Jeff Bezos 'Acts Like He Owns' The Elite Neighborhood He Lives In, But Residents Say He's 'Not Much Of A Neighbor'

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos lives a private life in an elite neighborhood where he rarely shows his face.

What To Know: Bezos is a resident of Hunts Point, a wealthy neighborhood just outside of Seattle. He purchased a $37.5 million waterfront property in the neighborhood in 2019, as well as three other nearby homes for his staff, according to a Business Insider report.

Every year, residents of Hunts Point gather to plant trees, pull weeds and pick up trash around the neighborhood, but Bezos never shows up. 

“I’ve seen a billionaire pick up trash on Cleanup Day. Not Jeff Bezos,” one resident reportedly told Insider.

Less than 400 people call Hunts Point home, but the neighborhood is filled with multiple billionaires and other members of the business elite. Former Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer and Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) co-founder James ...

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