Ivanka Trump made a glittering return to the political center stage this election season. Right by her daddy’s side, Ivanka saw Donald Trump at a 2024 presidential win in Florida, and it was something that spoke volumes: the first daughter is back in the game. This was, for Ivanka, a shocking reappearance. Since her father left the White House in 2021, Ivanka’s political presence has been only slightly more common than a Miami snowstorm. Instead, she has been living her best life—a VIP-level whirlwind that includes rubbing elbows with the stars, glitzy red carpets, and living the “Billionaire Bunker” lifestyle on Miami’s exclusive Indian Creek Island.

Yes, you read that right. In April 2021, Ivanka splurged on a jaw-dropping mansion right on Biscayne Bay, along with her husband Jared Kushner, for $24 million. It’s a six-bedroom, 8.5-bathroom beauty they promptly set out to gut-renovate into a dream house fit for the ultra-elite. Forget moving in and making do-these two ripped it down to the studs, leaving just a bare shell to work with.

It’s that kind of deal that makes one say, “Why do minor renovations when you can just reinvent the whole house?

From Bare Bones to Miami Marvel

Indian Creek Island is famously nicknamed the “Billionaire Bunker” for a reason. With neighbors like Tom Brady and Jeff Bezos, you can understand why Ivanka and Jared dove into taking out a mortgage here-for a cool $15 million, no less.

Once owned by billionaire Alex Meruelo and his wife, Liset, the estate needed a renovation to appeal to the taste of a couples’ modern want. The outcome is a clean, crisp, white exterior with dramatic blacks replacing the old school wooden accents.

Think Miami-chic meets high-society glam, and it’s clear Ivanka isn’t going for understated here.

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It’s just as dramatic inside: any trace of the old neoclassical shades that might have constrained it is nonexistent. Instead, Ivanka’s shared glimpses reveal something altogether more industrial-and-cutting-edge. Like she swapped White House formalwear for a Miami beach-club vibe over night. And despite the heavy renovations, the couple was sure to preserve some of those old structural beauties, from 26-foot ceilings to a double staircase fit for a grand entrance. That huge water feature out front? Still there, making sure anyone visiting knows they’re not in your average Miami backyard.

A Party Paradise (With Zen on the Side)

With all these swanky upgrades, it seems like Ivanka and Jared are ready to entertain. The mansion isn’t just big-it’s designed to be a luxury experience. Out back, they reimagined the pool area, complete with a pool cabana that’s been remodeled into a wellness wonderland. Sauna? Check. Steam room? Absolutely. Cold plunge pool? Of course-nothing screams “living large” like a freezing dunk pool in the Miami heat.

And they’re most definitely making the most of it. Just a few weeks into their new life there, Ivanka celebrated her grandmother’s 98th birthday here. Can you imagine turning 98 and celebrating this birthday in a mansion overlooking Biscayne Bay-something to raise the bar high, if there ever was one? Ivanka even hosted a wellness evening by the pool with meditation expert Bob Roth.

Yeah, it was a “reflection and mindfulness” event, but it’s pretty hard to NOT feel reflective with a setup like that)

Celebrity Privacy on Lockdown

One of the main selling points of Indian Creek Island was privacy, and boy is Ivanka enjoying every bit of it. With only 34 homes on this tiny paradise and its own police force, it’s basically the gated community on steroids. The safety here is paramount, not just a gate, but an entire security team sets to keep intruders and paparazzi out.

In a world where privacy feels like it’s just a myth, Ivanka and her family are most definitely living the high life.

Yet Ivanka isn’t the only Trump to flee to sunny Florida for solace. While she and Jared opted for the sleek life in Miami, her brothers Eric and Donald Jr. chose to plant themselves up north in Jupiter. It’s a bit closer to their dad’s famous Mar-a-Lago estate, and it probably has fewer traffic jams. With Donald Trump Sr holding court in Mar-a-Lago, the family has all but made Florida one vast Trump fiefdom.

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The Surfside Stopover

Before they moved into their sprawling mansion, Ivanka and her family lived in a luxe condominium in Surfside, Miami, and as far as temporary digs go, this condo wasn’t your average apartment-a six-bedroom waterfront unit at Arte Surfside worth $17 million, casually thrown around. This chic condo kept them cozy while the mansion was under construction, providing a home base for Ivanka, Jared, and kids Arabella, 13, Joseph, 11, and Theodore, 8. The view from the Surfside condo rivaled the absolute best in Miami, and it’s safe to say that even before moving into Indian Creek, they were living that Miami life. And by the time they made the move into their new mansion in 2023, they’d already had a pretty solid taste of that Miami heat.

With Ivanka back in the political orbit, it’s fascinating to see her life in Miami take shape: from red carpet appearances to meditation sessions and private celebrations, she is bringing a whole new kind of glamour to Indian Creek Island. With Brady and Bezos for neighbors, there’s never a shortage of high-profile parties in the “Billionaire Bunker.”.

Whether it’s luxurious birthdays, wellness evenings by the pool, or just generally soaking up the scorching Miami sunshine, Ivanka’s mansion is shaping up to be a hotspot for living the high life. But one thing is for sure as Ivanka returns to politics: she has a home base that screams a statement, that says, “I’m back, and I brought the Miami heat with me.”.

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