Previous Next 1 of 11 The Seattle home where Jeff Bezos started Amazon has just hit the market. Built in the mid-1950s, it’s the first time in 10 years that the West Bellevue house has gone up for sale, with Washington real estate specialist John L. Scott listing it this week for $1.5 million. The all-important garage where Bezos did much of the early work for Amazon back in 1994 is attached to the main part of the 1,540-square-foot home, which itself includes three bedrooms, a large dining area, “an enormous great room that’s perfect for entertaining,” and a large yard with a “big party deck and hot tub,” as per the listing. Bezos’ former home also features a “13-foot vaulted pine ceiling & river rock fire place,” as well as a “fabulous granite and maple kitchen [that] entices the cook.” John L. Scott clearly sees the Bezos connection as an important selling point, touting the property as “a slice of history.” But the couple who live there now reportedly only mentioned the fact in passing when speaking to the real estate company, describing the home’s connection with the world’s richest person and one of world’s most valuable companies as “no big deal.” Previous owners renovated the house in 2001, though according to the Seattle Times, which spotted the listing, the larger-than-usual mailbox that Bezos put in place for the operation of his then-fledgling business still stands at the end of the driveway. Bezos, who currently has a net worth… [Read full story]
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