The 18-story tower at the west end of Seagate Drive has been closed to guests since April. The beach behind it, the restaurant on the sand, the tennis courts and the golf course were never part of that closure. Over the next few months the street will change at both ends. The resort reopens under a new name on Jan. 1, 2027. At the US-41 end, a design gallery and its restaurant, a new seafood restaurant and a steakhouse are all aiming to open by early 2027. For anyone who lives in Seagate, this winter is when Seagate Drive actually changes, more than this past summer.
What Stayed Open at the Beach End
Naples Grande Beach Resort sits at 475 Seagate Drive, at the far west end of the road. Its tower stands above the mangroves between Seagate and Pelican Bay, right next to Clam Pass Park. The 474-room resort began a $100 million renovation on April 1, 2026. Gulfshore Business calls it the most extensive overhaul in the property's history.
The closure was always partial. When the plan was announced, Gulfshore Business reported that several amenities would keep running through the renovation. The list was Rhode's End restaurant, Clam Pass beach services, select villas, the Naples Tennis Academy and the Naples Grande Golf Club. The resort's own renovation page says the same thing more briefly. Guest rooms, meeting spaces and core resort facilities are closed, and select amenities stay open. Its restaurant page lists Rhode's End as open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a 2026 beach menu posted.
Clam Pass Park is a separate operation. Collier County runs the 35-acre park, and the closure doesn't apply to it. The county's park listing describes the three-quarter-mile boardwalk through the mangroves to the beach. It lists hours from 8 a.m. to sunset, a free tram to the beach and paid parking. The county page is a general listing, though, and doesn't post daily status. If you're counting on the tram on a particular day, call ahead. One seasonal routine resumes soon. The listing says the Conservancy of Southwest Florida leads guided nature walks on the boardwalk Monday through Saturday from December to April.
The golf club and the tennis academy have a longer history with the resort. In 2022, London-based Henderson Park and South Street Partners bought the resort, its 18-hole golf course and its 15-court tennis center together for $248 million. The renovation closed the hotel guests' half of the property. The half that faces the beach and the courts stayed open.
What Reopens on Jan. 1, and What Hasn't Been Announced
On Sept. 10, Hilton announced that the resort will reopen as Signia Hilton Naples Grande Beach Resort. That will be the nearly 40-year-old property's fifth name. It also returns the resort to Hilton more than a decade after it dropped the Waldorf Astoria name. It will be the first Signia Hilton on Florida's Gulf Coast and the brand's third in the state, after properties at Bonnet Creek in Orlando and in Hollywood. The Naples Daily News covered the rebrand on Sept. 11. Neither that report nor anything since mentions a delay or a phased opening. Reservations open for stays beginning Jan. 1, 2027.
The announced scope covers redesigned guest rooms, suites and villas. It also includes a new arrival experience and lobby, upgraded dining and culinary concepts, an upgraded spa and redesigned pools and event spaces. One renovation rendering shows a new bar. Hilton's announcement describes a luxury spa and multiple pools.
Two things neighbors would want to know are still unanswered. None of the new restaurants or bars has been named publicly. Neither Hilton nor the resort has said whether the new dining or spa will be open to people who aren't hotel guests. One earlier proposal is off the table for now. The resort withdrew its plan for a 3.3-acre water recreation complex in May, and as of the latest reporting it remains on hold.
The US-41 End Is Where the New Restaurants Are
At the other end of Seagate Drive, the changes are already under construction, and in one case already open.
Eddie V's Prime Seafood opened June 7 in a freestanding 9,991-square-foot building at Seagate Drive and Myra Janco Daniels Boulevard. The building was once a bank office and was extensively renovated. Gulfshore Business describes seafood flown in from around the world, hand-carved steaks and live jazz every night in the V Lounge. It's the first of three major restaurants planned for Waterside Shops. The other two are under construction on the far side of the center.
| Project | Location | Status as of October 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie V's Prime Seafood | Seagate Dr. and Myra Janco Daniels Blvd. | Opened June 7 |
| RH Naples gallery and restaurant | Former Nordstrom site, Waterside Shops | Aiming for end of 2026, no date announced |
| Buck & Rider | Former Brio Italian Grille space, Waterside Shops | Targeted for early 2027 |
| Atlantic Forge Mediterranean Steakhouse | 2096 Ninth St. N., Coastland Center | Expected early 2027 |
RH is the biggest of these projects. DeAngelis Diamond, a Naples firm, is building a campus of nearly 30,000 square feet on the footprint of the Nordstrom store, which closed in 2020. The plan connects a group of home-furnishings galleries by landscaped walkways to a central RH Naples restaurant in a glass atrium. Earlier Gulfshore Business coverage described six skylit galleries joined by courtyards and glass-roofed walkways, plus a 174-seat restaurant and wine bar. The latest local reporting says RH hopes to open near the end of this year. Waterside's own RH listing still says "Coming Soon," with no hours.
Buck & Rider is moving into the 7,617-square-foot former Brio Italian Grille space. It plans to serve locally sourced seafood and ingredients alongside carefully sourced international seafood. Its target has already moved once. Earlier coverage said late 2026, and the summer update says early 2027.
Shops are changing at Waterside too. Dior moved out of its space inside Saks Fifth Avenue and opened a standalone boutique. LoveShackFancy, Vuori, Piranesi, Peter Millar and a larger, relocated Anthropologie are all listed among Waterside's fall plans.
Across US-41 at Coastland Center, Atlantic Forge Mediterranean Steakhouse is taking over the former Uncle Julio's outparcel at 2096 Ninth St. N. Its façade and landscaping changes won design review approval Aug. 26, and the Naples Press reports an opening expected in early 2027. The same report mentions two more restaurants in the works at Coastland, Rodizio Grill and Oar & Iron Raw Bar & Grill, without opening dates.
Several Months When Most of It Opens
Lined up by date, the changes on Seagate Drive and just around it fall within a short window:
- Now through Dec. 31. The resort tower is closed. Rhode's End, Clam Pass beach services, the Naples Tennis Academy and the Naples Grande Golf Club are operating, and the county's Clam Pass Park keeps its posted hours of 8 a.m. to sunset.
- December. The Conservancy's guided boardwalk walks begin their December-to-April season.
- Near the end of 2026. RH Naples is aiming to open at Waterside, with no date announced yet.
- Jan. 1, 2027. Signia Hilton Naples Grande Beach Resort is scheduled to take its first guests.
- Early 2027. Buck & Rider at Waterside and Atlantic Forge at Coastland Center are both targeting this window.
For most of 2026, the stretch of Seagate Drive between the Waterside corner and the resort entrance was mostly quiet, with construction at one end and a closed hotel at the other. By early 2027 it will have a reopened resort with new restaurants that haven't been named yet, three new restaurants near US-41, and the same county boardwalk to the beach. Any of the dates still to come could move. Buck & Rider has already pushed its target back once, and RH hasn't announced a date.
The Whitcomb Group has lived and worked on this part of the Naples coast for a long time, and we follow the changes along Seagate Drive as closely as our neighbors do. If you're wondering how the Signia Hilton reopening or the new openings at Waterside could affect a Seagate home you own or have your eye on, reach out. We're glad to talk it through. Contact Us.
