Retailers and real estate developers are sold on the eastern leg of the Miami River as an up-and-coming culinary and entertainment destination on the verge of a break-through.
But are voters?
That’s a key question leading up to the March 15 election, when developers Alex Mantecon and Guillermo Vadell will learn whether plans to build Riverside Wharf, a 58,000-square-foot complex of restaurants, will sink or swim. Their $30 million project is privately financed and includes some private property, but they need voter support because their project also includes three-quarters of an acre of city land.