Ken Griffin, the founder and CEO of Citadel.
Ken Griffin, the founder and CEO of Citadel.
  • The billionaire Ken Griffin bought a historic Miami property for about $107 million in September.
  • The financier is said to be mulling moving an early-1900s home from the site to city-owned land.
  • Local preservationists are pushing back against the idea, saying it is like "redacting history."

A battle is brewing in Miami's exclusive Coconut Grove community between the billionaire financier Ken Griffin and local preservationists.