CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A live, work and play district called “Del Prado Pointe” wants to bring more shops, restaurants and apartments to north Cape Coral. The new development wants to transform around 170 acres at the corner of Kismet Parkway and Del Prado Boulevard into a new destination.
The City of Cape Coral originally purchased the land around 20 years ago in 2003, in hopes of building an “Academic Village,” but that never took shape.
Jaci Opsahl, who lives across the street, said Cape Coral needs more businesses that will help pay taxes.
“I would like to see them put up businesses rather than the condos and apartment buildings they’ve been putting up,” said Opsahl. “They’re really affecting our environment and our economy. There are just so many apartment buildings going up, we are not going to have the sewer and the water to support the influx of all of these buildings.”
Multi-family homes are a part of TRG Development’s plans for the lot. The company wants to split the land into three different districts. Two would be set aside for industrial, retail and office space, as well as shops and quick-service restaurants. Garden apartments or townhomes would go up in the third district.
Georgia Colloway is a parent who lives nearby.
“It’s relatively quiet. Pretty peaceful.. a good amount of children,” she said.
Colloway and other parents are hoping the new development will bring places to take the family.
“It would be nice to have somewhere affordable to take the kids, like ballet or tap classes or something,” said Nichole Wingdenfeld, another parent.
TRG said it’s too early to tell how many jobs the development could generate. The developer is presenting the plans during a public meeting inside Cape Coral City Hall tomorrow morning. For Del Prado Pointe to become a reality, the city council would have to approve the plans later at a future meeting.
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