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Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates has listed a four-bedroom, 2½-bathroom home in Medina, Washington, for $4.8 million, a year after he said that he would never “downsize” his extensive holdings in the Pacific Northwest, according to Realtor.com.

The 2,780-square-foot house is adjacent to Gates’ primary residence, Xanadu 2.0. While the listed home is modest compared to the $130 million estate next door, it’s a significant piece of the protective buffer Gates has spent decades building.

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Gates purchased the home in 1995 for $1 million, a year after his marriage to Melinda French Gates, Realtor.com reported. For nearly 30 years, the residence was part of a strategic acquisitions strategy. Between 1990 and 1997, he snapped up numerous bordering parcels to ensure the privacy of his 66,000-square-foot compound.

It’s not the first time Gates has tested the Medina market. In 2024, he sold another neighboring property for $4.85 million after it spent only a few days on the market.

Despite the latest listing, Gates continues to hold several other parcels and at least two additional homes around Xanadu 2.0 through various limited liability companies.

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Key features of the home include views of Lake Washington, the Seattle skyline and the Olympic Mountains and a primary suite with French doors leading to a private deck, a kitchen with granite countertops and updated stainless steel appliances.

“Perhaps the most compelling feature of this property is its dual personality: a pristinely maintained ode to a bygone era, yet full of potential for the next chapter,” according to the listing, which is held by Kim Florence of John L. Scott Real Estate – Mercer Island. “Will you keep its lovely charm or capitalize on the extraordinary possibilities?”

Even if the sale closes at full asking price, it’s a drop in the bucket for Gates, who has a net worth of $106 billion.

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Following his divorce from Melinda French Gates in 2021, Gates retained a massive California real estate portfolio, including a $43 million Del Mar beach house, and an $18 million equestrian ranch in Rancho Santa Fe and multiple horse farms in Florida and New York, according to Realtor.com.

For now, the Xanadu 2.0 fortress remains his home base.

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