CAPE CORAL, Fla. (WINK) \u2014 More than a million square feet of land, about the same size as 18 football fields, sits primed to prosper off Southwest Pine Island Road in Cape Coral, but the big question remains: if or when is Walmart coming?<\/p>\n
Many people living in the area are anxiously awaiting the new Walmart. Records show Walmart bought the land more than a decade ago.<\/p>\n
WINK News first reported in 2015 that it would open in 2016. “And the biggest plan currently in the works… a new Walmart Supercenter… less than 3 miles from the new Sam’s Club,” a WINK News reporter said at the time. “It is scheduled to open in the fall of 2016 on Pine Island Road across from the German American Social Club.”<\/p>\n
But the land still looks exactly the same. For some, a field of convenience awaits.<\/p>\n
“That would make it easier, better for me and the residents that are nearby,” one resident said.<\/p>\n
WINK News has received emails over the years asking for any updates on the plans. The question has also come up at WINK Listens events.<\/p>\n
“They were going to build a Walmart right across from Bubba’s Roadhouse,” said Brian Hook. “Don’t see anything being done.”<\/p>\n
Progress is slow but moving. Last year at this time, the permitting progress sat at 4% approval.<\/p>\n
Today, it’s at more than 20%, with action as recent as last week. While the wait continues, you can track the permitting process yourself using these links\/information:<\/p>\n
Cape Coral Permitting<\/a>
If you are asked to enter an address, use 2210 SW Pine Island Rd (do not spell out road; no period)
Lee County Development Activity map<\/a>
Permit Number: SDP24-000046<\/a> (Summary)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CAPE CORAL, Fla. (WINK) \u2014 More than a million square feet of land, about the same size as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":361942,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210,10790,17456],"class_list":["post-361941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news","tag-german-american-social-club","tag-walmart"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361941","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=361941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}