Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, whose total networth hovers around 200 billion dollars, has made a new real estate purchase. The billionaire has just spent 90 million on a mansion on Florida’s Indian Creek Island, also known as “Billionaire Bunker”. Bezos already has two other properties on the island, meaning he now has 237 million dollars worth of real estate on the exclusive piece of land.
Indian Creek Island, located just off the coast of Miami, is only accessible through a guarded bridge and a private police force patrols the premises around the clock. With a median house price of 29.5 million dollars, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that only the happy few on this planet are able to afford a piece of property on the island. Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and Tom Brady are just a couple of the other celebrities with mansions on the island, which only counts 41 properties in total.
After his engagement to Lauren Sanchez, Bezos bought his first property on Indian Creek Island in June 2023, worth 68 million, followed by a second purchase in October, worth 79 million dollars. Only a month later, in November 2023, he announced he would be moving from Seattle to Miami. Even though he allegedly did so to be closer to his friends and family, Florida’s favourable tax regulations for billionaires probably also made the decision a bit easier.
“My parents have always been my biggest supporters. They recently moved back to Miami, the place we lived when I was younger”, Bezos wrote on Instagram. “I want to be close to my parents, and Lauren and I love Miami. Also, Blue Origin’s operations are increasingly shifting to Cape Canaveral.”
Bezos’ newest acquisition was apparently bought off-market and was originally built in 2002. It spans over 1,114 square metres, counts six bedrooms and nine bathrooms and is situated at a waterfront location. According to the New York Post, his newest purchase is neighbouring to his earlier two, which he plans on demolishing – a move that won’t be appreciated by everyone. “Property on the island is already scarce, so there is no doubt that Bezos making off-market deals will rile up a few who have been eyeing homes there,” an anonymous source told the New York Post.
