The owner of Amazon and the airline company Blue Origin spent as much as $68 million, or approximately PLN 277 million, on a property located in an exclusive, gated enclave called “the billionaires’ bunker”. His neighbors here include Julio Iglesias, Tom Brady, Ivanka Trump with Jared Kushner.
According to Bloomberg, the 59-year-old billionaire paid the highest amount ever spent for a house there (the previous record was $ 49.9 million and was set in 2019). The deal was made in June, shortly after Bezos became engaged to TV presenter Lauren Sanchez. Previously, the property was owned by a company called MTM Star International, which acquired it for $1.4 million in 1982.
Billionaire Bunker is an artificial island located in the Miami, Florida metropolitan area. It was given such a nickname due to the concentration of very wealthy property owners. It’s actually called Indian Creek. It houses 40 houses and a “housing community” for the rich – Indian Creek Country Club.
According to the 2021 census, the island was inhabited by only 81 people.
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Holiday home
The Bezos estate comprises a two-story residence with three bedrooms and three bathrooms – built in 1965 and extended in 1985 to a living area of ​​approximately 930 square meters. sq m
The new acquisition will rather be a vacation home for the third richest man in the world (according to “Forbes”) and his fiancée. The main residence of the founder of Amazon is considered to be the property in Beverly Hills, which he bought in 2020 for $ 165 million.
It is currently being renovated and the couple rents from the famous saxophonist Kenny G his apartment complex in Malibu. They pay 600,000 for it. hole. monthly.
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