: $15,000,000
Neighborhood/Subdivision: Aqualane Shores
Size: 5,878 square feet
Year built: 2023
Days on market: 112
Amenities: Gulf Access, Boat Dock, Private Pool/Spa, Built-In Gas Fire Pit/Grill, Deck, Outdoor Fireplace/Kitchen
View: Canal

149 Cajeput Drive, Naples
List price: $14,500,000
Sold price: $14,250,000
Neighborhood/Subdivision: Pine Ridge
Size: 9,833 square feet
Year built: 2022
Days on market: 131
Amenities: Private Pool/Spa, Built-In Gas Fire Pit/Grill, Outdoor Fireplace/Kitchen
View: Landscaped area

3133 Rum Row, Naples
List price: $16,950,000
Sold price: $12,000,000
Neighborhood/Subdivision: Port Royal
Size: 6,669 square feet
Year built: 1974
Days on market: 223
Amenities: Gulf Access, Boat Dock/Lift, Private Membership, Private Pool/Spa
View: Canal

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Pickleball update: Collier County approves upgrades at Pelican Bay Community Park

Pickleball update: Collier County approves upgrades at Pelican Bay Community Park

Kendall Little | Naples Daily News

After years of planning, the Pelican Bay Foundation presented its $6 million Pelican Bay Community Park upgrades to the Collier County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday.

The upgrades to the park include 20 new pickleball courts, eight refurbished clay tennis courts, an extended parking lot, concessions, and a new ADA-compliant playground. Half of the pickleball courts and three tennis courts would be reserved for Pelican Bay residential use. County residents can pay to play on the other courts.

Members of the private residential neighborhood Pelican Bay have been divided on the project since it began, with some supporting the upgrades and some calling for a complete stop.

After a few changes to alcohol and fee plans, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) decided to approve the agreement with the Pelican Bay Foundation.

Alcohol: Now only for tournaments and events
As of Aug. 18, the proposed agreement between the Foundation and the county stated the park could sell alcohol within a fenced-in area.

But at Tuesday’s BOCC meeting, Foundation members announced they changed their plans. Now alcohol will only be sold at tournaments and special events after obtaining a permit.

See the plans and read more details on naplesnews.com.

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3-story hotel, Aqua restaurant to replace Pastrami Dan’s, Liki Tiki BBQ on 9th in Naples

3-story hotel, Aqua restaurant to replace Pastrami Dan’s, Liki Tiki BBQ on 9th in Naples

J. Kyle Foster | Naples Daily News

A three-story boutique hotel and Naples’ Aqua restaurant will replace the Liki Tiki BBQ and Pastrami Dan’s Restaurant building at 590 Ninth Street N. in Naples. Preliminary design plans garnered unanimous approval from the Naples Design Review Board Wednesday.

Under the proposed plan, the existing single-story building will be knocked down and replaced with a high-end boutique hotel called Aquarius with Aqua on the ground floor.

The Stojkoski family, who is the petitioner, owns the 1963 building on the corner of Sixth Avenue North and 41/Ninth Street North; Liki Tiki in both Naples and Fort Myers Beach; and Aqua, which opened on Fifth Avenue in 2011. Aqua will move from its current location to the Ninth Avenue location, MHK Architecture’s Mark McLean told the board.

Read the full story on naplesnews.com for some of Naples history and more.

How many rooms and how big will they be?
MHK’s design for a hotel with 18 transient lodging units with a pool/amenity deck, outdoor bar amenity and the restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating was approved with 11 conditions, including requirements for site plan, outdoor dining and transient lodging approvals by City Council prior to final design review.

The hotel will have one-room suites aimed at people visiting nearby NCH’s Downtown Baker Hospital. The suites range in size from 760 to 1,463 square feet. The hotel will have two VIP suites that can be combined into one 2,500 square foot three-bedroom, two-bath suite that would have a separate entrance, McLean said.

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