Benchmark General Contractors held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, June 17 for Midpoint Gateway Retail Center, a 7,500-square-foot multi-tenant retail development at 2675 Del Prado Blvd. S. in Cape Coral, marking the official start of construction.<\/p>\n
The new retail center will offer space for five businesses, with leasing opportunities still available. GMA Architects and Planners is serving as architect on the project, with Moody Powell Structural Engineers as structural engineer. Construction is underway and is expected to be completed within eight months.<\/p>\n
\u201cProjects like this, they don\u2019t get enough attention,\u201d said Brad Nickel, president of Benchmark General Contractors. \u201cIt\u2019s a small 7,500-square-foot strip mall, but what it represents is jobs staying local, building the community up, dressing up Cape Coral \u2014 the less people are driving across the causeway to get jobs, the better. I think projects like this are exactly what the community needs right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nickel said the project is moving quickly, with site work expected to begin within the next week, and the center positioned for tenants to begin leasing by the end of the year.<\/p>\n
The groundbreaking comes as Benchmark expands its reach beyond Sanibel and Captiva, where the company has concentrated much of its work since Hurricane Ian.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur last four years have really been focused on the rebuilding of Sanibel and Captiva,\u201d Nickel said. \u201cHurricane Ian really took our attention and put it over there \u2013 that\u2019s our hometown. But now we\u2019ve built our team up to where we can start spreading our wings a little bit and hitting all the other local communities, and bringing what we do best, and that\u2019s building, and building with quality.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cape Coral City Councilmember Bill Steinke attended the groundbreaking and praised the investment in the city\u2019s commercial corridor.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve needed more business opportunity here for folks,\u201d Steinke said. \u201cThere are businesses that want to start here, but we\u2019ve just not had the space for them. For an entity to come and invest in our city and make available space for businesses and retail operators to be here is just a great addition to our city \u2013 a welcome sight to see a new business space being opened up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Steinke added that the project supports the city\u2019s broader economic goals.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur quest has been to increase the commercial tax base in our area, and so we welcome those businesses that are willing to put up the infrastructure necessary to accommodate that,\u201d Steinke said.<\/p>\n
Benchmark\u2019s project team leading Midpoint Gateway Retail Center includes Ryan Johnson as vice president of commercial and Doug Hrabik as senior project manager.<\/p>\n
As Southwest Florida continues to grow, Benchmark General Contractors remains committed to delivering high-quality construction projects that serve businesses and communities across the region. Midpoint Gateway Retail Center reflects the company\u2019s ongoing investment in the Cape Coral market and its broader effort to support local economic growth.<\/p>\n
About Benchmark General Contractors<\/p>\n
Benchmark General Contractors is a Southwest Florida-based construction firm specializing in commercial and luxury residential projects, with a strong presence in coastal communities including Sanibel and Captiva. Founded in 1984, the company is known for its expertise in complex coastal construction, delivering high-quality projects that meet the unique challenges of building in hurricane-prone environments. Benchmark combines craftsmanship, project management expertise and strong partnerships with developers and architects to deliver projects with precision, transparency and long-term value. As the region continues to grow and rebuild, Benchmark is helping shape the future of Southwest Florida through resilient construction and thoughtful development. For more information, visit\u00a0Benchmark-GC.com<\/a>\u00a0or call 239-466-1590.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Benchmark General Contractors held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, June 17 for Midpoint Gateway Retail Center, a 7,500-square-foot multi-tenant…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":310424,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-312236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312236","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=312236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/310424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}