By Katherine Clarke
Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have paid $170 million for an under-construction mansion on Miami's sought-after Indian Creek island. The deal closed Monday, according to the local multiple listings service.
The purchase sets a record for Miami-Dade County, and is one of the country's most expensive to date. The current U.S. record is held by billionaire Ken Griffin's roughly $238 million of a New York apartment in 2019. The Florida record was set last year when a waterfront compound in Naples traded for $225 million.
The sellers are Dr. Aaron Rollins, a cosmetic surgeon to the stars, and his wife, real-estate agent Marine Rollins. The Rollinses paid more than $30 million for the roughly 2-acre site in 2020, and have spent years designing and building the limestone mansion. Plans called for a nine-bedroom home measuring about 30,000 square feet with a dock and swimming pool. Amenities were to include a gym, hair salon and massage room, as well as a 1,500-gallon aquarium and a library with a secret passageway. The Rollinses put the property on the market for $200 million in November 2025.
Zuckerberg and Chan weren't immediately available for comment on the closing. Mother-and-son listing agents Danny and Jill Hertzberg of Coldwell Banker Realty declined to comment on the buyer, but said the deal speaks to the evolution of the Miami market since the onset of the Covid pandemic.
"Before the pandemic, Miami was a discounted market," said Danny. Previously, Miami sales rarely reached the heights of those in markets like New York, Palm Beach or Los Angeles, he said, but "those days are long gone."
A private island where all of the homes are located directly on the water, Indian Creek has drawn big names like Tom Brady and Carl Icahn. Buyers are often attracted to the island's views as well as its privacy and security, according to Jill Hertzberg.
Beyond the post-Covid boom, Miami's luxury market has escalated even more sharply in recent months as a result of California's proposed billionaire tax, local agents said. The measure would impose a one-time 5% wealth tax on residents with a net worth above $1 billion, and has rattled some of California's wealthiest residents. Zuckerberg has homes around the country, including in Palo Alto, Calif., on Lake Tahoe, and in Hawaii.
California's tech set has rushed to buy Miami homes since the proposal was announced, agents said.
Zuckerberg and Chan were represented by Brett Harris of Bespoke Real Estate, who declined to comment.
Write to Katherine Clarke at Katherine.Clarke@wsj.com
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March 02, 2026 14:37 ET (19:37 GMT)
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