MIAMI—What will differentiate the configuration of your renovated Miami Beach Convention Center building—and where will visitors access the building? That's what we asked principals of South Beach ACE and Portman-CMC, the two firms competing for the right to redevelop the Miami Beach Convention Center District, in part two of our series.

You can go back and read part one of our series, A Tale of Two Redevelopment Plans, if you missed it. Our goal is to offer each side of the table a fair shake to explain the difference—and benefits—of their plans.

Ambrish Baisiwala, CEO of Portman Holdings, tells GlobeSt.com there are a number of important differences in the configuration that impact the usability of the convention center. Perhaps one of the most significant, he says, is the construction period itself.