Rise of the Cranes
Apr 09, 2006
Posted April 9, 2006
THE NEWS-PRESS
Rise of the Cranes: Giant Machines Key to Changing Skyline
By Dick Hogan
Cranes are the pumping heart of a high-rise construction site, speeding up the work by creating easy access to higher floors.
And they've temporarily transformed the skyline of downtown Fort Myers as condominiums spring up that need their services.
But at $22,000 a month and up, they're expensive and in short supply in Florida's super-heated construction market.
Don Paight, executive director of the Fort Myers Redevelopment Agency, said they're a welcome site as they sprout up around town: two at High Point condominium on West First Street; one at the Lee County Courthouse expansion project; and one each at Riviera and St. Tropez condominiums on Palm Beach Boulevard just east of Billy Creek.
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