Yahoo News Jeff Bezos Buys Second Mansion Near Miami Beach for $79 Million: Sources
The Amazon founder has spent $147 million total for his waterfront Florida homes
Jeff Bezos has added another impressive property to his Floridian real estate portfolio.
After reportedly spending $68 million on a mansion near Miami Beach last summer, the Amazon founder, 59, has purchased the home next door for $79 million, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE.
“Bezos paid $79 million for his neighbor’s house this week,” one source says, adding, “He must want to have one big bash on Miami Beach.”
His recently purchased property was reportedly built in 2000 and sits on two acres. The seven-bedroom spread is stacked with luxury amenities including a wine cellar, home theater, swimming pool and cabana.
Related: Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Soak Up the Sun During Outing on Rumored $500M Yacht
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Panoramic view of the Brickell and downtown Miami city skylineWith both homes, he has spent a combined $147 million on luxury housing in the Florida area favored by high profile owners like Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, Tom Brady and musician Julio Iglesias.
Realtors on this week’s sale, Dina Goldentayer and Danilo Tavares of Douglas Elliman, had no comment when contacted by PEOPLE.
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Bezos' real estate moves come after a summer spent motoring around the Mediterranean with fiancee Lauren Sánchez on his megayacht.
The billionaire and the Emmy Award-winning journalist, 53, had an engagement party aboard the vessel on Italy's Amalfi Coast in August, a source confirmed to PEOPLE at the time.
The celebration took place over two months after the couple got engaged in May. Bezos and Sánchez took their relationship public in January 2019, shortly after Bezos announced his divorce from MacKenzie Scott after 25 years of marriage.
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