Jeff Bezos is moving to Miami. Meet some of his neighbors in the exclusive ‘billionaire bunker’ neighborhood.

Lakshmi VaranasiJan 14, 2024, 06:16 IST

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

Jeff Bezos has announced that he would be moving from Seattle to Miami.
The moving news comes weeks after he snapped up a second mansion in Miami's "billionaire bunker."

It looks like tech execs still love Miami.

After 29 years in Seattle, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced on Thursday that he and his fiancé Lauren Sanchez would soon be moving to Miami.

Bezos' announcement comes after the billionaire snapped up two massive mansions in Miami's "billionaire bunker" neighborhood over the past few months. The 'hood is on an artificial barrier island.

In October, Bezos bought a 7-bedroom mansion for $79 million, which is next to another waterfront mansion Bezos bought for $68 million earlier in the summer.

And as the name suggests, Bezos' new, exclusive neighborhood, is home to a handful of ultra-high net worth people, including billionaire investor Carl Icahn, former NFL quarterback Tom Brady, and musicians like Julio Iglesias.

Meet some of Bezos' new neighbors.

'Billionaire bunker,' officially known as Indian Creek Island, is a heavily guarded man-made barrier island complete with its own police force.

The exclusive village has 41 residential home sites according to the Miami-Dade Beacon Council.Google Maps

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn owns property in the billionaire bunker.

The activist investor has a fortune of close to $6 billion according to Bloomberg.Bing Maps/AP

Former NFL quarterback Tom Brady purchased a $17 million plot with his then wife, supermodel Gisele Bünchden, in 2020.

Brady and Bünchden have since gone their separate ways — Brady is now building a bachelor pad and Bünchden purchased a home in nearby Surfside.Jamie McCarthy / Staff

DJ David Guetta was reportedly in talks to buy a waterfront property in Indian Creek for $69 million in August.

French DJ David Guetta's home is reportedly next to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump's property.Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP

Spanish singer-songwriter Julio Iglesias paid around $15.2 million for a property on the island in 2012.

Iglesias likely has multiple properties on the island, which he's sold to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, and celebrity plastic surgeon Aaron Rollins.Wikipedia/Bing Maps

Car dealership tycoon Norman Braman bought an 8-bedroom house on the island for $3.9 million in 1991.

Braman's property has grown almost 13 fold since he purchased it in 1991.Bing Maps

Property developer Irwin Tauber owns a huge, 24,716 square feet, 8-bedroom mansion with a tennis court.

Tauber, the CEO of Taubco, is well-known developer in South Florida.Bing Maps

Former Sears CEO and hedge fund titan Eddie Lampert dropped $38.4 million on a property back in March 2012.

Lampert seems to be a fan of bathrooms — his mansion has 11 full bathrooms.Reuters

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump dropped around $32 million on a lot on the island in 2020.

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump purchased a lot in 2020 and subsequently bought another mansion in 2021.Win McNamee/Getty Images

Beyonce and Jay-Z sold their property to Dutch executive Geert-Jan Bakker in 2010.

The Dutch businessman is the owner of Bakker Magnetics.Getty Images/ Bing Maps

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