Now that the famous billionaire couple has filed for divorce, if this mansion is put on the real estate market, they will surely have many difficulties to find a buyer. With an area of ​​​​more than 6,100 square meters – the same size as the White House – with a large room just for children to play on a trampoline, and a price of about 130 million USD, many real estate brokers find it difficult to sell this mansion. Billionaire Bill Gates and his wife divorced after 27 years of marriage “We are all very impressed with this home,” says Ernie Carswell of Douglas Elliman, a Los Angeles-based brokerage with more than 25 years selling some of the city’s most extravagant and most expensive properties. Its owners are too rich, and they are all respected people in the world.” “They have a great house,” he said. But now if it is for sale, it is a difficult problem for brokers.” This mansion is named Xanadu 2.0, although in the records it is referred to more simply as the Gates Mansion. This is the main residence of Bill Gates and his wife. Located on the shores of Lake Washington near Seattle, Xanadu 2.0 is the crown jewel of Bill Gates and his wife’s huge real estate collection worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The Microsoft founder once confided on Reddit in 2019: “I have a beautiful house. It has a room to play trampoline, for my children to release energy.” Details about this fortress-like house were revealed only gradually over time, a little bit at a time. A Microsoft intern who visited this place in 2007 recorded: “The driveway to Mr. Bill’s house is like the entrance to a Jurassic park, long, windy, deep and luxuriant with trees.” Xanadu 2.0 is the most precious gem in the huge real estate collection worth hundreds of millions of dollars of Bill Gates and his wife. Of course, this mansion serves all the needs of enjoyment, rest and living of the owner: spa room, swimming pool, gym paved with stone taken from the mountain top in the Pacific Northwest, a stream. stream for salmon and other fish. The swimming pool is located in a private building over 360 m2, has a unique design that allows swimming under the glass wall to move to the outside corridor. Every device in the house is equipped with high technology, from the sensor system to the lighting… The massive area of ​​Xanadu 2.0 currently exceeds all properties available on the market in Washington state. According to Mansion Global, a house built according to the owner’s design, the largest and most luxurious in the area, can be very difficult to sell. The Chicago mansion of former NBA star Michael Jordan is a prime example. At more than 5,200 square metres, Jordan’s home is three times the size of the largest homes in the area and has been specially designed to suit the owner’s taste and lifestyle. So there’s a standard basketball court, an infinity pool. The basketball legend was originally listed for sale for $29 million in 2012 and to this day this mansion is still on the list for sale for a much lower price: $14.8 million. In the case of Bill Gates’ house, Mr. Carswell said: “The house will only appeal to a very small number of customers who are served by a maid. You must be able to afford to maintain an area of ​​more than 6,000 square meters. Who’s going to sweep and clean the dust?” Last year, Bill Gates paid $1.13 million in property taxes for Xanadu 2.0. And finally, real estate experts say, if Bill Gates or Mrs. Melinda want to sell it, it is unlikely that they will put it up for sale publicly, but will only offer it in a narrow range. Because they know who can afford to buy.

It is no exaggeration to say that billionaire Jeff Bezos – the founder of e-commerce empire Amazon – owns a variety of houses suitable for all climates. His real estate block spread across the United States, from Beverly Hills (California) to Texas, even appeared in big cities like New York and Seattle (Washington state). Photo: Bloomberg. In the city New York , Mr. Bezos owns 4 luxury serviced apartments worth 17.5 million USD in The Century apartment building located near Central Park. This 33-storey twin tower was built in 1932 by Irwin Chanin – a famous architect who designed the Broadway Theater, including 410 apartments of different designs. Image: CORE. At the height of the pandemic in April 2020, the online shopping mogul “single-ended” a $ 16 million 3-bedroom apartment on the 20th floor of a 24-storey apartment building at 212 Fifth Ave. This is the 5th time Mr. Bezos has spent money to buy an apartment here. Before that, he spent $ 80 million to buy interconnected apartments and loft apartments on floors 21-24. Billionaire Bezos plans to combine all 5 floors into a single large apartment with a total area of ​​1,580 m2, the Realtor. Photo: Visualhouse. In the capital Washington Jeff Bezos spent $ 23 million in 2016 to buy the Textile Museum in the upscale Kalorama neighborhood, where the Ivanka Trump couple and the Barack Obama family once lived. He then spent an additional $ 12 million to renovate it, according to the report Washingtonian . This property is over 2,500 square meters, first built in 1914. It includes 10 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, 6 dressing rooms and 11 fireplaces. Image: Blue Origin. In January 2020, the Amazon boss also bought a house larger than 445 square meters, located opposite the museum on the side of the road, for $ 5 million. The house was built in 1951 with 5 bathrooms and 2 makeup rooms, domed ceilings, carved marble fireplace, hardwood floors and 700-bottle cellar. Photo: BrightMLS. Just before a pandemic struck, Mr. Bezos bought a mansion Beverly Hills worth $ 165 million from billionaire David Geffen. The villa is more than 1,130 m2 with 8 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, 1 large dining room for 12 people; features a spa, a Koi aquarium, a European garden, a tennis court, a tree-lined cobblestone driveway, and an outdoor fireplace. Image: MLS. Before that, also in Beverly Hills, the Amazon tycoon bought a red tile-roofed 7-bedroom, 7-bathroom solar-powered residence in 2007 for $ 24.45 million. The 8,000-square-meter land has a swimming pool, 4 outdoor gardens, vegetable greenhouses, garage for up to 6 cars … In 2017, Mr. Bezos continued to buy a neighboring real estate for $ 12.9 million. According to Mansion Global, the one-storey villa is designed in a contemporary style, built in 1956 and has a width of 418 square meters, including 4 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, a large swimming pool in the backyard. Photo: Google Earth. The farm is about 121 square kilometers in the westernmost part state of Texas is the basis for Bezos’ private space company Blue Origin. It is estimated that this land is worth about 50 million USD. There is also a four-bedroom house that Mr. Bezos bought from lawyer Ronald Stasny in 2004. It was built in the 20s of the last century, with deer velvet chandeliers, oak furniture, paintings. Historical photos and a warehouse, according to Wall Street Journal. Image: Blue Origin. One of the first homes Mr. Bezos bought after Amazon was so successful was in Medina, a suburb the city of Seattle (Washington state). The e-commerce mogul bought a 1,900-square-meter villa for $ 10 million in 1998, consisting of 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. Image: The Seattle Times. In 2005, Jeff Bezos is said to have spent $ 50 million on a 771 square meter mansion in the vicinity, which includes 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. The property includes a 94-meter coastline, according to Realtor. In 2010, the billionaire spent an additional $ 28 million to renovate both properties above. Photo: SPIEGEL.