Prolific builder: Region succeeds because it isn't Miami

A developer looks back — to the recession, for one, when he had to let go of 85% of the staff — and forward on a host of new projects. Controlled growth is a key component of the business model. .

By Jay Schlichter
| 6:00 a.m. November 22, 2019
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Fred Pezeshkan is responsible for building or redeveloping a good portion of Naples and is still continuing his efforts to bring more luxurious projects to the city and region. Photo by Stefania Pifferi

Development

In the roughly four decades since Fred Pezeshkan relocated from his native Iran to Naples, the developer has been responsible for transforming a significant portion of the city — and Southwest Florida — with innumerable projects.

Projects range from helping pizza magnate Tom Monaghan build Ave Maria University in the town of the same name in eastern Collier County to redeveloping a large chunk of Fifth Avenue South in downtown Naples with the late Jack Antaramian. Chairman of Summit Management Group, his other noted projects include the Naples Bay Resort and Club.