A stretch of the Miami River that for years has been home to stacks of crab traps and a commercial fishing operation could be redeveloped into a complex of restaurants and a fish market if Miami officials and voters embrace a developer’s proposal to build on public land.
Alex Mantecon unveiled the design and concept for his Riverside Wharf project this week after a competitive process launched over the summer by the city’s department of real estate yielded no other bids. The roughly $30 million complex, featuring four riverfront restaurants serviced by a fish market, would be built on two Miami-owned parcels and on land next door owned by Mantecon’s MV Real Estate Holdings LLC.
Mantecon, who is also building a mixed-use tower with self-storage and an 11,000-square-foot rooftop restaurant across the street, says the project would be another step in the Miami River’s evolution as a “culinary destination.”