The owner of the former Intracoastal Marina-Coral Bay Restaurant on U.S. 1 in Melbourne has submitted plans to stabilize the shoreline, rebuild the marina with about 140 boat slips, and return the former popular riverfront hot spot to its former glory.
Developer Harry Mirpuri plans to build a seven-story hotel with a rooftop bar and three restaurants along the Indian River Lagoon. This site previously housed a boat storage building, marina and a series of high-profile restaurants: Shooter's, Skipper's, Dixie Crossroads and Coral Bay.
"It's going to be a destination that the city's extremely proud of, as are we. The ultimate goal is not to rush this, but to do it right," Mirpuri said.
River Walk Marina Partners, Mirpuri's Ocoee-based company, bought the property for $2 million in June 2018 from the city of Melbourne. Fenced from the public, this site next to the six-story Marina Towers medical/office building includes 4.4 upland acres and 2.7 acres of leased submerged lands.
Mirpuri said site and project planning will consume the remainder of this year and 2021, but he is targeting 2022-23 to "go vertical" with construction after the marina is complete. He said the coronavirus pandemic has triggered some delays.
The developer has applied for a permit from the Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, seeking permission for five stages of work. If approved:
- Old pilings, wave fencing and decking will be removed and transported by dump truck to a landfill.
- Crews will construct 31 feet of steel sheet-pile bulkhead.
- Limestone boulders will be installed as riprap.
- A timber boardwalk measuring 950 feet long and 15 feet wide will be installed, supported by 204 concrete piles.
- Workers will construct a floating concrete wave attenuator/transient dock surrounding the marina basin, along with five floating docks equipped with 27 pump-out stations.
The developer will employ manatee, sea turtle and smalltooth sawfish protection provisions during the project, the application said.
The limestone boulder riprap will provide hiding spots and habitat for fish, crabs and oysters, the application said.
Two former marinas here changed in design and slip configuration several times since the 1960s, the application said. The basin was historically protected by a wave-attenuating fence, sections of which remain today.
In 2004, Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne battered Coral Bay, which then sat vacant for years. Crews razed the structure in 2011.
The Riverwalk Marina project is the latest high-profile hotel planned for Melbourne and the nearby Indian River Lagoon:
- Downtown, the final concrete pour took place in April atop the 11-story roof of the $42 million Tapestry Collection by Hilton hotel, which may open in February.
- In June, the Melbourne Airport Authority approved a lease for a Hyatt Place "fly-in hotel" just west of the passenger terminal.
- Last month, an Orlando developer released artist's renderings of a nine-story hotel, a six-story parking garage, and a food hall-marketplace in downtown Eau Gallie.
- And a Rockledge developer has signed a letter of intent to buy the former Pelican Harbor Marina on Turkey Creek in Palm Bay for $1.8 million, then build a waterfront hotel, restaurant and marina.
More: Ocoee developer buys old Intracoastal Marina for $2 million, plans to build 7-story hotel
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"We have two different hotel partners that we've been in talks with. They're both new to the marketplace. They are going to be unique. They are going to be life-style oriented," Mirpuri said. He declined to identify the hotels, citing nondisclosure agreements.
In tandem, Mirpuri said he is engaged in talks with national and Florida-based restaurant partners.
The city of Melbourne bought the marina site in 2013 for $1.375 million in hopes of attracting economic redevelopment. After Hurricane Irma struck in 2017, the city demolished the aging dry-storage boat building — which was dangerously leaning about 10 degrees to the east.
Rick Neale is the South Brevard Watchdog Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Neale at 321-242-3638 or rneale@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @RickNeale1. To subscribe: https://ift.tt/2GpIgJW
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