Lehigh Acres · Unincorporated Lee County
General Contractor in Lehigh Acres
Lehigh Acres is one of the largest platted subdivisions in the country and almost none of it is a city. It is unincorporated Lee County, which means the county permits the work — and, across much of it, that the lot is not on central water and sewer.
That single fact is why two Lehigh lots at the same asking price can build for very different numbers. We price the site before we price the house, because on this side of the county the site is where the money hides.
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What we build in Lehigh Acres
Four divisions, one standard.
Commercial Construction
Small ground-up commercial buildings and tenant buildouts from $150K to $2.5M — permits, subcontractors, inspections, and schedule, managed to the standard the name demands.
Residential Renovations
Bathroom remodels to full home renovations in Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Naples, and Fort Lauderdale — including additions and insurance reconstruction, built by a licensed GC.
Storm Repair & Restoration
Rapid-response demolition, dry-in, and reconstruction following hurricanes and natural disasters — with the documentation insurance carriers and FEMA demand.
Commercial Property Management
Recurring repair and maintenance contracts across Florida. Service calls, preventive maintenance, tenant turnover, and emergency response — one licensed GC accountable for all of it.
Permitting in Lehigh Acres
Lee County Building Services
There is no City of Lehigh Acres. Every permit here goes through Lee County, and the county's submittal requirements and review times are what govern your schedule. Owners who have built in Cape Coral before are often surprised — that was a city building division with its own process, and none of that experience transfers.
- All permitting is through Lee County; there is no municipal building department for Lehigh Acres.
- Large areas are served by private well and septic rather than central utilities, which has to be confirmed per parcel before a budget means anything.
- Septic systems are permitted and inspected through the state health department, a separate track from the building permit.
- Lee County impact fees apply to new construction and are collected at permitting, not spread across the build.
On the ground
What makes Lehigh Acres projects different.
Well and septic, or central utilities
The answer changes the budget more than any finish selection. A septic system and a well are their own scopes, their own permits and their own inspections — and if the parcel is scheduled for future utility service, connecting later is a separate cost again.
Big lots, long service runs
Lehigh's platted lots are generous, which is much of the appeal. It also means longer driveways, longer electrical service runs and more fill than an infill lot elsewhere in the county. Those lines scale with distance, not with house size.
This is build-on-your-lot country
More owners here already hold the land than in any other market we work. That changes the whole sequence: feasibility first, design second, rather than choosing a plan and hunting for somewhere to put it.
Questions
Lehigh Acres — common questions.
Who issues permits in Lehigh Acres?
Lee County Building Services. Lehigh Acres is unincorporated, so there is no city building department — a difference that matters if your previous build was inside Cape Coral or Fort Myers city limits.
Is my lot on city water and sewer?
Many Lehigh Acres parcels are not, and rely on a private well and a septic system instead. It is the first thing we confirm, because it is the largest single variable in a Lehigh budget and the one most often left out of an optimistic early number.
Do you build new homes on lots here?
Yes. It is a large part of what we do in this market. We run a feasibility review on the parcel first — utilities, elevation, zoning and setbacks — then price the build against what the lot actually demands.
What about impact fees?
Lee County levies impact fees on new construction, collected at permitting. They are a substantial line item and we include them in the estimate rather than letting them surface at permit time.
Also serving
Around Lehigh Acres we work Fort Myers, Gateway, Buckingham, Alva, Immokalee and the rest of Lee County.
Not in Lehigh Acres? We work six Florida counties. See the full service area — and if your town isn't listed, call anyway.
Talk to us about your Lehigh Acres project
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