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Cape Coral Country Club

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit proposedCape Coral, FL

City purchased 175-acre golf course for $10.5M in 2024; redevelopment proposed with civic/park/retail uses amid strong local housing growth. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline
Retrofit in the pipelineThis site: …proposed record · all sites with this
Sold since 2020This site: 2024 city research-deals · all sites with this
Place
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 4,686 units, Lee County census-bps · all sites with this
Fast-growing county (8%+ 2018–23)This site: 10% census-acs · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: record · all sites with this
New use
Civic and governmentThis site: …new_use field record · all sites with this
Park and open spaceThis site: …new_use field record · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field record · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit proposedWikipedia no source
StrategyRedevelopment, proposedWikipedia no source
New usescivic, other, park, retailWikipedia no source

History and original facts

CountyLee County
Census division5 · South Atlantic
NotesDraft from yahoo.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The 175-acre Cape Coral Country Club golf course, built in 1961 and closed in 2006, is proposed for redevelopment as a park with centralized or decentralized recreational uses.

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Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
2024Sold$10.5M closedcityyahoo.com

Site context

Housing permits, Lee County (FL), 20244,686 units in 5+ unit buildings, 171 in 2–4, 10,554 single-family; 2023: 4,583 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby2 within 10 km, 2 within 25 km: Old Golf Course (0.0 km); Cape Coral Golf Course (2.7 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)42,258 jobs in 2,819 establishments; average annual pay $42,887; employment location quotient 1.42; employment -1.5% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022162 jobs; 1 in retail trade, 4 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 12071010503)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 45th income percentile as adults; 0.9% incarcerated at the 2010 count (440 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 50% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 9.2%; median family income $57,110; 173 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsLee County School District (PK-12); 0 public schools within 1 mileNCES EDGE
Elevation5 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025103 county-logged events: 32 thunderstorm wind, 23 flood, 17 tornado, 11 hail; $516,031,500 property damage reported; 3 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 33904, 2026-09median list price $399,900 (-5.6% on the year); 395 active listings; median 96 days on market; 17% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,620 establishments (+4%); 43,772 jobs (+25%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $334,485 (-4% 1 yr, +6% 5 yr); typical rent $1,827/mo (-0% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research

Summary, model-written

City acquired Cape Coral Country Club golf course (175 acres) for $10.5M in 2024. Status is 'proposed' redevelopment.

Why. County grew 10.3% 2018–23; median rent $1,597. 6 peer golf courses in FL all have 'redevelop' strategy.

Where it stands. Adjacent to 'Old Golf Course' (0km, proposed) and 'Cape Coral Golf Course' (2.7km, closed). Lee County permits show 10,554 new housing units approved in 2024. Retail businesses grew 4.3% since 2012.

For a planner

  • City owns site; redevelopment strategy includes civic/park/retail.
  • Housing market shows strong growth (10.3% county growth, $1,597 median rent).
  • No details on specific new uses or timeline beyond 2026 concept.

For a developer

  • City is buyer; no private deal disclosed.
  • Permits indicate active housing construction (10,554 units in 2024).
  • Unknown: exact new use mix, environmental constraints, or community feedback.

What we do not know yet

  • No details on how 'civic/other/park/retail' will be implemented.
  • No timeline for construction or approval beyond 2026 concept.
  • No information on site condition beyond 'long-blighted' (2024 event).

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  • already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
  • county grew 10.3% 2018–23
  • median rent $1,597

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Timeline

  1. 1961 construction of the 175 acres at 4003 Palm Tree Blvd., just north of Cape Coral Parkway, finished
  2. 1972 hosted 1972's NCAA golf championship won by Texas Longhorns mates Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite
  3. 2006 clubhouse that's long gone after its 2006 closing
  4. 2024 City acquires the long-blighted area for $10.5 million
  5. 2026 Two recreational property concept

Sources

  • Florida golf course that hosted NCAA tournament in focus with new plans
    6 quoted sentences
    Cape Coral Country Club
    construction of the 175 acres at 4003 Palm Tree Blvd., just north of Cape Coral Parkway, finished in 1961.
    hosted 1972's NCAA golf championship won by Texas Longhorns mates Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite
    buildings including a 33,000-square-foot clubhouse that's long gone after its 2006 closing.

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