MIAMI—Today it's one of Beach's most underutilized public sites. But if South Beach ACE has its way, it may soon come feature a fully-revamped convention center that lures major events from around the world, an iconic hotel, inviting green spaces, low-density retail uses, and cultural venues.

South Beach ACE, one of two teams competing to redevelop the Miami Beach Convention Center and its 52-acre site, is made up of national developer Tishman, international architecture firm OMA, and Miami Beach developer UIA Management. Experts in construction, convention center design, landscape design and traffic are joining forces with the team. Portman is also competing for the win.

“After listening extensively to the community and Miami Beach stakeholders, our concept plan unveiled in February was for a world class convention center, increased site connectivity, the preservation of key elements of the site that are important to the community and more open space and recreation facilities,” says Dan Tishman, chairman of Tishman. Tishman is currently overseeing the reconstruction of the World Trade Center site and the renovation of the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan.