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Marina Bay

Fort Myers, FL · 796 single-family homes · City of Fort Myers

D Evacuation
zone
4 Surge
zone
X Flood zone
100% of mapped
flood features
Guide updated Aug 2026

An independent resident guide — not affiliated with the Marina Bay HOA, club, or developer.

Aerial view of Marina Bay, Fort Myers, FL, with the community boundary outlined
Imagery: USDA NAIP · Boundary: Lee County GIS

Marina Bay at a glance

Updated August 2026 About our data →
Homes 796 single-family
Gated Yes
Built 2015–2021 Parcel min/max
Trash day Tuesday Trash & recycling — City of Fort Myers Horticulture & bulk: Friday
Evacuation zone D Official zone map ↗
Storm surge zone 4
Fire district Fort Myers · South Trail

About Marina Bay

The short version

Marina Bay is a gated community of 796 single-family homes in Fort Myers, built around a large clubhouse with a full fitness center and exercise classes. Day to day, the nearest golf course, The Plantation Golf & Country Club, is about 0.9 miles straight-line from the community's center; the nearest library, East County Regional Library, is about 5.6 miles away; the nearest hospital, Lee Health Fort Myers, about 3.2 miles.

Amenities — resort amenities owned by Marina Bay of Fort Myers Homeowners Association (amenity list compiled from GL Homes' community materials and market descriptions, so confirm current amenities with the association) — include a large clubhouse with a full fitness center and exercise classes, an indoor sports court, a resort-style pool, a lap pool and a kids' pool area, a social hall, card room and game room with a catering kitchen, tennis and pickleball courts, a basketball court, a playground, party pavilion and fire pit, a full-time social director, a gated entry.

On paper, the community sits in evacuation zone D, and all of its mapped flood features (100%) fall in zone X, outside the high-risk flood area. The average assessed just value across its 848 residential parcels was $392,242 in the county's 2026 roll.

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Storm & flood

Evacuation
D Zone D
Storm surge zone 4
Check your zone on the county's official map →
Flood zones across Marina Bay
100% zone X outside the high-risk area
Share of mapped FIRM features · Aug 2026
Live conditions · Lee County Checked 4:31 AM
Weather alerts right now No active National Weather Service alerts for this location · checked 4:31 AM Oct 2 NWS ↗
Forecast Overnight: Mostly Cloudy, 76°F (12% rain) · Friday: Mostly Cloudy then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms, 90°F (52% rain) · checked 4:31 AM Oct 2 NWS ↗
Next tides High 7:18 AM Oct 2 · Low 5:05 PM Oct 2 — NOAA Fort Myers station, 7.4 mi away · checked 4:31 AM Oct 2 NOAA ↗
National Weather Service — Lee County ↗ NWS/NOAA · checked hourly

Live status from the National Weather Service and NOAA, each item stamped with the time it was checked; anything past its freshness window is removed rather than shown as current. In an approaching storm, rely on official channels first: Lee County Emergency Management ↗.

This is county map data with a retrieval date — not a flood determination for insurance or lending purposes. Confirm your parcel with the official county lookup or your insurer.

Home & property numbers

Residential parcels
Lee County Property Appraiser · Aug 2026
848
Average assessed just value
2026 county roll
$392,242
An assessment figure — not a market price or appraisal.
Homes built
Property Appraiser · Aug 2026
2015–2021
Parcel min/max — outlying parcels can widen the range.
Property tax rate
Lee County Property Appraiser · 2025 Millage Book
16.5034 mills
Total millage for taxing district 090 (City of Fort Myers) — per $1,000 of taxable value. Excludes non-ad-valorem assessments; individual bills vary with exemptions and caps.
CDD & bill assessments
Lee County Tax Collector · sampled 2025 bill
$446.42 / yr
Community-district assessment on one sampled in-community 2025 bill. All non-ad-valorem items: Arborwood CDD $446.42 · City of Fort Myers Fire Rescue Services $218 · City of Fort Myers Residential Solid Waste Service $240.55 · City of Fort Myers Stormwater $28.08 · Lee County Solid Waste Assessment $36.56. Amounts vary by lot and home — never a quote.
Area household income
U.S. Census · 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
$117,361–$120,198
Median household income, measured across 2 surrounding census tracts — an area wider than the community itself.
Recent sales
Lee County parcel roll · trailing 12 months
$490,000 median
Across 39 recorded arm's-length home sales in the last 12 months — most recent sale per home, qualified sale types (Florida DOR codes 01–02), residential parcels only. Recorded prices, not an appraisal, value estimate or list price.
Recorded sale prices · last 12 months
Median $490,000
$375,000 low $705,000 high

39 sales · FL DOR codes 01–02 · retrieved Aug 20 2026

Recorded prices, not an appraisal — and not a valuation of any one home.

Build era
2015 — 2021
2000 2020 2030

Parcel min/max · Property Appraiser · Aug 20 2026

An era band — the earliest and latest build years on record. It says nothing about how many homes went up when.

Area household income · census context
Tract 401.31 · $117,361
Tract 401.33 · $120,198
$40k $60k $80k $100k $130k
County reference · about $76,100

2020–2024 ACS 5-year · B19013 · retrieved Aug 4 2026 · 2 tracts

Census tracts cover an area wider than the community’s own boundary.

What it costs to live here

A worked annual example — the shape of a bill here, not a quote for any home.

Property taxes $6,601 per year

Worked example — 16.5034 mills on a $400,000 rounded assessed value before exemptions (from the community’s average just value). Your own bill moves with exemptions and assessment caps.

2025 Millage Book · district 090 · City of Fort Myers
CDD & bill assessments $969.61 per year

Arborwood CDD $446.42 plus $523.19 in other non-ad-valorem items, read off one sampled 2025 bill. Varies by lot and home.

Tax Collector · sampled 2025 bill
Association fees Not published

Marina Bay does not publish a fee schedule. Confirm the current amount with the HOA office before you close.

What the worked year is made of
$7,571 a year · this worked example
Property tax (16.5034 mills) 87.2% $6,601.36
Arborwood CDD 5.9% $446.42
City of Fort Myers Fire Rescue Services 2.9% $218.00
Other non-ad-valorem items 4.0% $305.19

Millage Book 2025 · sampled 2025 bill

Association fees are not published here, so they are absent from this bar rather than estimated into it. Varies by lot and home; never a quote.

County roll math, one sampled tax bill and each association’s own published figures — we publish fee amounts only from official documents; amounts change annually and vary by home and exemptions. Never a quote, never tax advice.

Golf & recreation

The three closest courses to Marina Bay, nearest first.

The Plantation Golf & Country Club
The Club at Renaissance
The Club at Pelican PreserveThe community's own club — 27 championship holes, run by Heritage Golf Group.

Straight-line distances from the community center · checked Aug 2026.

Dining nearby

Nearest 8 licensed establishments · within 5 mi

Dinner without the drive — the closest kitchens to the gate, nearest first.

Plantation Golf & Country Club - Bar and Grille Fort Myers 1 mi
Plantation Golf & Country Club Greatroom Fort Myers 1 mi
Plantation Golf & Country Club Pro Shop Fort Myers 1 mi
Club at Renaissance Rotunda Dining Room Fort Myers 1.1 mi
Club at Renaissance Turnhouse Cafe Fort Myers 1.1 mi
Club at Renaissance Rendezvous Pool Bar Fort Myers 1.4 mi
Arborwood Preserve Community Property Owners Association Fort Myers 1.5 mi
Paseo Village Center Fort Myers 1.6 mi

From Florida food-service license records · straight-line distances · checked Aug 2026.

Local essentials

Everyday

Nearest schools by distance — never an attendance-zone assignment. Official school finder ↗

On the water
Fort Myers Centennial Park 7.4 mi ›
Mullock Creek Marina 7.8 mi ›
Horton Park Public Boat Ramp 8.2 mi ›

Public, open ramps only.

Straight-line distances on a six-mile scale — › means a bit further out.

What's on nearby

Community calendar
What's happening inside the gates lives on the Marina Bay HOA's own calendar.

For everything beyond the gate — seasonal markets, boat parades, waterfront festivals — our Southwest Florida events guide tracks the calendar county-wide.

Utilities & providers

Electric
HIFLD service territories · Aug 2026
Florida Power & Light (FPL)

Territory read at the community centroid — not a per-parcel guarantee.

Water
Lee County GIS · WaterFranchise · Aug 2026
City of Fort Myers Utilities
239-321-8100
Sewer
Lee County GIS · WastewaterFranchise · Aug 2026
City of Fort Myers Utilities
239-321-8100
Fixed broadband
FCC National Broadband Map · Aug 2026
Quantum Fiber (fiber) · Xfinity (fiber) · fixed wireless from Verizon & T-Mobile

Reported at a sampled in-community address — availability varies parcel to parcel.

Service-territory map data (checked Aug 2026) — the provider serving the area, not a guarantee of connection for any individual parcel. Confirm service and rates with the provider before relying on them.

Dates that matter in Lee County

Homestead exemption
Apply by March 1

You must own and occupy the home as your permanent residence as of January 1 to claim it for that tax year; buy after January 1 and you file for the following year.

Property Appraiser ↗
TRIM notice
Mailed in August

The proposed-tax notice from the Property Appraiser; not a bill. You then have 25 days from its mailing date to petition the Value Adjustment Board.

FL Dept. of Revenue ↗
Property tax bill
Billed November · due March 31

Early-payment discounts: 4% in November, 3% December, 2% January, 1% February; a deadline landing on a weekend or holiday extends to the next business day.

Tax Collector ↗
Hurricane season
June 1 to November 30

The Atlantic season per the National Hurricane Center; storms can occur outside these dates.

National Hurricane Center ↗

County and state dates — the same for every Lee County community, each linked to its official source (checked Aug 2026).

Just moved here? Start with these

The six things worth doing in your first week, in the order they matter.

1. Utilities
Set up electric, water and sewer — providers and phone numbers are listed above.
2. Trash day
Tuesday (horticulture & bulk: Friday) — carts out the night before.
3. Homestead
If you own and occupy the home as your permanent residence as of January 1, file for the homestead exemption by March 1; buy later in the year and you file for the following year — Lee County Property Appraiser ↗.
4. License & vehicle
Update your driver license and vehicle registration to your new address — FLHSMV ↗.
5. Voter registration
Register or update your address with the Lee County Supervisor of Elections ↗.
6. Evacuation zone
Confirm your exact address on the county’s official zone lookup ↗ before storm season.

Every link goes to the official government source (checked Aug 2026).

HOA & community contacts

Partly pending verification
Association
Marina Bay of Fort Myers Homeowners Association, Inc.
Verified Aug 20 2026
Management
Professionally managed (mailing address is a management office in Estero); no third-party management company is named in the public record
Sunbiz document number
N06000000149

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Questions residents ask

Is Marina Bay gated?
Yes — Lee County records list it as a gated community.
What evacuation zone is Marina Bay in?
Zone D, per Lee County Emergency Management (checked August 2026). Always confirm your exact address on the county's official lookup before a storm. Check your address ↗
What day is trash pickup in Marina Bay?
Tuesday for trash and recycling, with horticulture and bulk pickup on Friday, per the City of Fort Myers collection map (checked August 2026).
What county commission district represents Marina Bay?
District 2 — Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass, per Lee County GIS (checked August 2026).
Who built Marina Bay?
GL Homes built Marina Bay, a gated ~280-acre Treeline Corridor community of Mediterranean-style single-family homes and villas — about 806 residences at full build-out. The community development district on the tax bill is recorded as the Arborwood CDD, the same district serving The Plantation and Botanica Lakes, because Marina Bay sits within the wider Arborwood development plan (GL Homes community materials, Lee County GIS, and the sampled 2025 tax bill, checked August 2026).
Is Marina Bay in a flood zone?
No — all of its mapped flood features (100%) are zone X, outside the high-risk area. That's county map data — not a flood determination for insurance or lending purposes — so check your parcel on the official lookup.