The Gulf Coast Medical Park consists of four, two-story buildings comprised of 54,900 square feet of medical office uses located on 4.8 acres fronting Plantation Road adjacent to the Gulf Coast Medical Center campus in Unincorporated Lee County.

The scope of services provided for this project included Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, and Civil Engineering to design and permit the project consisting of a Lee County Development Order, South Florida Water Management District Environmental Resource Permit, and various other permit approvals for water and sewer utilities.

This project was designed to efficiently utilize an existing 100’ FPL transmission line easement for stormwater management leaving the remainder of the property for use as building and parking.

The Gulf Coast Medical Park consists of four, two-story buildings comprised of 54,900 square feet of medical office uses located on 4.8 acres fronting Plantation Road adjacent to the Gulf Coast Medical Center campus in Unincorporated Lee County.

The scope of services provided for this project included Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, and Civil Engineering to design and permit the project consisting of a Lee County Development Order, South Florida Water Management District Environmental Resource Permit, and various other permit approvals for water and sewer utilities.

This project was designed to efficiently utilize an existing 100’ FPL transmission line easement for stormwater management leaving the remainder of the property for use as building and parking.

Completed in 2009, the Collins Professional Office is a 10,000-square foot medical office building located in the International Center Mixed Use Planned Development in Unincorporated Lee County.

The project was developed to house Collins Vision office on a 1.5 acre tract on the corner of International Center Drive and Six Mile Cypress Parkway.

The project is located in a master planned development designed, entitled and permitted by Morris-Depew Associates in 1997.  The scope of services provided for this project included Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, and Civil Engineering to design and permit the project consisting of a Lee County Development Order, South Florida Water Management District Environmental Resource Permit, and various other permit approvals for water and sewer utilities.

Located at the edge of the Boca Grande Historic District, the Boca Blooms Flower Shop was originally constructed in 1979. After the property was purchased in 2014, all of the disciplines at Morris-Depew Associates collaborated to establish a redevelopment plan to support the existing Flower Shop and expand the services offered to include sundries.

The Planning Department spearheaded the request for Certificate of Appropriateness due to the property’s location within the Historic District. The Engineering and Landscape Architecture Departments collaborated on site redevelopment and enhanced landscape plans. The Survey Department supported these efforts with surveying of the existing property and existing improvements. Ultimately the redevelopment proposal was approved and deemed to be consistent with historical character of the Boca Grande Community.

In 2016, the property owner purchased the adjacent lot to the north and the professionals at Morris-Depew Associates went to work again establishing a redevelopment plan for the property. The result was a small commercial plaza that incorporated and enhanced the existing historic Flower Shop with public and customer gathering spaces and a Tea Room.

The Planning Team navigated the commercial limitations to existing commercial property on the Gasparilla Island as well as the required approvals from the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board and requests for Zoning relief. The Landscape Architecture Department designed the outdoor spaces, gathering areas, and enhance plantings to enhance the existing development while promoting a cohesive design across the two properties. The Surveying and Engineering Departments supported these efforts through the Development Order process and approval.

The project represents a long-term collaborative effort of the MDA Team to rehabilitate and redevelopment the property in a manner that will enrich and sustain the character of the Boca Grande Historic District.

The Millennium Physicians Group medical office building at Gulf Coast Medical Center was designed and permitted in 2005 on 4.7 acres of land fronting Metro Parkway in Unincorporated Lee County.

The project was developed by Internal Medicine Associates and BBL Construction Corporation as a two-story, 43,500-square-foot medical office building to house the growing local physician practice to house onsite diagnostic equipment include a CT Scanner.

The scope of services provided for this project includes Land Surveying and Civil Engineering to design and permit the project consisting of a Lee County Development Order, South Florida Water Management District Environmental Resource Permit, Florida Department of Transportation access and drainage approval and various permitting for water and sewer utilities.

This project was developed on an outparcel of the Gulf Coast Medical Center Campus and shares access with various parts of the hospital facility.

The Passarella and Associates Professional Offices were permitted in 2005-2006 on a 2.3 acre parcel located on the south side of Daniels Parkway just east of the Seaboard Coastline Railroad in Unincorporated Lee County.

The project was developed by Ken Passarella to house his 24,000 square feet of Class A corporate office space with square footage available for tenants.

The scope of services provided for this project included land use planning of the Commercial Planned Development for a prior owner of the property that was shared with the 7-11 Store located to the east that included a shared access from Daniels Parkway and through the Metropolitan Commerce Park to the south with access to Metro Parkway. Additional services included the Civil Engineering Design and Permitting and Land Surveying required to obtain the Lee County Development Order.

This project was designed to take advantage of the prominent location and exposure afforded by the Daniels Parkway frontage.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (April 19, 2021) – Morris-Depew Associates (MDA), Southwest Florida’s premier civil engineering surveying, land use planning, and landscape architecture firm, has completed services for Florida Cancer Specialists, a leading healthcare institution providing access to world-class cancer care and research.

Professionals at MDA had the privilege of working with four Florida Cancer Specialists locations throughout Southwest Florida to provide a complete scope of development permitting services, including due diligence, engineering, landscape, planning and surveying. Offices included Fort Myers-Colonial, Estero, Global Parkway (an FCS & American Oncology Network office) and North Port.

While each location provided their own set of parameters for size and scope, with varying challenges – from irregularities in shape, conservation land considerations to rigorous municipal architectural requirements – the end result at all locations was a harmonious site and building design that exceeded client expectations.

For the Fort Myers-Colonial location Project Manager and Engineer Stephen VerVaecke, PE and Landscape Architect Matt Lincolnhol, PLA led plans to create a functional and appealing site for the development of a 20,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art cancer treatment center. Achieving an effective site design was accomplished by establishing constraining elements and creatively working around them to meet local and state development regulations. The team also assisted in obtaining a multitude of permits for development.

In the upscale Coconut Point commercial development on the south end of the Village of Estero, Florida Cancer Specialists retained Morris-Depew Associates to provide a full array of services. The project team was co-led by Engineering Project Manager Jack Morris, PE, Stephen VerVaecke, PE, as well as Director of Landscape Architect Michael Ekblad, PLA, with support from Cory VerVaecke and Taylor Maggiorani. The project required multi-disciplined coordination with the engineers, architect, and landscape architect divisions working with the client to provide persuasive presentations to the Village Design Review Board and public. The end result was a successful project that met the requirements of the Coconut Point Pattern book and Village Land Development Code, while providing the specific design provisions required by the client.

The MDA team also managed site design and permitting for a joint facility for Florida Cancer Specialists and AON (American Oncology Network) on a 5-acre parcel in the Southwest International Commerce Park. The design for the 50,000-square-foot building and associated infrastructure was formed by numerous factors, including a high parking demand for the split facility, the design requirement enforced by the Property Owners Association, and the Hazardous Wildlife buffer surrounding the Southwest Florida International Airport. The project team was co-led by Director of Operations Ryan Shute, PE, Stephen VerVaecke, PE, as well as Michael Ekblad PLA, with support from Cory VerVaecke and Taylor Maggiorani.

At the North Port location, operator Optimal Outcomes based in St. Petersburg retained Morris-Depew Associates to provide a full array of site design and permitting services from the initial due diligence on the parcel to the construction administration of the Florida Cancer Specialists site. To ensure the design was consistent with the Heron Creek Pattern book, the MDA team worked closely with the City of North Port, and incorporated digital perspective imagery to help visualize the full scale and scope of the project. This included providing design, engineering, and digital perspective imagery support for an enhanced Healing Garden on the site to be used by patients and visitors. The Healing Garden features informal gathering spaces and an iconic trellis structure, which not only serves patients, but satisfies the public art requirement for the City. The project team was led by Stephen VerVaecke PE, and Matt Lincolnhol, PLA, with support from Cory VerVaecke, Taylor Maggiorani and permit coordination by Amber Francisco.

Celebrating more than 30 years of serving Southwest Florida, Morris-Depew Associates is a multiservice consulting firm with specialties in civil engineering, land planning, expert witness, landscape architecture and surveying and mapping services. MDA’s efforts are based on a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to the planning and design processes, which emphasizes interaction within the firm’s allied professional expertise in conjunction with the client’s objectives and ultimate needs. The members of MDA have experience in the planning and design of a wide variety of urban, residential, commercial, industrial, recreational and community-oriented projects ranging from large-scale resort residential projects to urban community spaces and commercial multiuse developments.

For more information, contact 239-337-3993 or visit www.morris-depew.com.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 9, 2021) – Morris-Depew and Associates, Southwest Florida’s premier civil engineering and land use planning firm, has completed engineering services along Evans Avenue.

As part of the City of Fort Myers’ Capital Improvement Program, Evans Avenue recently underwent extensive roadway enhancements to improve mobility, function and access to support travel in and around Downtown Fort Myers. The MDA team led redesign efforts for an older part of the street as well as provided engineering services to support roadway improvements, including replacing utilities, water and sewer lines connecting to nearby residences.

The survey department also helped establish boundaries and construction staking for the 1/4-mile road improvement project. The firm provided construction-related services during the build out, which was recently completed by Stevens Construction.

The project team was led by Chairman and Director of Engineering of Morris-Depew Associates, Bill Morris, with Mark Howell, P.E. serving as the Engineer of Record.

Celebrating more than 30 years of serving Southwest Florida, Morris-Depew Associates is a multiservice consulting firm with specialties in civil engineering, land planning, expert witness, landscape architecture and surveying and mapping services. MDA’s efforts are based on a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to the planning and design processes, which emphasizes interaction within the firm’s allied professional expertise in conjunction with the client’s objectives and ultimate needs. The members of MDA have experience in the planning and design of a wide variety of urban, residential, commercial, industrial, recreational and community-oriented projects ranging from large-scale resort residential projects to urban community spaces and commercial multiuse developments.

For more information, contact 239-337-3993 or visit www.morris-depew.com.

This time last year, we were responding to the changing dynamic of an unprecedented pandemic, re-evaluating operations, and seeking out new ways to ensure our community continued to thrive. Today, we are seeing the result of our continued commitment to client service, and the realization of new projects that will have long-lasting benefit for our economy and community.

Over the last several months, we’ve welcomed new team members, continued our focus on integrating innovative technology, and completed a myriad of multidisciplinary planning and design projects. Read below to learn more!

Innovative technology is at the forefront of our client success: From creating new 3D imagery to help capture real-time visuals for a project, to integrating new instruments and tools to ensure the foundation of a project is secured.

We recently introduced a new hydrological instrument – the HyDrone – to our survey department. This instrument collects water depth, lake bank slope and bottom topography data for Hydrographic Surveys to help detect or mitigate location of possible obstructions and physical features of water bodies.

This technology also enables data collection to occur in a variety of weather conditions ensuring timely delivery of surveys as required for Stormwater Management Systems, Deep Lake Management Plans and Mining Annual Monitoring Reports – all services provided by our team of experts.

As part of the City of Fort Myers’ Capital Improvement Program, Evans Avenue recently underwent extensive roadway enhancements to improve mobility, function and access to support travel in and around Downtown Fort Myers. The MDA team led redesign efforts for an older part of the street as well as provided engineering services to support roadway improvements, including replacing utilities, water and sewer lines connecting to nearby residences.

The survey department also helped establish boundaries and construction staking for the 1/4-mile road improvement project. The firm provided construction-related services during the build out, which was recently completed by Stevens Construction.

The project team was led by Chairman and Director of Engineering of Morris-Depew Associates, Bill Morris, P.E. with Mark Howell, PE. serving as the Engineer of Record.

Florida Cancer Specialists is one of the leading healthcare institutions providing access to world-class cancer care and research. The team at MDA has had the privilege of working with a myriad of Florida Cancer Specialists locations throughout the Southwest Florida region to provide a complete scope of development permitting services including due diligence, engineering, landscape, planning and surveying. Most recently, the team supported plans for four locations: Fort Myers-Colonial Office, Estero Office, Global Parkway (an FCS & American Oncology Network office) and North Port office.

While each location provided their own set of parameters for size and scope, with varying challenges – from irregularities in shape, conservation land considerations to rigorous municipal architectural requirements – the end result at all locations was a harmonious site and building design that exceeded client expectations.

Additional support services provided by Morris-Depew included obtaining a multitude of permits for development, providing design, engineering, and digital perspective imagery support for an enhanced Healing Garden [at two locations], and comprehensive landscape architectural plans to accommodate nuances related to parking, drainage considerations, and a public art component required by the City of North Port.

Lead team members included:
Colonial: Project Manager and Engineer, Stephen VerVaecke, PE, Landscape Architect Matt Lincolnhol, PLA.

Estero: Co-Leads Jack Morris, Engineering Project Manager, and Stephen VerVaecke, Engineer, Michael Ekblad, Director of Landscape Architect, with support from Cory VerVaecke and Taylor Maggiorani.

Global Parkway: Co-Leads Ryan Shute, Director of O

perations & Engineer and Stephen VerVaecke, Engineer, as well as Michael Ekblad, Director of Landscape Architect, with support from Cory VerVaecke and Taylor Maggiorani.

North Port: Project Manager and Engineer Stephen VerVaecke, Landscape Architect, Matt Lincolnhol, with support from Cory VerVaecke, Taylor Maggiorani and permit coordination by Amber Francisco.

Construction is underway and the first residents have already begun to move in to Timber Creek by Lennar. Located at the west corner of State Road 82 and Daniels Parkway, Timber Creek is one of the area’s newest residential communities expanding options for eastern Lehigh Acres-Fort Myers homeowners. Following a multi-year comprehensive plan amendment process that was approved by Lee County, Morris-Depew Associates secured development permits for the mixed-use project.

Set on 654 acres, Timber Creek will have 1,315 residences at buildout. There are twin villas, executive homes on 40-foot lots, manor series homes on 50-foot lots and estate homes on 60-foot lots.

All of Morris-Depew Associates’ departments collaborated in the design and permitting for the community.

Currently, our Civil Engineering team is overseeing construction services for the second amenity and phase three construction currently underway. The community will offer an expansive amenity program, including a resort pool and a separate lap pool. There will also be a putting green, an outdoor sand volleyball court, indoor volleyball, both indoor and outdoor basketball, an exercise room, clubhouse, tennis and pickleball courts, a sunset terrace, a community fire pit, arcade, playroom, grill room, outdoor dining, fitness center, sauna, coffee lounge, aerobics room, social room, pool cafe and a clubhouse.

We’re proud to be a part of seeing this vibrant new community come to life.

Further up the state, the MDA team is spearheading design plans for Bear Creek development – a beautiful, walkable community on the Emerald Coast of Florida.

From the entry and amenity designs to the comprehensive landscape architectural plan and engineering plans, the MDA team created a plan for this iconic community that respects the area’s rich heritage and existing native landscaping. The community boasts various open green spaces, trails, lake and preserve views, and more.

The professionals at Morris-Depew Associates recently received permit approval from the City of Freeport Utilities on the phase 3A at Bear Creek, and approval for the minor development order from Walton County on the Phase 3A amenity.  We are another step closer to seeing the next phase of this new community come to life.  Additional phases of the development are expected to come later this spring, and will allow for an additional 97 rooftops, amenities, and walking trails.

Join us in welcoming to the team the following associates.

Amber Francisco, Permit Coordinator

Known for her ambitious and driven work ethic, Amber has extensive knowledge and experience in all facets of contracting, permitting, insurance and business administration. She previously served as a contract administrator for one of the largest private real estate development company’s in the state.

Timothy Bailey, Cad Operator

A graduate of Johnson College with a degree in AST in Architectural Drafting and Design, Timothy has more than 25 years of experience supporting projects in civil engineering.

Danielle Lansiquot, Receptionist

A native of Ohio, Danielle is a dedicated team known for her detail-oriented and motivated spirit.

KUDOS

A big congratulations also goes out to three team members who recently achieved professional designations in the engineering and landscape architecture division.

• Matt Lincolnhol received his Professional Landscape Architect license.
• Stephen VerVaecke, Assistant Project Manager and Project Engineer, received his Professional Engineer license.
• Kyle Knight, Project Engineer, recently passed his test and will soon receive his Professional Engineer license.

Morris-Depew and Associates has completed engineering services along Evans Avenue.

As part of the City of Fort Myers’ Capital Improvement Program, Evans Avenue recently underwent extensive roadway enhancements to improve mobility, function and access to support travel in and around Downtown Fort Myers. The MDA team led redesign efforts for an older part of the street as well as provided engineering services to support roadway improvements, including replacing utilities, water and sewer lines connecting to nearby residences.

The survey department also helped establish boundaries and construction staking for the 1/4-mile road improvement project. The firm provided construction-related services during the build out, which was recently completed by Stevens Construction.

The project team was led by Chairman and Director of Engineering of Morris-Depew Associates, Bill Morris, with Mark Howell, P.E. serving as the Engineer of Record.