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Tech billionaire Peter Thiel bought a new property in Miami, which once was home to the castmates of MTV s The Real World: Miami.
Thiel bought the Real World house for $18 million in September from former Ford CEO Jacques Nasser, public records show.
That property is just a 20-minute walk from the $29 million mansion that his Founders Fund colleague Keith Rabois bought in December.
Tech billionaire Peter Thiel bought an $18 million house in Miami which was once featured as the main set in MTV s The Real World, Business Insider has learned.
Billionaire Peter Thiel has purchased an $18million 10,000 square foot compound in Miami s Venetian Islands
The massive waterfront property consists of two luxury homes on E Rivo Alto Drive located right on the Intracoastal Waterway that faces Miami s Biscayne Bay
It was previously owned by former Ford CEO and president Jacques Nasser, who offloaded the compound to Atlantic View Holdings LLC in September
The property was also once used as the set of MTV s The Real World: Miami , during the 1996 season
Thiel joins a growing list of tech entrepreneurs who have recently left Silicon Valley to move to more affordable states such as Florida and Texas
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Cars & trucks stuck in traffic generate megatons of toxic gases & particulate, but @boringcompany road tunnels under Miami would solve traffic & be an example to the world.
Spoke with @RonDeSantisFL about tunnels last week. If Governor & Mayor want this done, we will do it. Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 18, 2021
Let’s talk Daniella Levine Cava (@MayorDaniella) January 18, 2021
This extremely random social-media interaction has led many well-meaning people to reasonably ask: Does Musk know Miami is only six feet above sea level?
This is probably the most important and innovative human being alive today but somebody ought to explain the geology of Florida to him before some incredibly stupid shit happens. https://t.co/Qlxaa3BGP1 Michael Grunwald (@MikeGrunwald) January 18, 2021
In our cover story this month, we explore whether the city can capitalize on its growth to eventually become a tech hub. Maybe even the next Silicon Valley?