Case Study
The Forum At Fort Myers - Fort Myers, Florida
The Forum At Fort Myers Fort Myers, Florida Summary • 706-acre, master-planned, mixed-use development • On-going project for over 9 years • Provided soup to nuts consulting services Pat Riley, president, Miami Heat, has been the principal owner of the land where The Forum at Fort Myers is situated. In 2001, Kevin Bird was hired as a sales and development consultant for the development. He immediately launched a three-year entitlement process to amend the existing Development of Regional Impact (DRI) and acquire the necessary environmental permits for the planned development: DRI Amendment: Bird worked with officials from the City of Fort Myers and the Regional Planning Commission of Florida to modify the DRI from primarily industrial use with multi-owners to a single-owner DRI