Amazon’s Jeff Bezos buys neighbor’s house in Beverly Hills, pays $12.9M

Amazon founder and owner of The Washington Post Jeff Bezos is building a nice little compound north of Sunset in Beverly Hills.

The Los Angeles Times reports that Bezos has dropped $12.9 million on a Beverly Hills property that abuts a house he bought in 2007. Bezos’s new acquisition was not listed on the Multiple Listing Service.

Bezos’s new house is a four-bedroom house built in 1956. The single-story residence measure about 4,600 square feet, and holds a formal dining room, a living room, and two fireplaces. The property also offers a swimming pool, a patio, and two gated entrances onto the lot.

The Times says that the two properties combined offer about 2.5 acres of space in this tony neighborhood.

• Amazon king Jeff Bezos expands his domain in Beverly Hills [LA Times]