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See the exclusive island where Jeff Bezos bought 3 mansions for $237 million

Florida has long been attractive to those looking for a fresh start, thanks in large part to its business-friendly policies, lack of state income tax, and irresistible warm climate.

Jeff Bezos is among them. After 29 years in Seattle, the Amazon founder announced at the end of 2023 that he will move to Miami.

In November, Bezos took to Instagram to explain why the Sunshine State was the perfect place for him.

“I want to be close to my parents, and Lauren and I love Miami,” Bezos wrote of his and fiancee Lauren Sánchez’s decision to relocate. “Also, Blue Origin operations are increasingly moving to Cape Canaveral. However, I plan to return to Miami, leaving the Pacific Northwest.”

Bezos and Sanchez are moving to the ultra-exclusive Indian Creek neighborhood in Miami, a collection of homes surrounding a golf club on a very secure island. The area, informally called the “Billionaire’s Bunker”, is also known for its privacy and exclusivity.

Bezos has amassed an impressive collection of homes on the island: In June 2023, he purchased a mansion for $68 million, followed by an adjacent property for $79 million in October. By September 2024, he added a third mansion purchased for $90 million.

The latest wrinkle: The businessman who sold Bezos the $79 million property — Leo Kryss, a co-founder of Brazilian toy company Tectoy — is suing his brokerage for failing to disclose that Bezos was the buyer. Kryss claims that had he known Bezos was buying the house, he would have held firm on the total asking price of $85 million, $6 million more than it actually sold for.

With a net worth that Forbes put at about $203 billion on Thursday, Bezos is currently the second-richest person in the world — behind Elon Musk — and has more than enough money to buy almost any home that he wants.

Bezos is in good company on Indian Creek: high-profile figures including football legend Tom Brady and Ivanka Trump’s husband Jared Kushner also own property there.

Take a look inside the neighborhood.

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