After relocating to the exclusive Indian Creek Island in Miami in 2023, billionaire Jeff Bezos began selling his properties in Seattle.
The first transaction was a major sale: Jeff Bezos’ mansion in Hunts Point, Washington, sold for an impressive $63 million. With this deal, Bezos broke the record for the most expensive residential sale in Washington state history.
This transaction far surpassed the previous record, including the $38.9 million sale of a property in nearby Medina in 2023. The sale was finalized just days before a landmark moment for Blue Origin, Bezos’ aerospace company, which launched its first all-women crew. Among the passengers were his fiancée Lauren Sanchez, singer Katy Perry, and journalist Gayle King.
The luxurious mansion on the shores of Lake Washington measures 8,700 m², sits on a 1.3-hectare lot, and offers 91 meters of private shoreline. Bezos purchased the property in 2019 for $37.5 million from art collector Barney Ebsworth. Designed by the renowned Olson Kundig firm, the house was built with a focus on durability and sophistication, using concrete and steel as primary materials.
With a modern design, the residence features an art gallery wing, climate-controlled environments, floor-to-ceiling windows, and glass walls that integrate the interior with the surrounding wooded landscape. The project includes three bedrooms, four bathrooms, an elevator, a two-story guest house, a terrace with a fireplace, and a secondary kitchen for events. The original layout was adapted to accommodate Ebsworth’s valuable art collection, combining privacy and spatial fluidity.
The 2023 transaction reaffirmed the exceptional value of the property, which had already broken records at the time of Bezos’ initial purchase.
In December 2023, Jeff Bezos officially announced his departure from Seattle, stating that the move to Florida was to be closer to his parents. Since then, he has strengthened his presence on Indian Creek Island, one of the most exclusive and heavily guarded addresses in the United States, known as the “Billionaires’ Bunker.”
On the island, the Amazon founder has already acquired three properties, including two neighboring estates for $147 million and a third mansion for $90 million. The sale of the Seattle mansion marks the beginning of a process to reduce his real estate holdings in the region, although he still maintains significant assets there.
Among his remaining properties is the historic La Haye residence, a 30,000-square-foot Tudor-style mansion purchased in 2010 for $45 million, along with a second adjacent house acquired in 1998 for $10 million. Together, these properties represent more than two decades of Bezos’ presence in Seattle’s luxury real estate market.
After his divorce from MacKenzie Scott in 2019, Jeff Bezos’ real estate investments expanded exponentially. In addition to properties in Washington and Florida, he owns high-value real estate in New York, California, Texas, and Hawaii. His real estate portfolio in the United States is estimated to exceed $570 million. Some of these homes serve as primary residences, while others are used by staff or for Bezos’ private operations.
Source: The Richest
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