
Coral Ridge Development
About Us
Coral Ridge Development is a Sanibel-based general contractor specializing in condo renovations and white-box finishing. We serve Sanibel Island, Captiva Island, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, and all of Southwest Florida, delivering high-quality craftsmanship and seamless project management.​
Our Story
Founded by brothers Steve and Ben Ackley, our journey began over 40 years ago when we built our first home in Delaware County, Ohio to help pay our way through Denison University. What started as a way to fund our education quickly turned into a lifelong pursuit. After graduating, we went on to build more than 700 single-family homes across Ohio over the next two decades.
In the early 2000s, we shifted our focus to developing "Empty Nester" condominium communities and investing in income-producing real estate. That evolution gave us a wide-ranging perspective on everything from land acquisition and development to P&L management, site selection, and multi-family housing.
We learned by doing—handling every aspect of the job ourselves in the early days: planning, skilled labor, managing teams, selling, and servicing our projects. As our business grew, we grew with it. And along the way, we discovered that building a great company starts with finding great people, working well with them, and helping them grow.
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Among others we have learned how to be good at the following:
Condo Renovation
Hurricane Restoration
Home Renovation
Construction
Remodeling
Custom Homes
Concept and Design
General Contracting Work