Step Inside 'Billionaire Bunker,' Jeff Bezos' New Miami Neighborhood

Publish date: 2024-10-05

Jeff Bezos, who has called Seattle home for 29 years, is officially moving to Miami.

Jeff Bezos has reportedly purchased a waterfront mansion in Indian Creek, an artificial barrier island in Miami. Karwai Tang/WireImage via Getty Images; Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Bezos made the announcement on Instagram on Thursday evening.

"I want to be close to my parents, and Lauren and I love Miami," Bezos wrote of his and his fiancé Lauren Sanchez's decision to make the move. "Also, Blue Origin's operations are increasingly shifting to Cape Canaveral. For all that, I'm planning to return to Miami, leaving the Pacific Northwest."

Bezos' upcoming move puts him in good company: Many business moguls and wealthy people have moved to the sunshine state in recent years. Of course, Bezos is no mere wealthy individual: With a $160 billion net worth, the Amazon founder is currently the second-richest person in the world.

Bezos' announcement comes after he made two big real-estate purchases in Miami's Indian Creek neighborhood, which is informally known as "Billionaire Bunker."

Todd Michael Glaser/Dina Goldentayer ᐧ

In October, Bezos bought a $79 million mansion in the neighborhood. The home neighbors another property he bought over the summer for $68 million.

High-profile figures like Ivanka Trump and Tom Brady also have homes in the highly secure barrier island.

To enter the island, your need to be a resident or have your name put on a verified visitor's list. At the gate, security scanned my Uber driver's license before letting us through.

Hannah Towey/Insider

My Uber driver dropped me off on the other side of the bridge. While waiting for Dina Goldentayer, the realtor who would be giving me a tour, a policeman stopped to ask who I was waiting for.

Hannah Towey/Insider

As I wandered around, the only other people I saw on the streets were construction workers. Several homes, including a mansion Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner purchased last year for $24 million, were under construction.

Hannah Towey/Insider

Source: New York Post

Tom Brady paid $17 million for a home that's in the process of being demolished in order to build an "eco-mansion," Page Six first reported.

Construction of the mansion appeared to remain underway, despite reports that the couple had paused the project. Hannah Towey/Insider

Source: Insider

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were told by local residents they "need not apply" to the club after buying their $30 million Indian Creek home, Page Six reported.

Hannah Towey/Insider

Source: Page Six

Some residents own or rent additional properties on Miami's mainland, Goldentayer said, like Ivanka and Jared's $18.8 million rental condo in nearby Surfside.

Hannah Towey/Insider

Source: New York Post

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Step Inside 'Billionaire Bunker,' Jeff Bezos' New Miami Neighborhood

Jeff Bezos, who has called Seattle home for 29 years, is officially moving to Miami.

Bezos' announcement comes after he made two big real-estate purchases in Miami's Indian Creek neighborhood, which is informally known as "Billionaire Bunker."

To enter the island, your need to be a resident or have your name put on a verified visitor's list. At the gate, security scanned my Uber driver's license before letting us through.

My Uber driver dropped me off on the other side of the bridge. While waiting for Dina Goldentayer, the realtor who would be giving me a tour, a policeman stopped to ask who I was waiting for.

As I wandered around, the only other people I saw on the streets were construction workers. Several homes, including a mansion Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner purchased last year for $24 million, were under construction.

Tom Brady paid $17 million for a home that's in the process of being demolished in order to build an "eco-mansion," Page Six first reported.

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were told by local residents they "need not apply" to the club after buying their $30 million Indian Creek home, Page Six reported.

Some residents own or rent additional properties on Miami's mainland, Goldentayer said, like Ivanka and Jared's $18.8 million rental condo in nearby Surfside.