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The home in Bellevue, Wash., where Jeff Bezos started Amazon out of the garage is under contract thanks to the listing agents\u2019 smart, throwback marketing.<\/p>\n
The blank-slate garage<\/a> in the remodeled three-bedroom, two-bathroom house features a replica of the famous 1990s-era handwritten company logo Bezos once used. It was an idea that listing agents Lin Shen and Mina Zhang of Sea to Sky Realty hoped would generate buyer interest in the home Bezos reportedly once rented for $890 a month. Bezos had set up a home office in the garage as the first official Amazon headquarters. Today, Amazon is one of the most well-known brands in the e-commerce industry.<\/p>\n \u00a9 Mai Huang<\/p>\n<\/article>\n Aside from the life-sized replica of the blue \u201cAmazon.com\u201d sign, the listing agents also memorialized the home by featuring historical photos of Bezos, along with framed photos and newspaper articles that highlight Amazon\u2019s roots and its impending success.<\/p>\n The 1,540-square-foot home, originally built in 1954, was rebuilt and modernized in 2001. Bezos himself likely wouldn\u2019t recognize it compared with when he lived there. But despite the upgraded finishes and features, the garage remains a modest omen of historical significance. Amazon, now a trillion-dollar company, hasn\u2019t forgotten its humble upbringings either. The company recently recreated the garage where it was born<\/a>. \u201cWhile our operations and inventory look quite different now, we didn\u2019t want to forget our roots,\u201d the company says. The replica of the garage includes a simple wooden desk outfitted with a bulky, 1990s-era computer and sprinkled with office supplies. The blue, handwritten \u201cAmazon.com\u201d sign hangs in the background.<\/p>\n Bezos also has spoken frequently about the first Amazon office in his garage. In the fall, he shared this recent post of it on Instagram, offering an inside look.<\/p>\n Priced at $2.28 million, the home hit the market in mid-January, attracting dozens of people\u2014mostly tourists\u2014who were curious and eager to snap a picture of the garage display, the agents say. \u201cThe Amazon connection and history is definitely a reason to get buyers interested initially,\u201d Shen says. \u201cBut in my opinion, the ultimate cause for the real buyer is rather its location, redevelopment potential and Bellevue\u2019s downtown real estate outlook.\u201d<\/p>\n As for Bezos, he\u2019s moved on over the last 30 years and has been showing his love for real estate. He reportedly holds more than $500 million worth of property, recently purchasing two multimillion-dollar estates in Miami, where he has relocated, Architectural Digest<\/em> reports<\/a>. In 2021, he made the most expensive home purchase in the U.S.: a $78 million, 14-acre property in Maui, Hawaii. Bezos also owns homes in California, the District of Columbia, New York, Texas and Washington.<\/p>\n See inside Bezos\u2019 original abode, albeit a much more updated version of the Bellevue home he once called home.<\/p>\n \u00a9 Mai Huang<\/p>\n<\/article>\n \u00a9 Mai Huang<\/p>\n<\/article>\n \u00a9 Mai Huang<\/p>\n<\/article>\n \u00a9 Mai Huang<\/p>\n<\/article>\n \u00a9 Mai Huang<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n