PHOTO: Orlando Capote told CBS4 News that his father bought the humble single-family home in 1989, after escaping Cuba. Picture: Miami CBS local Source: Supplied
Everyone else on the street has sold up, but the man has refused over 60 offers to buy his family home, including one for over $1 million.
A feisty Florida man is refusing to sell his cherished family home even as it’s swallowed by a massive $US600 million ($A790 million) commercial development.
Orlando Capote told CBS4 News that his father bought the humble single-family home in 1989, after escaping Cuba and working double jobs to achieve his American dream.
“The house is my soul,” Mr Capote said. “So what good is it to sell your soul for all the money in the world?”
The surrounding construction zone “is the most mega commercial development in Coral Gables history,” according to the local report.
The Plaza Coral Gables, developed by Agave Ponce LLC, features shops, restaurants, residences, office space and a 242-room luxury hotel.
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