Lowe's is developing a new big-box retail store with a garden center in Cape Coral, Florida, after purchasing a five-acre tract for $5.6 million on May 8, 2026.

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        "excerpt": "Ever since Dick Portillo moved to Naples he’s been flooding south Florida with his private equity husks of what was once a good restaurant. I’m sure he will own the dirt and lease the land back for some exorbitant amount.",
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      "[post] On May 8, 2026, Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC records its $5.6 million purchase of a five-acre tract from RD101 LEE LLC, a Roger Dean company.",
      "[post] PRAP26-000043Filed June 10, 2026Pre-app: Big-box retail store with an accessory garden center.",
      "[post] And site clearing is now underway."
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    "post_text": "There are some Home Improvements underway on Pine Island Road in Cape Coral.\n\nThis one has actually been developing for almost two years.\n\nIt starts with City of Cape Coral PRAP24-000096, filed October 28, 2024, for a “proposed big-box retail facility” on the Hancock Terminus LLC property at 201 SW Pine Island Road, a roughly 15-acre, four-parcel assemblage.\n\nNo tenant identified.\n\nThen things start getting interesting.\n\nPRAP25-000003 | Portillo’s RestaurantFiled January 14, 2025A 6,250 SF Portillo’s with a dual-lane drive-thru is proposed for Lot 2 of Hancock Terminus.\n\nIn August 2025, Cape Coral approves the Hancock Terminus Center replat under Resolution 236-25, creating new commercial tracts, lot lines and development easements.\n\nFast-forward to 2026.\n\nPRAP26-000033 | 7 Brew CoffeeFiled April 6, 2026A 7 Brew drive-thru joins the mix.\n\nThen the property records start talking.\n\nOn May 8, 2026, Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC records its $5.6 million purchase of a five-acre tract from RD101 LEE LLC, a Roger Dean company. The property sits between Hancock Terminus and Roger Dean Chevrolet.\n\nLowe’s also gets a Temporary Construction Access Easement (TCE) allowing it to construct an access road across the Roger Dean property to Pine Island Road.\n\nThen, about a month later:\n\nPRAP26-000043Filed June 10, 2026Pre-app: Big-box retail store with an accessory garden center.Tenant: Not...",
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    "post_title": "Looks like Lowe’s is coming to Pine Island Rd in Cape Coral. The dirt is already moving.",
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