Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and the second largest fortune in the world, bought a new property - his third - for 90 million dollars (83 million euros) on the exclusive island of Indian Creek, known as the 'Billionaires' Bunker' and located in Miami Beach, in Biscayne Bay in southern Florida (USA), national media reported this Tuesday.
The transaction was carried out off-market and, according to Bloomberg, the tycoon plans to reside in this six-bedroom mansion while demolishing the other two houses he previously bought on this island.
Property records show the luxury home last sold in 1998 for $2.5 million.
"That's the hottest place (Indian Creek) in the country right now. If there's one thing rich elites want, it's a little exclusivity," a source familiar with the area's real estate sector told the New York Post.
Bezos, 60, acquired two other properties in October and June 2023 for $79 and $68 million, respectively, located in the "Billionaires' Bunker."
The town of Indian Creek, with only 41 residential lots, has a country club, its own police department and is home to personalities and magnates such as Jeffrey Soffer, Carl Icahn, Tom Brady, Julio Iglesias, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump .
Jeff Bezos also has other properties in Washington, Maui and Beverly Hills, which he bought, the latter, for $165 million in 2020, according to Bloomberg.
The Amazon founder, who since resigning as CEO in 2021 has been enjoying the good life with his fiancée, former journalist of Mexican origin Lauren Sánchez, was looking to acquire property in Indian Creek.
Bezos and Sánchez, born into a Mexican-American family in Albuquerque, New Mexico, first went public with their relationship in 2019. Since the two began dating, they have kept the details of their life together private, although They have been photographed at some events.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Jeff Bezos has a fortune of $203.7 billion.
Bezos has sold Amazon shares worth about $8.5 billion in recent months, after "not getting rid of company shares since 2021," Bloomberg reported.
The founder of the space company Blue Origin is also the owner of one of the most expensive superyachts in the world, the Koru, the luxurious three-masted schooner valued at $500 million that is considered the largest in the world.
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