CAPE CORAL VETERANS INVESTMENT ZONE

Cape Coral is going to have a Veterans Investment Zone. (VIZ) The goal of this is to develop of symbiotic businesses to surround the new Regional VA Outpatient Clinic.

The Regional VA Clinic is opening in the spring of 2012 and is going to have 220,000 square feet. The 220,000 square feet VA Clinic will rank in the top 3 to 5 of the 800 clinics that exist nationwide. The clinic will employ a staff of nearly 300 and provide services to over 700 patients daily. The VA Clinic in Fort Myers will close and this one in Cape Coral will take its place. We are quite excited about it because it is going to have a lot more room and contain a lot more facilities that were available to the veterans at the Fort Myers clinic.

The VIS is located on Diplomat Parkway and Corbett Road in Northeast Cape Coral, with easy access from US 41 and I75. The VIS will have over 430 acres of undeveloped land within one mile of the VA clinic sight. The zoning is corridor and industrial which is optimal for business diversity. The VIS will also have 220,000 square of Patriot Plaza. This will be a mixed use development of medical offices, wellness and rehab components, hotel, and retail. It will also have 53,000 square feet of Hope Hospice which is presently in the area and is a palliative care facility. In addition to that it will have a 15 acre Army Reserve sight. This does not mean there will be tanks and halftracks driving around the area, because the Army is changing and it is going to be a technical facility and area.

For those of you who wish to take advantage of the economic development in Cape Coral, the opportunities at VIS are:

1. Medical Clinics and Offices

2. Wellness Providers

3. Assisted Living Facilities

4. Patient/Family Support Services

5. Hospitality/Entertainment

6. Hotel

7. Retail

8. Pharmacy

9. Medical Research

10. Life Science Facilities

11. Business Support Services

12. Call Centers

13. IT Industry/Data Processing

14. Green (Industries)

15. Light Industrial Enterprises

I am taking classes to receive my ACCRS designation which is “Accredited Cape Coral Residential Specialist”. If you have any questions or could use any help getting in touch with the correct people, please feel free to contact myself at Just Right Realty Company, and I will be more than happy to help you and put you in touch with the person that can help you the most. I am also a veteran who does use the VA clinic and will be more than happy to assist you any way I can if you need help getting in touch with or joining the VA Clinic.

In the meantime, I’m just having another great day in “Paradise”.

Jerry Ruzicka, Broker

Just Right Realty Company