{"id":103784,"date":"2026-01-02T23:03:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T23:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/103784\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T23:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T23:03:07","slug":"major-projects-in-cape-coral-are-making-headway-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/103784\/","title":{"rendered":"Major projects in Cape Coral are making headway in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014 Cape Coral residents are preparing for a year of significant construction as several major development projects move forward in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Fox 4&#8217;s Bella Line spoke with neighbors about one of the projects:<\/p>\n<p>Cape Coral major projects making headway in 2026<\/p>\n<p>The Cape Coral Grove Town Center, spanning more than 130 acres, is set to begin Phase 1 construction in the second half of this year, according to the city.<\/p>\n<p>The project has drawn mixed reactions from neighbors. Sean Black told Fox 4 that he supports growth but has concerns about infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Growth needs to be done,&#8221; Black said. &#8220;I&#8217;m all for that. But, they need to start doing more with the roads.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Teresa Finis said she questions the need for additional development in the area.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve got so many empty houses, we&#8217;ve got so many things that aren&#8217;t being utilized,&#8221; said Finis. &#8220;And we keep adding more new.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, some residents are excited about having new amenities nearby. Tiffany Davis looks forward to the convenience the town center will bring.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s not that much as far as retail shopping, good shopping around here, and restaurants, so we&#8217;re very excited to have something, especially in walking distance from us, because they&#8217;re two blocks away,&#8221; Davis said.<\/p>\n<p>Jaycee Park, featuring food trucks with a bandshell and boardwalk, is expected to open in the spring, according to the city.<\/p>\n<p>The $100 million Bimini Square project on Cape Coral Parkway is expected to be completed this month. The development will include medical facilities, apartments, and a seafood restaurant on the Bimini Basin.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the city council is expected to vote on signing a development agreement for the Seven Islands project in northwest Cape Coral.<\/p>\n<p>This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014 Cape Coral residents are preparing for a year of significant construction as several major&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103785,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[3862,17573,209,263,53930,211,210,2152,1292,264,8810,26950,11682],"class_list":{"0":"post-103784","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cape-coral","8":"tag-bella-line","9":"tag-bing-news","10":"tag-cape-coral","11":"tag-cape-coral-florida","12":"tag-cape-coral-grove-project","13":"tag-cape-coral-headlines","14":"tag-cape-coral-news","15":"tag-development","16":"tag-facebook","17":"tag-fox-4","18":"tag-google-news","19":"tag-instagram","20":"tag-jaycee-park"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}