Who Lives on Indian Creek Village? Billionaire Bunker Residents

I get this question almost as often as I get it about Star Island, and for good reason. Indian Creek VillageMore Info, better known by its nickname, the Billionaire Bunker, has quietly become one of the most talked-about addresses in South Florida, and the headlines keep coming. In 2026, Mark Zuckerberg paid a reported $170 million for an under-construction property there, the highest price ever recorded on the island. That's not a rumor, it's public record, and it tells you everything about where this market has gone.

What Indian Creek Village Actually Is

Indian Creek Village is a private, incorporated municipality on a 300-acre man-made island in Biscayne Bay, just west of SurfsideMore Info and Miami Beach. It has its own police department, a single guarded bridge connecting it to the mainland, and roughly 40 waterfront lots, most of them facing either the bay or the private golf course that anchors the island's interior. The Indian Creek Country Club, with its 18-hole course, sits at the center of the community, and reports place its initiation fee at around $500,000.

Who Owns Property in the Billionaire Bunker

• Jeff Bezos has become the island's most prominent resident in recent years. Over a roughly nine-month stretch, he acquired three separate properties, purchasing a third for a reported $90 million in 2024 while planning to raze the two earlier purchases, together valued around $147 million, to build a single new residence for himself and Lauren Sanchez.
• Mark Zuckerberg, who paid a reported $170 million for an under-construction property in 2026, the highest price ever recorded on the island.
• Tom Brady bought a home on Indian Creek for $17 million in December 2020, at the time with then-wife Gisele Bündchen. The two have since divorced, and Bündchen purchased a separate property nearby, outside the village itself.
• Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner paid a reported $32 million for an empty waterfront lot, purchased from singer Julio Iglesias.
• Carl Icahn, the veteran Wall Street investor, has owned his Indian Creek home since 1997, when he purchased it for $7.5 million, and has kept an unusually low profile on the island ever since.
• Jaime Gilinski, one of Latin America's wealthiest bankers, has assembled at least five properties on the island representing an estimated $80 million investment, including the purchase of supermodel Adriana Lima's former estate.
• Jeffrey Soffer, CEO of Turnberry Associates, also owns property on the island, with a residence that includes a man-made private beach.

Why the Billionaire Bunker Commands What It Does

The math here is simple: roughly 40 lots, almost none of them ever reaching a public listing, and a buyer pool that includes some of the wealthiest people on the planet. Half of the island's sales reportedly happen off-market, meaning most transactions never touch a portal or an MLS search before they close. For a certain kind of buyer, security, total privacy, and a guarded single point of access matter more than any amenity package a condo building could offer.

Indian Creek Village vs. Miami's Other Private Islands

Buyers drawn to Indian Creek are almost always also looking at Star IslandMore Info and Fisher IslandMore Info. The differences are real. Star Island sits closer to South Beach and Downtown, with 34 estates and no golf course or country club infrastructure. Fisher Island is accessible only by ferry, with roughly 700 residences spanning condominiums and villas alongside a full resort amenity program. Indian Creek is the only one of the three built around a private golf course and country club, and it's accessible by car across a single guarded bridge rather than by boat or ferry.

For the bayfront streets and islands on the Miami Beach side, see who lives on North Bay Road, Palm Island and La Gorce IslandMore Info.

Thinking About Indian Creek Village Yourself

If you're seriously exploring Indian Creek Village rather than just curious who your neighbors might be, understand upfront that very little comes up for sale in a given year, and even less of it reaches a public listing. Serious buyers work through broker relationships that already exist on the island, often well before anything becomes public.

Contact Ashton ColemanMore Info, Broker Associate with ONE Sotheby's International Realty, for current listings and select off-market opportunities on Indian Creek Village and Miami's other private island communities.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Indian Creek Village called the Billionaire Bunker?

The nickname reflects both its resident profile and its layout, a guarded single bridge, its own police department, and no public access, all built to keep the outside world out.

How many homes are on Indian Creek Village?

The island has roughly 40 waterfront lots on 300 acres, most facing either Biscayne Bay or the private golf course at the island's center.

Who is the most recent notable buyer on Indian Creek Village?

Mark Zuckerberg, who paid a reported $170 million for an under-construction property in 2025, the highest price ever recorded on the island.

Is Indian Creek Village the same as Indian Creek Country Club?

The country club and its golf course sit within the village and anchor the community, but membership is a separate process from property ownership, with reported initiation fees around $500,000.

How is Indian Creek Village different from Star Island or Fisher Island?

Indian Creek is built around a private golf course and country club and is accessible by car across a guarded bridge. Star IslandMore Info has no golf course and sits closer to South Beach. Fisher IslandMore Info is accessible only by ferry and includes condominiums alongside estate homes.