{"id":361484,"date":"2026-08-03T13:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/361484\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T13:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:38:13","slug":"fort-myers-beach-reviews-plans-for-resort-redevelopment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/361484\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Myers Beach reviews plans for resort redevelopment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fort Myers Beach council weighs Silver Sands Resort makeover with retail and Margaritaville access<\/p>\n<p>Developers propose rebuilding the Silver Sands Resort on Estero Boulevard with a boutique hotel, retail space, and rooftop amenities, pending town council approval.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc-7.com\/news-team\/72907159-d8fc-4d7c-b9b1-1e504a8884f1\" aria-label=\"Mercedes Martinez profile page\" class=\"css-15eikfp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/72907159-d8fc-4d7c-b9b1-1e504a8884f1_1734039495.jpg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"Mercedes Martinez\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a>FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"0\">The Fort Myers Beach Town Council is holding its first reading and public hearing Monday on a proposal to redevelop the Silver Sands Resort on Estero Boulevard.  <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"1\">The proposal aims to rezone the property to allow for a six-story, 60-room boutique hotel, ground-level parking, retail space, and a rooftop pool overlooking the Gulf. Developers also plan to include access to Margaritaville\u2019s amenities, such as the beach club, restaurants, and more.  <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"2\">The original Silver Sands Resort featured 22 small cottages but was wiped out by Hurricane Ian in 2022, along with many other buildings on the barrier island. Developers want to rebuild the resort with a modern makeover, making it larger and more accommodating.  <\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"3\">Monday\u2019s public hearing begins at 9 a.m., with a second reading and vote slated for Sept. 9. Town leaders will need to approve the project before it can move forward.<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"4\">DOWNLOAD\u202fthe free\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/qrco.de\/gcnapp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gulf Coast News app<\/a>\u202ffor your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylocal.com\/wbbh-ft-myers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Very Local Gulf Coast app<\/a> to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fort Myers Beach council weighs Silver Sands Resort makeover with retail and Margaritaville access Developers propose rebuilding the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":361485,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[147113,25211,105147,147109,209,211,210,17852,28,1695,147111,514,6027,356,75059,7449,147110,62895,29908,117022,146429,147112,13032],"class_list":["post-361484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-60-room-hotel","tag-barrier-island","tag-beach-club","tag-boutique-hotel","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news","tag-estero-boulevard","tag-florida","tag-fort-myers-beach","tag-ground-level-parking","tag-gulf","tag-hurricane-ian","tag-lee-county","tag-margaritaville","tag-public-hearing","tag-resort-redevelopment","tag-retail-space","tag-rezoning","tag-rooftop-pool","tag-silver-sands-resort","tag-six-story-hotel","tag-town-council"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361484","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=361484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361484\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}