In reality, the ambitious and grand dream projects are always set by developers hoping to profit on the city's explosive real estate market, and a great example is Miami. If it is because of the market forces, political skullduggery or community opposition, some "game evolving" projects never come to the groundbreaking point.
Miami public relations consultant, Seth Gordon, who has embodied a fair share of determined developers in a profession that has been there for over 30 years, says, "People really believe announcing something is the same as doing it."
A documentary filmmaker, Billy Corben, has made a professional career in creating films that are set in Miami, saying in his observation that Florida's earliest residents created the city on unfounded assurances, and that fortunately for some of their rivals, turned out to be real.
For example, when Carl Fischer, a businessman from Indianapolis, came to Florida in the 20th century, he aggressively and boldly said that he would convert a swampy island into a bustling tourist mecca. One hundred years later, Miami Beach, the city Fischer founded, is going strong. He added, talking about Miami's partiality for the grand plan, "If we didn't originate it, we certainly mastered it. We have a pretty good track record of promising projects that never happen."
Even as Miami has returned from an economic downturn with a hot real estate market that is motivated by foreign capital, some current projects have crashed down in October of the previous year, smashing the shoreline.
Sakor Development has spoken that it would revise the plan for an integrated use development with retail space, office and residential area.
Recently, Salk said during an interview that the plan hasn't been modified. Salk further explained, "Our market research indicates this will ensure the highest and best use of the land, given appreciating values and the current development mix in what is quickly becoming one of Miami's most desirable neighborhoods."
Another project that is proposed for Miami is the state's Urban Development Boundary called American Dream Miami, where it will need to change the zoning of the lands in order to build the project, based on the statement of Jose Diaz, the district commissioner of the proposed site.