East Naples Progress Plan โคProposes Two 12-Story Buildings, New โคoakes Farms Market
EAST NAPLES, FL – A major redevelopmentโ project proposed for East Naples could dramatically alter the landscape off Davis Boulevard, bringing two 12-story buildings and a new Oakesโค Farms Market to the area. The project, spearheaded by Alfie โฃOakes in partnership with Naples resident Chris Bower, โis currently in the pre-application phase with Collier County.
the development would encompass three parcels: the former 1.17-acre Salvation Army thrift store site at 2255 davis Blvd., acquired by Bower’s Christopher J. Bower Living Trust for $6 million inโ December; theโ former 1.68-acre grocery store site purchased for $7 million โin November; and a 2.91-acre โคsite at 1420โ Brookside โคDrive, currently owned by a limitedโ liability company tied to Alfie oakes.
Plans submitted to the county include a pedestrian bridge over Brookside Drive connecting the two 12-story structures.County staff have already raised โconcernsโค regarding the potential impact of the development’s โheight on the adjacent single-family โคneighborhood, โparticularly along the northern boundaryโ of Brookside Drive, and have suggested a design that provides a smoother transition.
Oakes is developing the project with Chris Bower, who acquired the two parcelsโฃ through his living trust in late 2024. RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture โคin bonita Springs is listed as the โapplicant.Formal applications have not โคyet been filed withโ Collier County.