Developers remaking hall where Count Basie, Duke Ellington once played

A joint venture looks to restore the historic Fort Myers property and bring life to an often underserved and overlooked community.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 1:40 p.m. December 1, 2022
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Developers plan to transform a historic Fort Myers property into 14,200-square-foot food hall with a rooftop deck and to build 26 market rate apartments on an adjacent property, south of the hall. (Courtesy rendering)
Developers plan to transform a historic Fort Myers property into 14,200-square-foot food hall with a rooftop deck and to build 26 market rate apartments on an adjacent property, south of the hall. (Courtesy rendering)
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About two years ago, as the pandemic was slowly beginning to ebb, a Tampa developer and a business partner began looking for properties.

 

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