More options to shop and dine out? Booming Miami River draws new tenants
Miami River’s retail scene is blossoming with a handful of new tenants, all attracted to the nearby employment hub — the Health District.
Publix Liquor and the locally based restaurants and businesses P.Pole Pizza, Carrot Express, CKO Boxing Gym and the Charter Agency signed retail leases at River Landing Shops and Residences, according to Andy Hellinger, co-partner of Urban X Group. The five tenants leased about 9,000 square feet of space at 1400 NW North River Drive.
Publix Liquor and the Charter Agency will open by late 2021, according to Hellinger. Charter Agency will manage the 10 boat slips at the 8.14-acre riverfront mall and book river excursions. The remaining tenants will open in the first quarter 2022.
All of the tenants are interested in the mall’s proximity to the nearby employment hubs — the Health District and the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building. Many health-related employers are based in the Health District, including Jackson Health System, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and University of Miami Health System.
“The more the area grows in employment and residential base,” Hellinger said, “the more shoppers and customers we’re going to have.”
The mall is approximately 90% full and has four vacant spaces left but, Hellinger said, not for long. He said several restaurants and experiential retail tenants expressed interest in leasing the remaining spaces.
This story was originally published September 28, 2021 at 6:00 AM.
