Marco Island Waterfront Homes & Condominiums- Premiere Plus Realty

10/20/2026

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Weeks after Goldman Sachs announced its $2 billion acquisition of Innovator Capital Management, one of the firm's founders has made a major personal move of his own. John Southard and his wife Julie have purchased a $55 million waterfront estate in the ultra-exclusive Port Royal neighborhood of Naples, Florida, securing one of the area's most coveted addresses along Cutlass Cove. Long regarded as one of Port Royal's most desirable enclaves, Cutlass Cove was originally chosen as the neighborhood's launch point for its protected waterways and direct access to Gordon Pass and the Gulf of Mexico. The newly acquired residence spans 15,309 sq ft with six bedrooms and thirteen bathrooms, placing the Southards among Naples' most elite waterfront homeowners. More photos in comments.

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A wide range of reforms is available to make housing more affordable, without requiring Congress to act, the Mortgage Bankers Association has said.

10/18/2026

THE HILTON EXPANSION: WHY MARCO RESIDENTS SHOULD CARE

This is on the agenda for the City Council hearing on Monday, October 19, at 1:30 p.m.

More hotel rooms mean more traffic on roads residents use every day. This decision also raises a bigger question: Will the City uphold the development limits that protect Marco’s character and quality of life?

Here is what Council is being asked to approve:

• More than twice the rooms: An increase from 310 to 626.

• Twice the density: From about 30 to 60 rooms per acre, a level comparable to hotel density in Miami and Fort Lauderdale.

• An exception to the Plan’s limits: The Comprehensive Plan caps this land use category at 16 units per acre. Separate protections allow redevelopment of the existing 310 rooms.

• Roughly twice the traffic: Staff projects traffic to and from the property would double, adding pressure around South Collier Boulevard and Winterberry Drive.

• A change in how rooms count: The proposal declares that hotel rooms “shall not be considered a dwelling unit,” so they would no longer count toward the density limit.

• Approval despite staff’s objections: City staff found the proposal does not comply with the Comprehensive Plan and recommends DENIAL.

• No Plan amendment: Staff told the applicant to seek a Comprehensive Plan Amendment first. The applicant has not done so.

• $735,000 in offered financial commitments: These include signal retiming, a beach-access maintenance escrow, and up to $60,000 for a crosswalk. Those commitments do not change the density limits.

• A precedent for other properties: Staff identified concerns about a “special privilege to an individual real property owner.” If Council grants this exception, other beachfront owners could seek similar treatment.

Residents have a stake in both the traffic this expansion would bring and the rules that will shape future development across our island.

I have respectfully asked Council to deny REZN-24-000098 or postpone a decision until the applicant pursues a Comprehensive Plan Amendment.

Please email the Council prior, or attend the meeting to express your own views. Email: [email protected]

For my full analysis, please click here: https://rickformarco.com/the-hilton-expansion-must-follow-marco-islands-comprehensive-plan

Marco is home. Let's protect our future.

- Rick

10/16/2026

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10/09/2026

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