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Miami’s Billionaire Bunker just added another resident from Forbes’ 2025 list of wealthiest people after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, closed on a $170 million mansion on the lavish Indian Creek island on Monday, sources told the Wall Street Journal.
Rumors surrounding Zuckerberg’s South Florida house hunt have swirled for weeks since the Journal (and subsequently New Times) reported that he bought a home tied to Jersey Mikes Subs founder Peter Cancro and his wife, Tatiana Cancro. New Times corrected its story after reports indicated that Zuckerberg was actually eyeing a different home at 7 Indian Creek Island Rd.
The $170 million sale is the most expensive home purchase in Miami-Dade County history, the Journal reported, and one of the priciest homes in the nation. Miami billionaire and Citadel founder Ken Griffin’s 2019 purchase of a $238 million New York apartment holds that record.
The Journal posted photos of the extravagant mansion on Instagram, showing a resort-style poolside oasis and ornate details throughout.
“The sellers are Dr. Aaron Rollins, a cosmetic surgeon to the stars, and his wife, real-estate agent Marine Rollins,” the post reads. “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.”
Jill and Danny Hertzberg (a mother-and-son team of listing agents at Coldwell Banker Realty) sold the property and spoke with the Journal about the sale, noting they couldn’t confirm the buyer’s identity. Jill Hertzberg didn’t respond to New Times’ emails or call for comment by press time.
“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,” sources told the Journal. “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.”
