Medina, the peninsula where Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos are neighbors.
On the shores of Lake Washington and right in front of Seattle is an area as unknown as it is exclusive, where the great gurus of technology and some of the richest men on the planet reside. This is Medina, a small city of just 3,000 inhabitants that fascinated Bill Gates or Jeff Bezosamong other potentates.
This earthly paradise is located more precisely in King County and forms a peninsula in Lake Washington, surrounded by Clyde Hill and Hunts Point.
When it comes to security, Medina is pretty much one impregnable bunker. There are cameras that monitor the steps of all passers-by, it has installed a system that checks the license plates of the cars that circulate on its streets and police surveillance 24 hours a day. Which makes it the ideal place to live for those who value their privacy above all else.
An indication of its beauty comes when visitors have to cross the Evergreen Point floating bridge, which is more than 2,000 meters long and is considered the longest in the world.
Bill Gates has lived in Mediana for years (AP Photo)
These advantages were crucial for the large entrepreneurs in the area, such as Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos, to decide to establish their residences in Medina. However, they are not the only potentates.
Luxury is also an important part, as all houses in the city have their own dock and an exclusive golf club that delights the region’s billionaires.
For recreation, residents have the Overlake Country Club, a select country club that has been in operation since 1927 and for which an expensive annual fee must be paid. Villas start at $ 2.5 million, though most of them exceed 7 million.
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Bill Gates house in full construction, it took 7 years to build (Reuters)
The main drag is Evergreen Point Road and is the one that leads to many of the most spectacular residences. It has few shops, there is a post office, a police station, a nursery, a small supermarket and the Town Hall building, so tranquility is maximum for its illustrious neighbors.
And when it comes to meters, Jeff Bezos has the largest house in the area, on a 21,000sqm lot, where his 1,900sqm home with 11 bedrooms and 25 bathrooms, a private beach and a large pier with several docks. . He is valued at 25 million dollars.
However, Bill Gates’ mansion in Medina is the one that attracts the most attention. It is a sustainable home, in which the entrepreneur and his ex-wife Melinda have invested 123 million dollars. It has seven bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, six kitchens, a cinema, a swimming pool and a large garage where Gates keeps his collection of high-end cars.
Gates’ house is called Xanadu 2.0 and they paid $ 123 million for it in 1988. The mansion’s name pays homage to the fictional home of Charles Foster Kane, the main character in The Citizen movie.
Jeff Bezos has the largest house in town. AFP photo
The land was purchased for $ 2 million in 1988 and it took 7 years of hard work and careful planning to complete the residence. To achieve this, it had to invest $ 60 million. Today it is an exceptional piece of luxury, comfort and technology.
The plot has more than 6,000 square meters, seven bedrooms and 24 bathrooms, six kitchens, a private cinema, a swimming pool and a garage with a capacity of 23 cars, including a Porsche Panamera, a Lamborghini, a Rolls Royce and several Mercedes Benz.
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Source: Clarin
