Midtown Plaza in Ave Maria Hosts Grand Opening Celebration
Naples, FL – April 15, 2025 – Midtown Plaza in Ave Maria will celebrate its official grand opening on Saturday, May 17, from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. The shopping center reached full occupancy this April with the openings of its final two tenants – NCH Immediate Care and UMami Asian Fusion Restaurant.
The grand opening event will feature raffle prizes, complimentary food samples, balloon twisting and magic by Clowning by Melody, facepainting by Aven2ra, a 360° photo booth, and music by DJ Blackout.
Midtown Plaza’s tenant lineup includes:
- Sunshine Ace Hardware
- AM Nails
- Cold Stone Creamery
- Dunkin’
- Ledo Pizza
- NCH Immediate Care
- UMami Asian Fusion
Located at 5360 Ave Maria Blvd. in Ave Maria, the 21,000 square foot plaza offers a mix of retail, dining and medical services. It represents a significant milestone in the growth and development of Ave Maria.
“We are excited to have brought national brands to Ave Maria who recognize the value of being here among our residents and fellow local businesses,” said Cee Cee Marinelli, vice president of commercial real estate for Barron Collier Companies, the developer of Ave Maria. “As Ave Maria and eastern Collier County continue to grow, we now have the population base to support new business opportunities.”
Ave Maria continues to attract a wide range of businesses and homebuyers – from active adults to families and young professionals. With its attainable home prices, robust recreational offerings, amenities and small-town charm, Ave Maria lives up to its motto: A Big Kind of Small Town.
ABOUT AVE MARIA, FLORIDA
Ave Maria has been named a Top Selling Master Planned Community in the United States, 2015-2024 Community of the Year, the Top Selling Single-Family Home Community in Southwest Florida, a Blue Zones Certified Community, and its active adult community, Del Webb Naples, has been named a Top 20 Places to Retire. Located in southwest Florida, Ave Maria is a self-sustaining town including shopping and dining, employment opportunities, parks and recreation, and is zoned for all A-rated Collier County public schools. At its build out, the town will include up to 11,000 residences, and 1.8 million square feet of retail, office, and business park uses in its 5,000 acres. Ave Maria is located at the intersection of Oil Well and Camp Keais Roads in Eastern Collier County. The main entrance, on Oil Well just west of Camp Keais, leads to the Town Center. Take I-75, exit 111, follow the signs east to Ave Maria, approximately 25 minutes. For more information, please visit Ave Maria Website or call 239-352-3903.
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