Naples upscale flea market set to open in November

An artist's rendering of the Big Cypress Market COURTESY RENDERING Place in Naples. The flea market is set to open in November. Basik Development has leased more than 60 percent of the merchant spaces at The Big Cypress Market Place, an upscale indoor flea market, winery and event center under construction on U.S. 41 in Naples.

Merchants at the air-conditioned flea market will sell jewelry, clothing, gifts, Florida-style furniture, auto accessories, pottery, tools, toys, silk plants, party supplies, skin care, antiques and more. Others will market unique packaged foods like gourmet popcorn, beef jerky, German pickles, chocolates and nutritional drinks.

"We are on schedule with construction and leasing and excited to get the Market Place open," said Keith Basik, president of Basik Development. "It is going to be a very fun place for residents and tourists to shop and be entertained."

The Big Cypress Market Place will feature more than 100 retail merchants and eight restaurants. It also will offer an outdoor produce market and Tiki bar, a winery with patio seating, a food court with second-floor mezzanine seating and a center stage for entertainment, and a special events center.

The Big Cypress Market Place is a Basik Development LLC project on U.S. 41 four miles east of Collier Boulevard (S.R. 951). Scheduled to open in November, it will feature 87,000-square-feet under air for a 205-booth flea market, food court, independent winery, produce market and 13,000-square-foot event center. Merchant and event center leasing information is available at (239) 262-3210 or online at www.naplesbigcypress.com.¦