Inside Miami’s High-Security Billionaire Bunker – Indian Creek Island

June 15, 2021

Located on a barrier island on the outskirts of Biscayne Bay, sits a gorgeous Island shrouded in exclusivity and extreme wealth. Indian Creek Island is filed with billion dollar views, Brazilian teak docks, 100+ foot yachts, and extreme security.

This fortress of an island features 41 waterfront properties strategically arranged around an exclusive 18 hole golf-course stretched across 294 acres.

The average home value is $20 million with each lot featuring a minimum of 1.25 acres. In February 2010, one of the luxury estates sold for $50 million, breaking the record for the most expensive single family home sold in Miami.

Security is so tight that the entrance is heavily guarded with a 13 person private police force who patrol the island via boat, jeeps and jet skis 24 hours a day.

According to the 2019 census, the population for Indian Creek Island is 87 and in year 2000 it was considered the 8th highest income area in the United States.

History of Indian Creek Island

In the early 1900’s, Indian Creek Island was created as a result of excavation for drainage in Biscayne Bay. Although the golf course was created a few years later, the Village of Indian Creek Island officially established in 1939. The first homes built on the land were vacation homes for the Miami’s rich and famous. Although there are none of the original remaining homes, there are a handful that date back to the 1950’s.

In more recent years, instead of residents using their homes for vacationing, they are living in the community year-round, shifting the typical profile of the residents. The village are seeing more families with children and a recent council meeting approved sidewalks and streetlights for play.

Notables on the Island

With the exclusivity of Indian Creek Island, it brings on many notables who want the privacy and security this island has to offer. Past residents include Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Current notables include:

• Norman Braman- car dealership billionaire
  • Purchased 1 Indian Creek Drive in 1991 for $3.9 million
• Russian (anonymous) buyer
  • Purchased 3 Indian Creek Drive in 2012 for $47 million
• Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner
  • Purchased a vacant lot for Julio Iglesias (Enrique Iglesias’ father) in 2020 for $30 million
• Adriana Lima -Victoria Secret Supermodel
  • Purchased 22 Indian Creek Drive in 2009 for $9 million
• Don Shula -Retired headcoach for the Miami Dolphins
  • Purchased 16 Indian Creek Drive with a price unknown due to divorce
• Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen
  • Purchased a tear-down at 26 Indian Creek Drive in 2020 for $17 million.

There is only one property currently on the market on Indian Creek Island. The property located at 29 Indian Creek Drive is listed for rent at $100,000 monthly and features 4 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms with gorgeous southern exposure of Biscayne Bay. For more information on this property or about Indian Creek Island, please contact Lucas Lechuga via email at [email protected] or by phone at (786)247-6332.