A Central Gathering Point
The “Village Center” is one of the first areas of focus and will become an active, vibrant, urban-style downtown center for Estero. It is comprised of an Entertainment Campus, SportsPark Campus, and a significant amount of dense, vertical mixed-use development in various stages of development.
The Village Center is already home to the Village’s civic uses, Estero High School, and Estero Community Park and Recreation Center. Through a public-private approach, the “Hub”, located in the southeastern section of the Village Center, will soon include interconnected mixed-use sports and entertainment campuses. The vision for “The Hub” is to create a “park once and stay the day” environment, blending family entertainment, lifestyle, sports, and recreation opportunities for a multigenerational audience.
Community access for residents and sports tourism events are both priorities for this area.
Sports Park Campus
Construction Progress (December 2025)
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Entertainment Campus
Construction Progress (December 2025)
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High 5 Entertainment, based in Austin Texas Provides a family entertainment concept which includes a traditional arcade, virtual reality, escape rooms, axe throwing and bowling. The brand also provides a quality scratch kitchen and bar.
High 5 has quickly expanded into Lakeway Texas and Bettendorf Iowa and is currently in development in Allen Texas, Mansfield Texas, Panama City Beach Florida and Memphis Tennessee. The Entertainment concept for the Village of Estero will feature 24 bowling lanes, 21 pickleball courts, and an 18-hole miniature golf course.
High 5 is scheduled to open in November of 2025, High 5 has commenced construction and will anchor the new Village Entertainment Campus in the New Village Center Hub. For more information on High 5 Entertainment please visit bowlhighfive.com
This plan was presented in early 2025. Note, some time projections may have shifted since then.
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Updates and Articles that include this project.
Village utility expansion funding among topics for Council on December 17, 2025
Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, recognizing two high school students from Estero. Action items include a water monitoring contract, Village funding for utility expansion projects for Sandy Grove and Cypress Bend, [Read More.]
High 5 breaks ground for new entertainment venue in Estero’s Hub
101 residents and media gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking for the future home of the High 5 entertainment [Read More.]
Village-wide traffic study among topics for Council on November 19, 2025
Council will start their meeting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, with a letter of recognition for Estero High School student Kaitlyn Mancin. Action items include approval of a contract for auditing services, resolutions approving a second [Read More.]
State funding requests to protect the Estero River and improve safety approved by Council on October 15, 2025
Public comment on non-agenda items: A resident of Luettich Lane stated that road is in very bad condition and residents should not have to wait for the utility extension before repairs can be completed. A [Read More.]