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It’s the Only One in Eastern America
Michael Baumann thought he’d found the perfect spot for luxury condos.
The land sat at the mouth of the Miami River where it meets Biscayne Bay, surrounded by some of the most expensive real estate in Florida. He paid $8.5 million for the property in 1998, tore down the old apartments, and started planning two high-rise towers.
Then county archaeologists showed up for a routine check before construction, and what they found in the limestone bedrock stopped everything…