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River Deck Restaurant Opening Soon

River Deck Restaurant

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Opening Soon in New Smyrna Beach

From: NSB VISION ALLIANCE RIVER DECK PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY
March 13, 2017

Area developers are giving new meaning to redevelopment at the east end of historic Canal Street and Riverside Drive. Once a two parcel location consisting of boat storage, a marina, a bait sales store and the Dolphin view restaurant, it is now a single property per a 25 year lease agreement. The development is known as River Deck and will be built in phases.

The first phase is the remodeling of the existing restaurant while preserving some of old New Smyrna beach by recycling cypress wood from an area home slated for demolish- ment for the restaurant’s interior. Remodeling existing structures is a priority for the de- velopers as is retaining the character of historic Canal Street.

As additional phases are built, input from citizens will be welcomed as an inherent part of the development process. The River Deck restaurant will be the first building to be opened to the public. The opening is planned for later this year.

The development phases will include:

The Tiki Hut; to be constructed as part of the River Deck restaurant Marina reconstruction
Dry storage reconstruction with design features to complement the village quality of Canal Street

Upgraded bait store

Enlarged and paved parking areas

Creation of new walkways for river views for the public thereby adding an important link to the pedestrian-friendly NSB waterfront loop

About the developers:

Briefing the Alliance were Daytona area developer Vernon Kuftic and local architect and project designer, Jay Pendergast. Mr. Kuftic highlighted two points for Alliance mem- bers that reflect the developer’s approach to the construction of this project.

2 thoughts on “River Deck Restaurant Opening Soon

    1. Been waiting over a year for the restaurant to open. Is the city delayed
      Permit what’s holding up the grand opening. Seems just last year you were saying the same thing about June July
      Opening soon. Well these two months
      are gone. What now?

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