Even if you won the largest lottery prize available in Canada, the Lotto Max CAD $70 million, you couldn’t afford the two properties Jeff Bezos just bought his parents..The two properties are adjacent to each other in Coral Gables, an affluent city seven miles south of Miami, and were sold separately by two different sellers. .The first sale was a US$34 million mansion, which closed last week. .Next door, a home that was reported as being in escrow, is priced at US$40 million. .US $74 million is roughly CAD$95,000,000, and according to the New York Post, citing unnamed sources, Bezos helped cover the costs for his parents, Miguel and Jacklyn Bezos, respectively his stepfather and mother..Amazingly, $74 mil is considered a drop in the bucket for the younger Bezos, executive chairman of Amazon and listed as the third wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated worth of US$146.6 billion.. Bezos buys parents a house, actually two houses...backyardBezos buys parents a house, actually two houses...backyard .Both homes are waterfront, together spanning four contiguous acres, tucked away behind a guard-gated community and the owners made a few bucks, well more than that, on the sales to the Bezoses..The $34 million home was purchased in 2018 for ‘just’ US $8.5 million, undergoing an extensive renovation and expansion and then put on the market by its owners for US $34.9 million. .The home is just short of 13,000 sq. ft., housing six bedrooms and seven bathrooms. The contemporary interior includes a chef’s kitchen with a gas cooktop, a cooking island, a food warmer, double ovens, and an expansive window overlooking a saltwater swimming pool and extensive patios serviced by a full outdoor kitchen.. Bezos buys parents a house, actually two houses...living roomBezos buys parents a house, actually two houses...living room .According to The Real Deal, a New York City real estate media outlet, it was purchased by a company tied to the Bezos Family Foundation, the Forgotten Fountain LLC..The $40 million home next door is being sold to the Bezos family by Real Housewives of Miami star Nicole Martin and her husband Anthony M. Lopez..Lopez paid $14 million for the house three years ago. He and Martin renovated the entire premises, reportedly making a ‘decent’ profit in the sale..It measures more than 8,500 sq. ft. and features five bedrooms and five bathrooms..Speculation is the two homes may one day be connected, or Bezos the younger will stay in one of the homes while visiting his parents..Not that he lacks for lodgings..Bezos and his longtime partner Lauren Sanchez maintain a fleet of luxury homes all over the United States, including on New York City’s posh Fifth Avenue, a historic Washington DC mansion, several large homes in Seattle and a US$78 million oceanfront home on the Hawaiian island of Maui. .The couple’s main residence is a US$165 million estate in Beverly Hills.. Bezos buys parents a house, actually two houses...kitchenBezos buys parents a house, actually two houses...kitchen .All photos accompanying this article are of the US $40 million home, taken by Douglas Elliman.
