Projects continue in the South Cape Community Redevelopment Agency area, some nearing completion, while others are beginning the initial stages.

Sitting as the CRA commission, Cape Coral City Council got an update Wednesday on 21 projects spanning from parking lots, to Dumpsters, median landscaping, utility box public art project, street light retrofits, as well as Bimini Basin Mooring Field, The Cove at 47th, Bimini Square and the old golf course.

Bimini Basin Mooring Field

CRA Project Manager Zac Gogel said the Bimini Basin Mooring Field is expected to be completed in the winter of 2026. The approved budget is $397,331 and expenditures to date are $108,573. He said they are currently at 30% design of the project. The ancillary improvements at Four Freedoms Park include a new seawall, dinghy, dock, pump out station, and a modular facility.

Palm Tree Public Square

The Palm Tree Public Square, which is across the street from the old golf course, is sitting vacant. Gogel said the anticipation is to have some nice flowering trees with a centralized fountain. They are currently working on the design scope with an estimated design completion date of the summer 2025. The approved budget is $377,737 for the one-acre parcel.

The old golf course acreage

They are currently conducting assessments with wildlife, invasive trees, and cleaning up the parking lots and assessing the cart path for the old golf course, at 4003 Palm Tree Blvd. Gogel said they are looking to relocate the sign to a more permanent home for the future.

Bimini East

The Bimini East revitalization project has an estimated completion date of spring 2026 with an approved budget of $40,279,504. The expenditure to date is $40,303,007.

The scope of work includes demolishing 43 parcels located in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Cape Coral Parkway and Coronado Parkway in the CRA’s Bimini Basin District.

The Cove at 47th

The Cove at 47th has opened its first phase with residents living there and utilizing the parking garage. Gogel said hopefully within the next week or two the garage will open for public parking. He said the full building is scheduled to open by January 2025.