You can’t forbid living richly: billionaires spend fabulous money on buying real estate. The houses and penthouses that they own can be seen by far from every inhabitant. Billionaire James Dyson, the creator of a cylinder vacuum cleaner, set a new record for real estate in the most expensive city in the world.
54 million for a beautiful house
72-year-old James Dyson, the founder of Dyson, together with his wife Deirdre Hindmarsh acquired the most expensive penthouse in Singapore "for only" $ 54 million. The fortune of the British billionaire is estimated at $ 12.7 billion, according to Bloomberg.
The deal was a record for the real estate world and exceeded the deal by $ 44 million, concluded by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin in 2017.
Dyson's penthouse at Wallich Residence occupies three floors in Singapore's tallest building - Guoco Tower - and features amenities like an endless pool, barbecue, jacuzzi and personal elevator.
According to available data, the price of the penthouse also includes a concierge who is responsible for everything from chartering private planes and yachts to organizing parties.
The purchase of a luxury penthouse was made a few months after it became known that the headquarters of Dyson is moving from the UK to Singapore.
Who is bigger?
At the moment, the real estate transaction concluded by Dyson is the last of the largest in 2019. In June, Paige Leskin of Business Insider's reported that Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, purchased a penthouse in New York with two blocks below it for $ 80 million, making it the second-largest home in the city this year.
New York's record in real estate value belongs to Ken Griffin, a hedge fund billionaire who bought a penthouse for $ 238 million in January this year. His house has become the most expensive ever sold in the United States. However, billionaires can afford it; otherwise why do they need all this money?