Fort Myers

About Fort Myers

Population

77,146 in city
586,908 in metro

Size

57 km² (22 mi²)

Altitude

3.04803706413 m

Incorporated in 1886, Fort Myers is the center of a popular tourist area in Southwest Florida and the seat of Lee County. It is located about 120 miles south of Tampa at the meeting point of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caloosahatchee River. Fort Myers was the frequent winter home of Thomas Edison and is the current home of the Boston Red Sox's spring training camp. Fort Myers first became a nationally known winter resort with the building of The Royal Palm Hotel in 1898. But what really sparked the city’s growth was the construction of the Tamiami Trail Bridge built across the Caloosahatchee River in 1924. After the bridge’s construction, the city experienced its first real estate boom and many subdivisions sprouted around the city. Today, the city has a number of of luxury high-rise condominiums and hotels that have sprung up along the city’s downtown waterfront.

Boroughs

Downtown Waterfront (61), Edison Park (4), Fort Myers Villas/South Fort Myers (22), Punta Rassa/Iona (18)

Metro Cities

Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Estero, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Lehigh Acres, North Fort Myers, San Carlos Park, St. James City

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
533	All Buildings
490	existing
2	under construction
10	planned
29	unbuilt
2	demolished

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	High Point I	368 ft	2007
2	High Point II	367 ft	2007
3	Oasis I	340 ft	2008
4	Oasis II	340 ft	2008
5	Saint Raphael at the Riviera	306 ft	2007

Building types

No.	Type
453	low-rise building
44	high-rise building
12	skyscraper
7	open-air structure
6	mast (pole)
4	stadium
3	mast (framework)
2	mast (wired)
2	church

Other buildings

No.	Type
2	Famous buildings
15	Buildings with construction images