Billionaire Jeff Bezos' land is 'hard to buy even with money'

The founder of Amazon spent nearly 200 million USD to buy 2 adjacent villas in the super expensive Indian Creek Village residential area and is negotiating with at least 3 more homeowners.

According to Bloomberg, Mr. Bezos bought a villa worth $68 million in the super expensive Indian Creek Village residential area in Miami (USA) in August 2023. A few months later, the billionaire bought the house next door for $79 million.

An anonymous source revealed that the Amazon founder may seek to build his own bunker and is negotiating with at least three homeowners on the island.

Indian Creek is located on a private island of more than 121 hectares in Biscayne Bay, Miami. Photo: Business Insider.

Not only Mr. Bezos, this private island nicknamed “Billionaire’s Bunker” is chosen by stars and billionaires as a place to live thanks to its high security.

Billionaire Island

To own real estate on this island, money is just a necessary condition. If he were not both the founder of Amazon and the second richest person in the world, Jeff Bezos would hardly be able to buy a house here.

Not only are they expensive, villa sales only take place thanks to acquaintances. Therefore, the residents of the village are not only rich but also belong to a powerful class in society.

In December 2022, Hannah Towey, a reporter for Business Insider, had the opportunity to visit Indian Creek Village and was surprised by the security level of this island.

Visitors are only allowed to take photos through car windows. Photo: Business Insider.

Specifically, to go to the island you need to be a resident or on the verified guest list.

At the same time, while traveling on the island, you are not allowed to get out of the car, except at the specified destination. Police patrol regularly, on the ground and in the surrounding waters.

The only entrance for visitors to the island is a bridge, and cars are the only accepted means of transport.

At the island gate, drivers must have their identity verified before being allowed inside. Just past the gate, right next to the left will be the Indian Creek Village police headquarters.

During a walk under the guidance of a real estate broker, Towey said most of the people appearing on the street are currently just construction workers.

There are many homes under construction, including the mansion that Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner bought for $24 million.

A total of 41 riverfront lots are located surrounding the main Indian Creek golf course of this 1.2 square kilometer island.

Billionaire island is small but expensive. Photo: Mansion Global.

In 1939, the Florida Congress passed a law allowing an area of more than 25 people to form a town.

Therefore, although there are only a few dozen households, Indian Creek Village has its own Mayor and local government. The town even has its own police force.

“Small but mighty” village

According to officially published information from the area police, there are currently about 15 police officers maintaining order on both ground and water.

Regarding underwater security, plans to install a laser motion detection system around the island are being proposed and proposed.

According to a report by Rocket Homes in September 2023, an average villa here costs up to 49.5 million USD.

The island is always protected by its own police force of 13 people. Photo: Bloomberg.

However, not all residents of this island can use the golf course on the island.

Only members of the club can step foot into this exclusive golf course. To become a member, an individual must be nominated by someone in the club and must submit a formal application before being considered.

According to Page Six, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were once denied permission to use the golf course despite spending up to $30 million on the island villa.

In the past, some bars on this island have been accused of discriminating against people of color and Jews. However, they denied all of the above allegations.

During the tour around the island, according to Towey, besides bars and a few villas, Indian Creek Village has almost no notable places left.

The absolute privacy and security of this place is a huge attraction for the rich. Photo: Luxuryhouse.

There is only one road stretching from the entrance gate to the end of this island.

However, it is precisely because of that privacy and security that the upper class is looking for, not the busy, bustling places in the center of America.

Not only Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, people who set foot on the island can also see the villas of some famous people such as billionaire Carl Icahn, supermodel Adriana Lima and singer Julio Iglesias.

According to the real estate broker, most residents here own or rent additional real estate on the Miami mainland for convenience for work purposes.