the Richest man in the world and founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos decided to build a dream home in a “coronavirus capital” — new York. This writes the New York Post.
the city suffered from the infections more than others, at the time of publication there died of 14.5 thousand people. Unfavorable epidemiological situation did not prevent the chief the rich man on the planet to buy a two-bedroom apartment. It is located on the 20th floor of the house No. 212 Fifth Avenue — one of the most expensive streets in the world. The object is worth $ 16 million (1.2 billion rubles).
Bezos owns real estate for $ 80 million (six billion rubles) in the same building. The billionaire owns a three-level penthouse and two apartments underneath it. New apartments are located through an adjacent wall that will allow you to combine rooms. In the autumn of last year the businessman has received permission for construction work, but so far they have not begun.
“I think this will increase the credibility of the real estate market of new York, as the richest man in the world bet on this city, despite the fact that he is now the capital of the coronavirus,” said one of the local realtors.
Earlier it was reported that Bezos bought the mansion in Beverly hills (California, USA) for a record for the County amount. The billionaire bought the estate of Warner Estate for $ 165 million (almost 11 billion rubles). Previously, it belonged to movie Mogul Jack Warner, founder of Warner Bros.
