Jeff Bezos has bought a 3rd mansion on Florida’s “billionaire bunker” island for £70 million.

The Amazon tycoon has added the six-bedroom property situated on Indian Creek island close to Miami to his portfolio of properties within the unique location.

It’s thought that Bezos, 60, will dwell in the home as he demolishes his different two properties within the space.

Data present that the mansion was final bought in 1998 for simply £2 million and was owned by the previous banker Javier Holtz.

The mansion accommodates 9 bogs, a large entrance garden, a pool and quite a few balconies and entrances. It is usually painted yellow and has a Spanish-style roof.

Bezos is claimed to have paid round £116 million for his different properties on the island – which additionally accommodates residences owned by NFL nice Tom Brady in addition to Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner.

Miami historian Paul George says that the billionaire’s newest acquisition is testomony to how well-liked the realm is.

He advised The Occasions newspaper: “There’s a certain quantity of hyperbole across the ‘billionaire bunker’ title — however come again in ten years and it received’t be hyperbole.

“There’s a momentum right here in Miami, the place the wealthy and well-known and delightful are shopping for property, whether or not it’s a major or secondary residence, as a result of it’s alluring for the water and the climate and the thrill. Miami’s change into one of many greatest hotspots within the hemisphere.”

Bezos – who was ranked because the third richest individual on the earth in Forbes’ newest checklist earlier this week – is unlikely to be disturbed within the mansion because the island has its personal 13-strong police power, though he shall be accompanied by wildlife together with rat snakes, land crabs and pelicans.

George stated: “Safety is tight. These of us don’t wish to be bothered and so they’re prepared to spend cash ensuring of it.”