Penthouse apartment _ Photo Robert Frank
A four-room penthouse apartment in New York City has sold for 190 million. This is the most expensive apartment in the history of New York.
The apartment was bought by US billionaire Daniel Och two years ago at about half the current price of 93 million, Wall Street Journal as saying.
The 9,800-square-foot apartment is located in 220 Central Park South in downtown Manhattan and is said to be one of the most expensive properties ever sold in New York.
This apartment is owned by an anonymous buyer.
According to the Wall Street Journal, this is the highest amount ever paid for a private home in the United States.
Daniel Och, 61, who sold the apartment, was valued at 4.1 billion by Forbes Magazine.
Daniel Och founded an investment firm in New York that had to change its name to Sculptor in 2019 following a bribery scandal.
When Daniel Och bought the penthouse, he moved to Florida for tax reasons.
According to the newspaper, Daniel Och still owns a luxury flat in a corner which was valued at 57 57.5 million in 2019.