Current: Worlds most expensive condo (One Hyde Park, UK)

[jesseps]

 

A six-bedroom penthouse at London's posh One Hyde Park development (above) has just sold for a record-breaking £140 million, or about $220 million, making it the most expensive piece of residential real estate in the world (in terms of current listings and sales). The massive deal eclipses the paltry $150 million asking price for The Manor, Candy Spelling's monstrous mansion in Beverly Hills, previous holder of the World's Most Expensive title. While the identity of the buyer remains a closely-guarded secret, speculation is centering on oligarchs and oil sheikhs, the London Telegraph reports. The palatial penthouse stretches across two floors and boasts bullet-proof windows, a panic room and stunning views across the Serpentine lake in Hyde Park.

 

The new owners will also have access to 24-hour room service from the neighboring Mandarin Oriental hotel, spas, squash courts a private wine-tasting facility and protection from security guards who are former members of the SAS, the UK's elite special forces unit. One Hyde Park, which boasts 86 properties starting at around £20 million, is comprised of four hexagonal tower blocks due to be completed by December. Back in 2008 when the project was in its infancy my colleague Deirdre Woollard reported that Sheikh Hamad, the foreign minister of Qatar, had agreed to purchase an apartment there for a rumored £100 million, or around $196 million. More recently we revealed that British supercar maker McLaren will open a luxe new showroom in the development as well.

 

(Courtesy of Luxist)

 

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If I had $200 million. Not sure I would spend it on a condo maybe on a townhouse.

[JFrosty]

It's not that spectacular, really.

[Malek]

Voyons donc... tu peux avoir 3 Crystal de la Montagne pour ce prix là...

[MTLskyline]

As much as I like Hyde Park, I would prefer Bloomsbury or Mayfair.

Modifié 11 août 2010 par MTLskyline

[WestAust]

I was reading another article about that building, prices per SQ/feet are around 6000GBP/SQF for the regular appartments

[jesseps]

Voyons donc... tu peux avoir 3 Crystal de la Montagne pour ce prix là...

 

Wouldn't that be something. Some person comes to Montreal to build a skyscraper just to use as their 4-5th home.

 

Oh yah... some dude doing that in India. The thing costing $100s of millions