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Membership into Miami’s most exclusive club is something money can’t buy—and Jeff Bezos is among those standing outside, looking in
Jeff Bezos has spent hundreds of millions of dollars buying his way into one of Miami’s most exclusive neighborhoods. But even the founder of Amazon, which sits atop the Fortune 500, has yet to squeeze his way into the private club at the center of it.
TL;DR
- Jeff Bezos has invested $234 million in three properties on Indian Creek Island, a wealthy enclave known as the "Billionaire Bunker."
- Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sanchez Bezos, have not yet been admitted as members to the private Indian Creek Country Club.
- The club has a stringent membership process, requiring sponsorships and approval from a board, with an estimated initiation fee near $1 million.
- Longtime members are reportedly hesitant to admit new wealthy individuals, fearing a change in the community's character.
- Other notable figures, including Mark Zuckerberg, Jared Kushner, and Ivanka Trump, also reside on the island but are not members of the country club.