MW Jeff Bezos sells Seattle mansion for $63 million in Washington state's priciest residential sale ever

By Kelsi Karruli

Bezos moved to Florida, but still owns two properties in Seattle

Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has sold his sprawling Hunts Point, Wash., estate for a record-breaking $63 million, less than two years after he and fiancée Lauren Sanchez moved their primary residence from the tony Seattle suburb to Miami.

The 61-year-old-who is worth an estimated $198.2 billion, according to Forbes-made a very hefty profit on the sale of the 9,240-square-foot home, having purchased it for $37.5 million in 2019, the same year he divorced his ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott.

Bezos' latest real estate transaction, which appears to have been arranged off market, is now Washington state's priciest residential sale, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal.

The opulent three-bedroom, four-bathroom abode comes complete with lavish amenities including an elevator, a walk-in closet, a secondary kitchen, a rooftop terrace with a fireplace and a glass walkway connecting the property to its two-story guesthouse.

The property, which was previously owned by late art collector Barney A. Ebsworth-also features lush landscaping and occupies 300 feet of Lake Washington's shores.

The tech mogul's decision to sell off his pricey three-bedroom, four-bathroom pad, which is located in the ultra-exclusive enclave of Medina, Wash., comes around 18 months after he revealed that he and Sanchez, 55, had made a decision to trade Seattle's gray skies for the warmth of the Sunshine State.

"Seattle has been my home since 1994, when I started Amazon $(AMZN)$ out of my garage. That's my dad behind the camera in this video, touring Amazons' first 'office,'" he captioned an Instagram video shared in November 2023.

Bezos added that his parents had "recently moved back to Miami," where they resided during his childhood, noting that his decision to move was motivated entirely by his desire to be closer to them.

The Blue Origin founder emphasized that he and Sanchez-who recently took a flight to the edge of space in one of her husband's rockets-"love" Miami and "want to be close" to his parents, adding that "Blue Origin's operations are increasingly shifting to Cape Canaveral."

Bezos branded the move "exciting" yet "emotional" and noted that he will always adore Seattle.

"I've lived in Seattle longer than I've lived anywhere else and have so many amazing memories here ... Seattle, you will always have a piece of my heart," he said.

However, in February 2024, it was revealed that Bezos enjoyed another perk as a result of his relocation: saving hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes.

According to a report by CNBC, the businessman stood to save "at least $610 million" in taxes that he would have had to pay if he were still living full time in Washington state.

The tech entrepreneur still maintains two properties in the Emerald City: a $10 million property that he acquired in 1998 and an adjacent residence he snapped up in 2010 for $45 million.

Four years after he founded Amazon, Bezos and his former spouse, Scott, bought two homes on a 5-acre plot in the town of Hunts Point for that $10 million price point-and then spent a reported $28 million on renovations in and around the dwelling, which boasts 310 feet of private shoreline.

To maximize space (and privacy), Bezos purchased an adjacent property that same year-a 24,000-square-foot mansion that was reportedly listed for $53 million, although the Amazon founder snagged it for an $8 million discount.

That home would ultimately serve as the business mogul's primary residence for the next decade until 2023, when he announced his move to Florida.

However, Bezos now seems set on focusing his real estate investment in Florida, where he owns three pricey places on Indian Creek Island-the third, he picked up for a reported $90 million in 2024.

According to reports, he plans to raze the other two properties-which he picked up for a combined $147 million-and live in the most-recent purchase while awaiting construction to be completed.

Indian Creek Island, which is known as "Billionaire Bunker" because of its residents' extraordinary wealth, is also home to the likes of his close friend Ivanka Trump as well as Tom Brady. Bezos is understood to be its richest inhabitant.

The neighborhood, which has just 34 homes and 40-odd residents, is guarded by its own police force, ensuring the utmost safety for its wealthy homeowners.

The owner of the storied Washington Post owns a similarly storied estate in the nation's capital, a compound that he is said to have dropped $23 million on in 2017. The Washington, D.C., property includes two large, historical buildings and a chauffeur's residence and garage, totaling nearly 27,000 square feet of interior space.

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The entire lot measures more than 34,000 square feet, with landscaped gardens and lawns. It had been marketed as "perfect for a school or embassy or an exceptional private home."

The Blue Origin founder also has a huge pied-à-terre in New York City. He owns a $16 million, three-bedroom apartment, purchased in 2020-that's in addition to $80 million worth of units in the building, including a three-story penthouse and two apartments on the level right below it. In 2019, building permits were filed to combine the units.

The lavish spending continued to the West Coast, where, in 2020, Bezos dropped a record $165 million for David Geffen's Los Angeles mansion, the Wall Street Journal reported. Known as the Warner Estate, the 9-acre spread was built for Jack Warner, the late former president of Warner Bros.

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The parcel features "expansive terraces, sprawling gardens, several guest houses, a tennis court and its own nine-hole golf course," according to the Journal.

The Amazon founder reportedly added one more property to his cart in 2021. The billionaire and Sanchez picked up a 14-acre estate on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The cost of the off-market transaction was reported to be in the neighborhood of $78 million.

The offering is said to include a 4,500-square-foot main house, a 1,700-square-foot guesthouse, and a 700-square-foot pool. The holding encompasses seven parcels of land and a fish pond with a private, white-sand beach.

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The lovebirds also hold the keys to an expansive ranch in West Texas, just north of Van Horn.

Bezos purchased the property in 2004 because it reminded him of his childhood on his grandfather's land in Cotulla, Texas.

It is unknown how much he splashed out for the 400,000-acre property.

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The ranch is home to the 10,000-Year-Clock, which is designed to keep time for 10,000 years and helped Sanchez think about her future with Bezos, according to Vogue.

Sanchez also revealed to the outlet that Bezos has a space-themed bar, dubbed the Kármán Line Bar, located on the West Texas ranch.

This story originally ran on Realtor.com.

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