FORT MYERS, FL—Global Fund Investments and MMG Equity Partners bought a bank-owned Publix-anchored shopping center near a southwest Florida vacation spot for $7 million. The shopping center spans 74,286 square feet.

Located on Summerlin Road, a major east-west thoroughfare that connects Fort Myers to Sanibel and Captiva Island, more than 18,000 cars pass the Sanibel Beach Place daily. The population within a three-mile radius is 21,000 and the average household income is $81,000, according to MMG’s market research.

“While we have been looking in the market for some time, this is our first acquisition in southwest Florida,” MMG principal Gabe Navarro tells GlobeSt.com. “We were attracted to the center due to the long-term left on the Publix lease, a strategic position across the street from the Tangler Outlets and at the entrance to Sanibel and Captiva Islands, and the large upside potential through lease-up of the vacant space.”