The mystery seller of a $105M empty lot next door to Jeff Bezoss estate has just been outed
The secretive investor behind a record-setting “billionaire bunker” transaction in Miami is celebrating his success.The seller of an undeveloped parcel right next door to Jeff Bezos has been revealed as a man named Mikhail Peleg, according to a release.The German developer and investor snagged $105 million for the plot on Monday, marking a record property price for the ultra-exclusive Indian Creek Island.The identity of the buyer could not be determined, but paid in cash, Forbes reported.Peleg is married and lives in Switzerland with two daughters, Sophia and Maria.
He purchased the roughly 2-acre strip of land in 2018 for $27.5 million.Peleg’s initial plans to build were ultimately scrapped, agent Ilya Reznik previously told The Post.Peleg had high hopes for the man-made island when he snapped up his empty plot there seven years ago.“When I purchased this property in 2018, it was the highest sale price on the market,” Peleg said in a statement shared with The Post.
“People told me I was overpaying, that it wasn’t a smart investment.But I saw the long-term potential in both the land and the vision we had for the property.”The property at 9 Indian Creek Island Road listed for $200 million late last year.
Besides the eye-watering price tag, the property made headlines for its proximity to Jeff Bezos’s holdings there.The Amazon billionaire purchased two neighboring homes in 2023 for $68 million and $79 million, respectively.Occupying 200 feet of west-facing waterfront along Biscayne Bay, the parcel boasts views of downtown Miami and space enough for a deep-water megayacht to dock.The property underwent two price cuts during its tenure on the market, down to $150 million in March and $130 million in June, according to Zillow.
Initial reports of the under-contract sale in early June quoted a $110 million sales price from a developer familiar with the deal, but the mystery buyer paid out $5 million less than expected.The deep-pocketed buyer, previ...