Olde Naples Hotel opens on Broad Avenue South
The 109-room boutique hotel at 200 Broad Ave. S. in Old Naples opened in May 2026, one of the most closely watched hospitality projects in Collier County.
Source: Lodging Development
Florida Construction & Development News
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Key projects & reports, summarizedCarnelian Hotel & Sterling's Club break ground in North Naples
Site work is under way at 5400 U.S. 41, across from Waterside Shops: a six-story, 70-suite luxury hotel paired with a private club.
Source: Naples News Now
Florida's hotel pipeline tops 48,000 rooms
CoStar counted more than 48,000 rooms in Florida's construction pipeline at the start of 2026, roughly 30% already under construction. Miami leads in rooms under construction; Orlando leads in final planning.
Source: CoStar
Gulf Coast hotels rising in Sarasota and Clearwater
Kolter's 174-room Hyatt Centric at The Quay in Sarasota and DeNunzio Group's 158-room Ballad Hotel in Clearwater are under construction. Related's St. Regis at Bahia Mar in Fort Lauderdale is in planning.
Source: TopHotelProjects News
McKibbon starts AC Hotel and Moxy in Tampa's Channel District
McKibbon Hospitality is set to build a dual-brand Marriott AC Hotel and Moxy at 111 N. Meridian Ave. in Tampa.
Source: HotelProjectLeads
Ballad Hotel (Tapestry Collection by Hilton) starts in downtown Clearwater
Construction is starting on the Ballad Hotel at 50 N. Osceola Ave., part of the push to revive Clearwater's downtown waterfront.
Source: HotelProjectLeads
Five projects reshaping Southwest Florida living
A roundup of the region's building boom, including CIG's Aspire Naples rental community on Immokalee Road.
Source: Englewood Review
Florida multifamily permits fall sharply through April
NAHB data show Florida single-family permits down about 6% year over year and multifamily permits down about 41%, even as multifamily rose nationally.
Source: NAHB Eye on Housing (via Pulse)
Fort Myers mixed-use site Dia Crossings sells for $20.45M
A Minnesota developer bought the Fort Myers site, which no longer carries a Development of Regional Impact designation.
Source: Business Observer
$91.4M construction financing for two Naples apartment projects
Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. arranged construction loans for two multifamily communities in Naples. The firm pointed to strict zoning and scarce multifamily-zoned land as barriers to new supply.
Source: Marcus & Millichap
Via Coconut: 330 resort-style apartments in Estero
Riverside Capital and Atlantic Residential are developing a 330-unit luxury rental community near Coconut Point, just north of Naples.
Source: Riverside
Florida new-home construction cools, but luxury permits hold up
HBW's first-half 2026 report shows Southwest Florida at 10,988 permits (down 7%). The region still logged 1,381 permits for homes valued at $500,000 or more, second only to West Florida.
Source: Florida Realtors
New state permitting rules for single-family homes take effect
2026 legislation ties single-family permit expiration to the later of issuance or the next Florida Building Code edition, and exempts some small projects on a home's lot from permits.
Source: Florida Senate bill analysis
Florida single-family permits: 9,943 in June
Census data show 9,943 single-family units authorized statewide in June 2026, up from 9,228 in May.
Source: U.S. Census via FRED
London Bay Homes unveils new Port Royal custom estate
The Naples builder's newest waterfront estate in Port Royal, along with a new showcase home in Mediterra, shows where ultra-luxury custom design is heading.
Source: London Bay Homes
Large-project permit costs jump in South Florida
An analysis of building permit data found the median value of large permits rose from about $1.05M in 2025 to $1.5M so far in 2026, which the author links to tariffs and materials costs.
Source: BrokerOne analysis
AIA Florida names 2026 Design & Honor Award recipients
Debra Lupton, FAIA, received the Gold Medal and RG Architects was named Firm of the Year. Gulf Coast winners included Hall Darling Design Studio (Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota) and Damien Blumetti Architect's Cocoanut Bayou House in Sarasota.
Source: AIA Florida
Green Mountain Builders wins 11 Community's Choice Awards
The Bonita Springs luxury builder won Naples categories including Home Builder and Kitchen/Bath Remodel, and was a finalist for Custom Home Builder.
Source: Construction Owners
Region's top 50 contractors pass $10B in annual revenue
Business Observer's 2026 ranking of Tampa Bay–Southwest Florida contractors. Naples-based DeAngelis Diamond also opened its eighth office, in Tampa.
Source: Business Observer
NAHB Custom Home Builder of the Year: entries closed
Nominations for the 2026 award closed Oct. 5. The winner and finalists will be announced in February 2027 at the International Builders' Show.
Source: NAHB
AIA Florida People's Choice goes to Pensacola project
SMP Architecture's UWF Museum of Industry Entrance & Train Canopy won the public vote.
Source: AIA Florida
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Tampa Bay Business Journal,
South Florida Business Journal,
Business Observer,
Florida YIMBY and
AIA Florida.
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