Jeff Bezos’ Mysterious Neighbor Asks $200 Million for Empty Land

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A mystery seller is asking $200 million for an empty waterfront lot next to properties bought by Jeff Bezos in South Florida.

The approximately 1.84 acre (0.74 hectare) plot of land is located on Indian Creek, an artificial barrier island nicknamed “Billionaire Bunker.” Ilya Reznik, who is brokering the deal, declined to identify the seller but said he was “willing to negotiate” the price. “I’ve already had a few showings and obviously the buyer will be a billionaire,” Reznik said.

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Even if the land fails to sell for $200 million, Reznik believes it will still set a record for the area. That’s partly due to the founder of Amazon.com Inc., who has purchased three properties in Indian Creek since 2023, including two adjacent to the land currently for sale. Bezos should tear down both of these properties and replace them with custom versions.

On his third purchase earlier this year, Bezos paid around $87 million.

“I think $200 million is a big number, but I’m confident that ultimately the buyer will pay a little extra because Bezos is a neighbor,” Reznik said. “Those prices just didn’t exist before he came to Indian Creek.”

The empty land, located at 9 Indian Creek Island Road, was purchased for $27.5 million in 2018 by SMM Sunny Holding LLC, a Delaware company, records show. Reznik said the current owner has drawn up preliminary designs for a 25,000-square-foot (2,322.6-square-meter) estate on the property that will be available to the buyer.

Indian Creek has become a symbol of growing wealth in South Florida and how the ultra-wealthy value the merely haves.

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The island, accessible only by a single heavily guarded bridge, has its own police force and around 40 courses, as well as its own 18-hole golf course. Other Indian Creek residents include Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, Tom Brady and Carl Icahn.

Even outside of Indian Creek, it’s becoming increasingly expensive to own a luxury home in the area. In the third quarter, the median price of a luxury single-family home – the top 10% sold – in Miami Beach and the neighboring barrier islands was $23 million, an increase of 16% from the same prior year period, according to brokerage data Douglas Elliman Real Estate and appraiser Miller Samuel Inc.

The Indian Creek listing was first reported by the New York Post.

— With the help of John Gittelsohn.

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