{"id":177449,"date":"2026-03-04T06:49:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/177449\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T06:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:49:18","slug":"mark-zuckerberg-buys-170m-mansion-on-billionaire-bunker-island-in-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/177449\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Zuckerberg Buys $170M Mansion on &#8216;Billionaire Bunker&#8217; Island in Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Credit: Taylor Hill\/Getty; Jeffrey Greenberg\/Education Images\/Universal Images Group via Getty\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"828\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/885945054e2ae9a79919765581d32a2d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Credit: Taylor Hill\/Getty; Jeffrey Greenberg\/Education Images\/Universal Images Group via Getty<\/p>\n<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<p>Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have purchased a $170 million property in Miami&#8217;s exclusive Indian Creek community<\/p>\n<p>The mansion, still under construction, will feature nine bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, and luxury amenities like a 1,500-gallon aquarium<\/p>\n<p>The purchase sets a record for Miami-Dade County and follows a rise in luxury real estate sales in Florida<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/mark-zuckerberg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mark Zuckerberg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Mark Zuckerberg<\/a> is expanding his <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/mark-zuckerberg-hawaii-bunker-5000-square-feet-8765376\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:already impressive;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">already impressive<\/a> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/mark-zuckerberg-gave-neighbors-noise-canceling-headphones-home-construction-palo-alto-california-compound-11798991\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sometimes controversial;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">sometimes controversial<\/a> \u2014\u00a0real estate portfolio with a record-breaking purchase in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>The Meta CEO, 41, and his wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/priscilla-chan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Priscilla Chan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Priscilla Chan<\/a>, 41, closed on a $170 million property in the sunshine state on Monday, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/real-estate\/luxury-homes\/mark-zuckerberg-indian-creek-florida-home-1b5ef572?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqdhO2ld-cUO_iLZgLfufpy4aLs4DWGARNc_1YrihuV3cGgMDWuNhw1knlIkKpM%3D&amp;gaa_ts=69a71ec2&amp;gaa_sig=N4i9BIFcSBziVZt1Rwt6vXg6Nlfpo_G1fNwO8Z4mUssMTR5glAT6UVvq41GUHOLDHDb75vNIInGZ6dwzUohCPQ%3D%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Wall Street Journal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>. A spokesperson for the couple declined to comment to PEOPLE.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet reports the purchase is one of the country\u2019s most expensive to date. It sets a new record for Miami-Dade County and trails behind the current national record held by Ken Griffin\u2019s roughly $238 million purchase of a New York apartment in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The property is located within Miami\u2019s luxury, gated village of Indian Creek, commonly referred to as the &#8220;Billionaire Bunker.&#8221; The near 300-acre, man-made, barrier island in Biscayne Bay offers 41 waterfront residential home sites, according to the village\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiancreekvillagefl.gov\/residents\/about\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:website;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">website<\/a>. The privately-owned residential enclave is currently home to some of the biggest names in sports, entertainment and business.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Priscilla Chan and Mark ZuckerbergCredit: Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/02967044ba8a13d54d9ca7740abb49d3.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg<br \/>Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>Celebrity cosmetic surgeon <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/how-vanderpump-rules-star-brittany-cartwright-got-a-confidence-boost-amid-jax-taylor-divorce-exclusive-8715351\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dr. Aaron Rollins;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Dr. Aaron Rollins<\/a> and his wife, real-estate agent Marine Rollins, are the sellers, according to the Journal. The couple first paid more than $30 million for the roughly two-acre site in 2020 and have since spent years designing and building the mansion that now occupies it. The listing first hit the market in November 2025 for $200 million.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Indian Creek Island, nicknamed the \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"828\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b9e54fff309b68a70c35589464a27ff0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Indian Creek Island, nicknamed the &#8220;Billionaire Bunker&#8221;<br \/>Credit: Jeffrey Greenberg\/Education Images\/Universal Images Group via Getty<\/p>\n<p>Plans for the 30,000 sq. ft. home, which has yet to complete construction, call for amenities like a gym, hair salon, massage room, a library with a secret passageway, a party room and a 1,500-gallon aquarium.<\/p>\n<p>Outside, the property will feature a private, in-ground, heated pool, a garden, a private dock with water access and 200 feet of waterfront.<\/p>\n<p>Zuckerberg and Chan will join the large list of A-listers who already occupy the island, including Amazon founder <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jeff-bezos-8776626\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jeff Bezos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Jeff Bezos<\/a> and retired NFL legend <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/tom-brady\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tom Brady;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Tom Brady<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"L-R: Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Tom BradyCredit: Alexander Tamargo\/Getty; David Paul Morris\/Bloomberg via Getty; Frazer Harrison\/Getty\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"828\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/d83f03fa245a7ebdf42e15f16127bdf1.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>L-R: Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Tom Brady<br \/>Credit: Alexander Tamargo\/Getty; David Paul Morris\/Bloomberg via Getty; Frazer Harrison\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE&#039;s free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\"> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Local real estate agents tell the Journal Miami\u2019s market has seen a sharp rise in luxury real estate purchases in recent months, allegedly due to California\u2019s proposed billionaire tax. The measure would impose a one-time 5% wealth tax on residents with a worldwide net worth of over $1 billion in assets. Florida, by comparison, has no state personal income tax.<\/p>\n<p>The new property will join the couple\u2019s list of multi-million dollar estates. Zuckerberg has homes around the country, including in <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/mark-zuckerberg-purchased-11-palo-alto-homes-in-14-years-for-110m-11789071\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Palo Alto;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Palo Alto<\/a>, Calif., on Lake Tahoe and in <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/mark-zuckerberg-hawaii-bunker-5000-square-feet-8765376\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hawaii;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Hawaii<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/mark-zuckerberg-buys-usd170m-mansion-on-billionaire-bunker-island-in-miami-11918467\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">People<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Taylor Hill\/Getty; Jeffrey Greenberg\/Education Images\/Universal Images Group via Getty NEED TO KNOW Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":177450,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[83908,803,40672,123,125,124,373,73078,33509],"class_list":{"0":"post-177449","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami","8":"tag-luxury-amenities","9":"tag-luxury-real-estate","10":"tag-mark-zuckerberg","11":"tag-miami","12":"tag-miami-headlines","13":"tag-miami-news","14":"tag-miami-dade-county","15":"tag-priscilla-chan","16":"tag-wall-street-journal"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177449\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}