After years of sitting stagnant in the heart of Fort Myers, McCollum Hall will receive long-overdue renovations after 20 ...

A $4 million budget gap in Fort Myers' historic McCollum Hall redevelopment has led the city council to seek termination of the developers' agreements.

McCollum Hall along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Fort Myers as seen on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. Developers are asking the City of Fort Myers for $4.2 million to renovate the rest of the ...

McCollum Hall, once celebrated for its performances and role in blurring racial lines, has been in disrepair for years. Fort Myers Council Chambers hit capacity Monday.

Today, Brunson is 62 and on the verge of signing a 99-year lease with Fort Myers' Community Redevelopment Agency to occupy the long-empty McCollum Hall, a one-time epicenter for black businesses.

McCollum Hall's new murals: Louis Armstrong, dancing and more revealed at Dunbar landmark Charles Runnells Fort Myers News-Press 0:05 ...

In 1998, it was designated by the city of Fort Myers as a local historic landmark and 10 years later was purchased by the CRA from the McCollum family. The building fell into disrepair.

Fort Myers is sticking to the 30-day rule for McCollum Hall, however. Timed with the announcement, developer MacFarlane presented the city with a check for $140,000 toward the restoration of the ...

Historic McCollum Hall on the edge of downtown Fort Myers will soon be seeking a development partner. Look for the city to put out a request for proposals around March 15.

Fort Myers’ McCollum Hall has storied past, uncertain future But to reopen McCollum Hall for business, it will cost about $2.3 million, said Michelle Hylton-Terry, with the Fort Myers CRA.

Fort Myers officials want to take another shot this legislative session at winning state money to reopen McCollum Hall for business, and their chances seem better this time around.

While Fort Myers officials are working to breathe new life into a historic landmark, they have come to a fork in the road. Officials can either get started on the restoration of McCollum Hall with ...