NY investor buys office complex at auction, plots renovation

George Graham knows how to see potential behind problems. So when the Metro Gardens office building at 2830 Winkler Ave. in Fort Myers was being sold at auction in 2019, he knew what was possible at the 49,615-square-foot site.

“I’ve been bullish on Southwest Florida for many, many years,” says Graham, a New York–based real estate investor. “Being able to make investments in Fort Myers at the right price and right time are very attractive to me, especially when it comes to a product like Class B office.”