Sergey Brin to join Larry Page, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos in owning Miami home? Google co-founder linked to $51M deal

The owner of a newly sold $51 million waterfront mansion in Miami reportedly has ties to Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who is said to be the property’s new owner.

If approved, this would mean that four of the five richest people in the world now own homes within 20 square miles of Miami, which has become a hotspot for billionaires.

Is Sergey Brin buying a house in Miami?

In February, New York Post Brin reportedly made an offer for an off-market waterfront property on Allison Island in Miami’s Biscayne Bay, but the offer did not materialize at the time.

Now a real sale has taken place.

Accordingly Business ContentThe $51 million sale of the Allison Island property was handled by Lagoon LLC, a company registered in Reno, Nevada, with attorney Michaelle Rafferty listed as one of its officers.

While Brin’s name is not close to the deal, the publication reported that both Rafferty and the Reno address appear in previous real estate purchases linked to the Google co-founder.

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Alpine Bay LLC, which owns a Lake Tahoe property reportedly purchased by Brin, is also registered to the same Reno address, while Christine Wade, the attorney Brin uses for other property transactions, is listed as one of Alpine Bay’s officers.

Business Content also reported that another Malibu property linked to the Google co-founder is owned by Dume Cove LLC, which was converted from California by Wade in December last year. Dume Cove LLC was later formed in Nevada, with Rafferty as manager.

Given the connections, the new owner of the Allison Island property may well be Brin. Representatives of Google’s co-founder or the firm involved have yet to comment on the deal.

Migration to Miami?

If Brin turns out to be the owner of the newly sold mansion, he would join the likes of Google co-founder Larry Page, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg in owning a home within 20 miles of each other in Miami.

Among the five richest people in the world, the only person who does not yet own a house in Miami is Elon Musk, the richest person in the world.

So why are tech giants moving to Miami? Business Content The rush by California-based tech billionaires to buy property in Florida comes amid a proposed wealth tax in the western state that, if passed, would subject residents with a net worth of more than $1 billion to a one-time 5% tax on their wealth.

This influx of billionaires has also driven up luxury real estate prices in Miami Beach, including places like Indian Creek and Coconut Grove.

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Both places mentioned have been in the news recently.

Business Content Google co-founder Larry Page has reportedly spent more than $180 million since December to buy three properties in Coconut Grove and move several companies out of California.

Then on Monday this week, Bloomberg Meta chief reports that Zuckerberg paid a whopping $170 million for a single property on Indian Creek Island.

“What just happened was that we had a ringleader, Larry Page, who closed on his property in the last days of December, and that caused alarm for others,” said Dina Goldentayer, an agent with real estate firm Douglas Elliman. Business Content.