{"id":129561,"date":"2026-01-23T20:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/129561\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T20:12:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:12:06","slug":"former-shell-factory-property-in-north-fort-myers-sold-for-3-9-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/129561\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Shell Factory property in North Fort Myers sold for $3.9 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gary Tasman, CEO and principal broker; Lane Boy, executive director; and Shawn Stoneburner, <\/p>\n<p>senior director, of Cushman &amp; Wakefield | Commercial Property Southwest Florida, LLC, announced today that theyhave <\/p>\n<p>successfully facilitated the sale of the iconic Shell Factory property in North Fort Myers<\/p>\n<p>for $3,925,000.<\/p>\n<p>Tasman, Boy and Stoneburner represented the seller, Shell Factory LLC, in <\/p>\n<p>the transaction. Established in 1938, the Shell Factory has been a historic roadside attraction for <\/p>\n<p>more than 80 years and is well-known to generations of Southwest Floridians. The property <\/p>\n<p>ceased operations in September 2024, creating a rare redevelopment opportunity for the <\/p>\n<p>marketplace.<\/p>\n<p>According to the sale announcement from Cushman &amp; Wakefield, the property was marketed to owner\/users and attracted significant interest, resulting in a <\/p>\n<p>formal call for offers and multiple bids. Ultimately, the asset was sold to an owner-user buyer <\/p>\n<p>for $3,925,000. The transaction closed in less than four months from initial listing to closing, <\/p>\n<p>despite having previously been listed with another brokerage for around a year.<\/p>\n<p>The buyer plans to pursue redevelopment of the site, with multiple future-use options under <\/p>\n<p>consideration. Final development plans have not yet been announced. This successful outcome <\/p>\n<p>highlights Cushman &amp; Wakefield | Commercial Property Southwest Florida\u2019s ability to deliver <\/p>\n<p>superior results for clients through strategic marketing, market expertise, and execution.<\/p>\n<p>About Cushman &amp; Wakefield | Commercial Property Southwest Florida, LLC<\/p>\n<p>Cushman and Wakefield | Commercial Property Southwest Florida, LLC delivers integrated <\/p>\n<p>solutions by actively advising, implementing, and managing on behalf of landlords, tenants and <\/p>\n<p>investors through every stage of the real estate process. They advise clients in buying, selling, financing, leasing and managing assets. C&amp;W also provides <\/p>\n<p>valuation advice, strategic planning and research, portfolio analysis, site selection and space <\/p>\n<p>location assistance. <\/p>\n<p>For more information about this transaction, or to learn more about Commercial Property <\/p>\n<p>Southwest Florida, please contact Gary Tasman at gtasman@cpswfl.com or visit <\/p>\n<p>www.cpswfl.com. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gary Tasman, CEO and principal broker; Lane Boy, executive director; and Shawn Stoneburner, senior director, of Cushman &amp;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125582,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":{"0":"post-129561","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cape-coral","8":"tag-cape-coral","9":"tag-cape-coral-headlines","10":"tag-cape-coral-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129561","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=129561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129561\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}