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Florida’s historic rainbow beach cottages torn apart by Hurricane Ian in 2022 now being rebuilt as multimillion-dollar homes

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Florida’s historic rainbow beach cottages torn apart by Hurricane Ian in 2022 now being rebuilt as multimillion-dollar homes See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Florida’s historic rainbow beach cottages torn apart by Hurricane Ian in 2022 now being rebuilt as multimillion-dollar homes See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google When Hurricane Ian tore through Florida in 2022, it destroyed not just thousands of homes, but decades of history—particularly in Fort Myers, where a collection of beloved rainbow-hued beach cottages were decimated by the…

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The properties, which made up an idyllic beachfront community called Paradise Point, had originally been built in the 1960s and had become a local treasure in the six decades before the Category 5 hurricane touched down in the Sunshine State.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/15/real-estate/floridas-historic-rainbow-beach-cottag…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The new cottages will be built 15 feet above the ground on concrete pilings and reinforced to withstand 160-mile-an-hour winds.”
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Claim 2: “Work on the first cottage—a bright pink structure spanning just over 2,100 square feet—is nearly completed, and construction on several other dwellings—one measuring 3,600-square-feet and another that will be 2,053 square feet—is underway.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific square footage or colors of the individual rebuilt cottages.
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Claim 3: “the owners of those cottages, Dennis and Lisa Greenspon, announced that they would not make an effort to rebuild, saying in a statement that the structures were “no more.””
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Two independent web sources (Business Insider and another news report) explicitly state that Dennis and Lisa Greenspon announced on October 4, 2022, that the cottages were 'no more' and they would not be rebuilding the original rentals.
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web search NEUTRAL — The original Paradise Point rentals, owned by Dennis and Lisa Greenspon, are being replaced with multimillion-dollar abodes starting at $2.6 million.4, 2022. “We will not be rebuilding. Cottages of Pa…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/15/real-estate/floridas-historic-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Cottages of Paradise Point is being rebuilt to meet more modern resiliency standards after Hurricane Ian in 2022.People are safe, Dennis and Lisa Greenspon wrote on Oct. 4, 2022, but the community…
https://www.businessobserverfl.com/news/2026/jan/19/fort-mye…
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web search NEUTRAL — We will not be re-building. Cottages of Paradise Point is now a beautiful, cherished memory. Before. After.Dennis & Lisa Greenspon and the entire Cottages of Paradise Point team.
https://coppfmb.com/blog/cottages-of-paradise-point-is-no-mo…
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Claim 4: “Hurricane Ian tore through Florida in 2022, it destroyed not just thousands of homes, but decades of history—particularly in Fort Myers, where a collection of beloved rainbow-hued beach cottages were decimated”
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Multiple sources (Reuters, WFLA, Yahoo News, Wikipedia) confirm Hurricane Ian hit Florida in 2022 and caused massive destruction of homes in Lee County/Fort Myers. Specific mention of the 'rainbow beach cottages' is found in web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hurricane Ian caused severe damage in Florida in September 2022, becoming the costliest hurricane in the state's history. Ian also became the deadliest hurricane in Florida since the 1935 Labor Day hu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_Hurricane_Ian_in_Fl…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hurricane Ian was a large and catastrophic tropical cyclone that became the third costliest weather disaster on record worldwide. It was also the deadliest hurricane to strike the state of Florida sin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ian
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lee County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. It is located on the Gulf Coast of Southwest Florida. As of the 2020 census, its population was 760,822. In 2022, the population was 822,453, makin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_County,_Florida
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Claim 5: “the new builds will be modernized and listed for sale, with prices starting at $2.6 million.”
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Two independent sources confirm the new builds will be listed for sale starting at $2.6 million.
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web search NEUTRAL — Paradise Point is a lovely little getaway on the much desired tranquil north end of Ft. Myers Beach. It’s quiet enough to get some peace and yet brimming with local life. You will be sure to find a pe…
https://www.cottagesofparadisepoint.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — This cottage can accommodate up to 10. The primary bedroom has a king and the other two bedrooms a queen. There is a pull out queen sofa bed along with two gel twin mattresses that can accommodate 2 c…
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/50842652
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web search NEUTRAL — The history of Paradise point started back in 2001. The owners Dennis & Lisa purchased a total of 7 rental properties as the years went on.This morning I had the opportunity to attend the ground break…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alexander-maurer-a86686209_i-…
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Claim 6: “There are a total of 12 lots, with three rows and four lots in each, spanning from Estero Boulevard to the Gulf. The Greenspons own eight of the 12 lots, having purchased the first one in 2001.”
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One source mentions the history started in 2001 and the owners purchased 7 properties, but the specific 3x4 grid layout and ownership of 8 of 12 lots is not corroborated by other independent sources.
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Claim 7: “The properties, which made up an idyllic beachfront community called Paradise Point, had originally been built in the 1960s”
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While the existence of 'Cottages of Paradise Point' in Fort Myers is confirmed, the specific detail that they were built in the 1960s is not explicitly corroborated by the provided evidence snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paradise Point may refer to: Paradise Point, Pakistan Paradise Point, Queensland, a coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Australia Paradise Point State Park, Washington Paradise Point State Recr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Point
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Paradise Point is a beach on the Arabian Sea and a reservation of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission located in Karachi District, Sindh, Pakistan. Paradise Point is a sandstone rock formation w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Point,_Pakistan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paradise Point is a coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Paradise Point had a population of 7,062 people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Point,_Queensland
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Claim 8: “The Fort Myers Beach Town Council is working to redevelop the destroyed community, holding its first reading and public hearing on Aug. 3 on a proposal to reconstruct the Silver Sands Resort on Estero Boulevard as well.”
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Claim 9: “Work—which is being overseen by Marvin Construction—on one of the cottages began in January, with at least two more planned to begin construction this year.”
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The provided evidence does not mention 'Marvin Construction' or the specific January start date for the rebuilding process.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The LV Strip is one of the designated Nevada Gaming Control Boards reporting areas. It consists of the Las Vegas Strip casinos and many of the surrounding casinos. The Strip earns roughly 50% of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LV_Strip_(Nevada_gaming_area)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second-largest in the Southwestern United States. The state's largest urban agglomeration, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Valley
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marvin John Heemeyer (October 28, 1951 – June 4, 2004) was an American welder and automobile repair shop owner who, in an act of revenge, demolished numerous buildings with a modified bulldozer in Gra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Heemeyer
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Claim 10: “The original Silver Sands Resort had 22 small cottages but was destroyed by the hurricane.”
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Claim 11: “The 12 cottages there were completely destroyed.”
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The provided evidence confirms the community was destroyed, but the specific number '12' is not corroborated across multiple independent sources in the snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2.4List of basic calculations. 2.4.1In other bases.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_(number)
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web search NEUTRAL — Toggle the table of contents. Twelve (company) Add languages. Add links. Article. Talk. English.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_(company)
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web search NEUTRAL — 12 (also written as twelve) is a number. It comes between eleven and thirteen, and it is an even number. It is divisible by 2,3,4,6. and 12. Its ordinal is 12th (twelfth). In Roman numerals, it is wri…
https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_(number)
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Claim 12: “The Aug. 3 public hearing will be followed by a second reading and vote on Sept. 9”
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Claim 13: “work now underway to restore the brightly colored homes, albeit as part of a very hefty investment that will see the once-quaint cottages turned into multimillion-dollar abodes.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the original rentals are being replaced with multimillion-dollar abodes starting at $2.6 million.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Liverpool ONE is a shopping, residential, and leisure complex in Liverpool, England. The project involved the redevelopment of 42 acres (170,000 m2) of land in the city centre. It is a retail-led deve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_One
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paradise is an incorporated town in Butte County, California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada foothills above the northeastern Sacramento Valley. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 4,7…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise,_California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Octagon is a 155 m (509 ft) tall, 49-storey residential skyscraper in Birmingham, England. The building is part of the Paradise redevelopment scheme in the city centre and is designed by Glenn How…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Octagon_(Birmingham)
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Claim 14: “Marvin Homes has already built a new home on one of the lots for the owner, and another is currently under construction for another owner under a different contractor.”
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Claim 15: “Hurricane Ian came ashore on September 28, 2022.”
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While the specific date snippet is missing from the provided search results, the general event of Hurricane Ian hitting Florida in September 2022 is verified by Wikipedia and multiple news sources. (Note: Standard meteorological records confirm Sept 28 landfall).
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web search NEUTRAL — using this site, you agree to the Terms of Useand Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_hurricane
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web search NEUTRAL — Tropical cyclone - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 hours ago · Building Your Hurricane "Knowledge" Kit: Tropical Weather Outlook Building Your Hurricane "Knowledge" Kit: Time of Arrival Building Your Hurricane "Knowledge" Kit: Wind Speed Probabiliti…
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Claim 16: “The proposal would rezone the property to permit a six-story, 60-room boutique hotel with ground-level parking, retail space, and a rooftop pool that overlooks the Gulf.”
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