{"id":5721,"date":"2026-08-21T19:09:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5721"},"modified":"2026-08-21T19:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:09:11","slug":"membership-into-miamis-most-exclusive-club-is-something-money-cant-buy-and-jeff-bezos-is-among-those-standing-outside-looking-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5721","title":{"rendered":"Membership into Miami\u2019s most exclusive club is something money can\u2019t buy\u2014and Jeff Bezos is among those standing outside, looking in"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sanchez Bezos, remain outside the membership rolls of Indian Creek Country Club, an invitation-only club on Indian Creek Island\u2014the ultrawealthy Miami enclave commonly known as the \u201cBillionaire Bunker.\u201d Bezos owns three properties on the island that he purchased for a combined $234 million, according to public records.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5719\">The banking lobby\u2019s bad faith campaign to kill the Clarity Act will backfire<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The buying spree began in 2023, when he paid $68 million for a property on the island. He later bought the roughly 19,000-square foot home next door for $79 million and added a third property in 2024 for $87 million. The purchases have made Bezos one of the most prominent newcomers to an enclave built around privacy, security and extreme wealth. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Indian Creek Village, which is separate from the club, is an incorporated municipality on a roughly 300-acre island accessible by gated bridge or boat. It maintains its own police force, and the vast majority of the island\u2019s land belongs to the country club.<\/p>\n<p>But owning property there does not make someone a member of the Indian Creek Country Club.<\/p>\n<p>That distinction became particularly clear this year. Bezos and Sanchez Bezos attended the club\u2019s annual dock party in February as special guests, according to the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>. Bezos mingled with members at the party, including real-estate executive Richard LeFrak and businessman Eddie Lampert, the report said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>People who attended the event told the <em>Journal<\/em> Bezos was using the gathering as an opportunity to meet members and improve his prospects of being admitted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Six months later, however, he is still not a member of the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jeff Bezos and Indian Creek Country Club did not immediately respond to requests for comment from <em>Fortune<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Indian Creek Country Club was founded in 1929 and is centered around an 18-hole golf course, clubhouse and other private amenities. The club has roughly 350 members and has historically attracted doctors, attorneys, financiers, real-estate developers, entrepreneurs and other prominent South Florida figures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5718\">\u2018Damage from the chaotic tariff regime cannot be refunded\u2019: The $100 billion in refunds have wiped out revenue the import taxes brought in since May<\/a><\/p>\n<p>People connected to the club told <em>WSJ<\/em> the initiation fee is close to $1 million, with annual dues of about $44,000. Applicants need sponsorship from two existing members and letters of recommendation from five others before being considered by a six-person membership committee. Nominees then go before a 15-member board for a vote.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But admission requires more than arriving with a nine-figure property portfolio and a globally recognizable name.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <em>Journal<\/em> reported the club\u2019s longtime members are wary of wealthy newcomers who could change the character of the community. It describes a clash between an established \u201cold guard\u201d and a newer generation of billionaires moving into South Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The club\u2019s exclusivity has also put Bezos in company with several other extraordinarily wealthy people who have not managed to get through the gates. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump\u2014Bezos\u2019 fellow Indian Creek residents\u2014have not been admitted as well. Zuckerberg paid $170 million for an unfinished estate on the island after the property\u2019s previous owner, celebrity plastic surgeon Aaron Rollins, reportedly spent years trying unsuccessfully to obtain club membership.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kushner and Ivanka Trump have likewise spent years cultivating relationships with the community. The couple bought land on Indian Creek and later expanded their holdings. According to the <em>Journal<\/em>, Trump has played golf with members and the couple has attended club events, while Kushner has become involved in local government and efforts to address the island\u2019s aging sewage system.<\/p>\n<p>Kushner did not immediately respond to a request for comment from <em>Fortune<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Others have managed to make it inside. Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon eventually secured membership after a difficult application process, according to <em>WSJ<\/em>. NFL legend Tom Brady and Jersey Mike\u2019s Chairman Peter Cancro have also been accepted, while longtime members have included financier Carl Icahn and other prominent figures from Miami\u2019s business and political establishment.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5716\">Eric Schmidt is reportedly at odds with Google cofounder Sergey Brin over how a $100 million campaign against California\u2019s billionaire tax is spent<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has three properties on Indian Creek, but he still doesn\u2019t have a membership into the island\u2019s country club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[215],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jeff-bezos"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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