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Babcock Ranch

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Babcock R

anchB

abcock Location Map

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Preserve Lands

Babcock R

anch73,239 acre Preserve 18,000 acre N

ew Tow

n

Dow

ntown Fort M

yers

Fort Myers Airport

Fred C. Babcock -C

ecil M. W

ebb W

ildlife Managem

ent Area –65,758

acres

14,577-acreYucca

Pens Unit

Babcock R

anchB

abcock Strategic Initiatives –

Day O

ne Econom

ic Drivers

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Seven Primary “B

ig Idea” Strategies to be implem

ented Day O

ne:

1.U

nparalleled access to one of Florida’s environmental jew

els with 50%

open space w

ithin the Babcock com

munity, plus 73,000 acres of B

abcock Ranch

Preserve creating over 50 continue miles of active trail system

.

2.Energy Independence –

Florida’s First Solar City

3.Transportation Independence –

Autonomous Electric C

ar and Shuttle System

, Bike and C

ar-Share Strategy

4.W

orld Class Education –

Florida Gulf C

oast University &

Charlotte C

ounty Public Schools C

ollaboration

5.C

onvenience -Daily N

eeds & Social –

Market, C

afé & Lakeside R

estaurant

6.H

ealth & W

ellness Focused with C

ollaborative Cam

pus Featuring:�

Education�

Medical C

are�

Jobs Incubator –Start-U

p Collaborative W

orkspace�

State of the Art Fitness & Well-C

are (Physician Assisted & Physical Therapy�

Social Gathering

7.Technologically Superior -C

entury Link provided gig fiber to each home

8.M

aking it Fun!! –Abundance of social gathering areas from

intimate

neighborhood pocket parks, comm

unity great lawns for m

usic and art festivals, to adventure trails w

ith tree houses and multi-use trail system

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Babcock R

anchB

abcock Ranch M

aster Plan

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Babcock

Ranch

•B

abcock Ranch is an 18,000-acre, 50,000-person “new

town”

development w

ithin the Fort Myers, Florida M

SA

•P

lanned for 19,500 residential units (including 1,000 rental units) and 6 m

illion sq ft of comm

ercial space

•O

ne of the first “new tow

ns” powered by solar energy via

75MW

facility to be built and operated by Florida Pow

er & Light

Com

pany (“FPL”), Babcock Ranch w

ill be a living laboratory for new

clean-tech technologies and companies; although still

reliant on the power grid, B

abcock Ranch w

ill always produce

more solar energy than it uses

•A

greenfield, master-planned “sm

art city” (smart grid, fiber to

the home, sm

art homes, driverless vehicles, etc.)

•50%

of property dedicated to natural greenways, parks and

lakes; surrounded by 73,000-acre permanent nature preserve

–B

abcock Ranch W

ilderness Preserve

•E

mphasis on eight (8) core initiatives: E

nvironment, E

nergy, E

ducation, Health and W

ellness, Technology, Transportation, P

ublic Safety and Fun

•O

ther existing businesses: water utility, m

ining, ranching, native nursery and sod operations

•B

roke ground Nov-15, vertical construction starting July, 2016

•E

stablished Independent Special D

istrict (ISD

)

•D

eveloper and Ow

ner: Kitson &

Partners

•Lee C

ounty lands will be planned, entitled, and incorporated

into the master plan

2015 Babcock R

anch Master P

lan

Conceptual R

endering Subject to C

hange

Charlotte

County.

Lee C

ounty

Babcock R

anch

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Planning Principles:

�E

mbrace the O

utdoors &

Water; P

ublic Trail System

�P

ublic Access –

Create

timeless, traditional,

multifunctional places that

can grow and change w

ith the com

munity

�A

place for every generation, prices ranging from

$200K-$900K

�S

eek out strategic partnerships for program

ming and

operating when feasible –

FGC

U, C

CP

S, H

CA

West ,

Fitness Operator, Local

Farm &

Restauranteur

�M

aintain affordability and sustainability w

ith for-profit ventures and m

inimize or

eliminate a lifetim

e of subsidized am

enities for developer, investors, C

ounty, Town and

residents

Babcock –

Phase 1A R

esidential & C

ore Am

enity Center

Babcock R

anchB

abcock First Phase N

eighborhood Center

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Babcock R

anchY

our New

Hom

e Town

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Babcock R

anch

•Iconic shelter m

oving to eastern end of trailhead as part of entry sequence

•Trails through w

oods take advantage of existing access roads and fire breaks

•M

ining lake has been expanded to 50 acres

•D

og park as a destination

•Fishing and view

ing dock on lake

•First 2-3 m

iles of nature trails w

ill expand and loop around B

ullhorn Lake

•O

bservation deck being m

oved to Bullhorn Lake as a

trail destination

Sunset P

ark / Trail Head U

pdate8

Babcock R

anchFounder’s Square on Lake Babcock

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Babcock R

anchFounder’s Square on Lake Babcock

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Babcock R

anchB

abcock Health &

Wellness C

ampus –

Founder’s Square

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Founder’s Square

�C

ore Health &

Wellness

Cam

pus–

HC

A W

est Healthcare

Strategic P

artnership–

FGC

U/C

harlotte C

ounty School

Partnership

–S

tart-Up &

Encore

Career B

usiness Incubator &

C

ollaborative

�Lakeside R

estaurant &

Com

munity G

ardens

�D

iscovery Center &

O

ffices

�M

arket & C

afé

�S

atellite FGC

U C

ampus

in Partnership w

ith CC

PS

�W

ellness Center

�The G

reat Lawn -S

ocial G

atherings & E

vents

Babcock R

anchB

abcock Ranch –

Main S

treet Retail –

Market and C

afé andC

o-Working/E

ncore Career C

enter –C

oncept Vision Im

ages

•Program

ming Assum

ptions:–

Initial phase 12,000-15,000 +/-sf tw

o-story building across from

town square

–D

aily needs convenience store–

Coffee shop, deli and bakery

–2nd level –

co-working space and

encore career center –business,

art, music, science, culinary and

more

–C

omm

unity post office

Conceptual R

endering, Imagery and P

rogramm

ing Subject to C

hange

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Babcock R

anchB

abcock Ranch –

Founder’s Square District –

Retail C

ampus

Conceptual S

ite Plan and B

uilding Program

•Program

ming Assum

ptions:–

Signature civic com

munity

anchor buildings and markers

along entry sequence, lake edge and boardw

alk–

10,000 +/-sf (two-story)

comm

unity discovery center (inform

ation center) and Kitson &

Partners’ Babcock R

anch developm

ent offices –2nd story

(potential future town hall)

–O

utdoor outfitters shop –bike,

water and hiking gear sales and

rentals–

Lakeside boat house restaurant –3,500 +/-sf local farm

-to-table restaurant and dem

onstration kitchen for classes and events

Conceptual R

endering, Imagery and P

rogramm

ing Subject to C

hange

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Babcock R

anch

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Babcock R

anch

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HATC

HE

RY

Babcock R

anchB

abcock Ranch –

Waterfront D

istrict –H

ealth and Wellness

Cam

pus Conceptual S

ite Plan and B

uilding Program

•68,000 +/-sf core health and w

ellness campus including

medical, education and

business collaborativesfurther described below

:–

Town green

–E

vent pavilion–

Splash pad

–B

oardwalk

–B

oat launch–

Outdoor law

n gaming area

–10,000 +/-sf discovery center and 2nd story Kitson & Partners’ developm

ent offices–

3,500 +/-sf lakeside boat house restaurant

–12,000 +/-sf m

arket and café and 2nd story “co-w

orking” space and encore career center

–12,000 +/-sf 2-story education building to include FG

CU

under graduate/graduate courses and C

harlotte County public schools

(K-8)

–30,000 +/-sf w

ellness center –fitness, m

edical well-care and

rehab, pet care, education and social gathering

Conceptual R

endering Subject to C

hange

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Babcock R

anchED

UC

ATION

B

UILD

ING

Babcock R

anch

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EN

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Babcock R

anchP

erfect Gam

e Opportunity

Who is Perfect G

ame?

What is the O

pportunity at Babcock R

anch?

�P

erfect Gam

e wants to relocate its corporate

headquarters and consolidate its Florida tournament

fields at Babcock R

anch

�Perfect G

ame’s goal is to have 42 baseball fields for

teens and youth baseball, with ability to grow

into additional sports such as soccer and lacrosse

�P

erfect Gam

e has been the premier provider of

baseball events in the U.S

. for over 20 years

�M

ission: Prom

ote the game of baseball now

and in the future by hosting the highest quality am

ateur events w

hile providing meaningful opportunities and

information to players, fam

ilies, MLB

organizations, college coaches, and fans

�N

ationwide presence w

ith concentrations in Iowa,

Atlanta and Florida, especially in Lee C

ounty

How

Does this O

pportunity Becom

e a Reality?

�K

&P

works in collaboration w

ith Perfect G

ame, Lee

County and the Florida D

epartment of Transportation to

bring all key components together

�K

&P

dedicates the land to Lee County

�Lee C

ounty comm

its to build all the fields and facilities

�P

erfect Gam

e enters into long-term lease w

ith Lee C

ounty to operate the fields and facilities

�FD

OT com

mits to offsite road and bridge im

provements

Why is this Strategic for K

&P and B

abcock Ranch?

�The opportunity to partner w

ith Perfect G

ame w

ill act as a unique catalyst and dem

and generator for Babcock

Ranch, catering to over 300,000 new

visitors per year

�This new

ly created demand dram

atically expedites the near-term

need for comm

ercial, retail and lodging in the, w

hich also creates meaningful experiences for B

abcock R

anch residents as well (E

ntertainment D

istrict)

�E

conomic im

pact is meaningful for the region, w

ith projections for over 2,000 new

jobs and over $120M

annually in annual visitor spending

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Babcock R

anchP

erfect Gam

e –P

reliminary D

raft Concept P

lan

•O

n southwest Lee C

ounty portion of B

abcock Ranch

on SR31

•42 fields including 2 stadium

s

•H

otel and entertainment

district Stay and Play for 214,000 hotel stays for average 4-day baseball tournam

ents; 4,263 teams

per year; 267 tournament

days per year

•M

ovie theater, bowling alley,

hotels, restaurants, up to 1.4M

sf of non residential

•Expandable for other sports

•Includes entitlem

ents for 1,630 residential units

•Includes resort hotel on G

reenwell parcel on river

across from civic center

•Fits w

ithin existing environm

ental permit foot

prints

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Babcock R

anch

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