New York living - billionaire style: Where the world's richest live in Manhattan
- New York has more billioniares than any other city - and each one has a stunning Manhattan pad
- Media mogul Rupert Murdoch owns an incredible triplex, on floors 58 to 60, at One Madison, worth $57.25m
- Russian business magnate Roman Abramovich, Michael Bloomberg and telecom executive Dexter Goei are all buying up houses to create megamansions
- Hedge funder Steven Cohen not only owns a $115 million duplex but has had his plans approved for another megamansion on Perry Street
From multi-million dollar triplexes and townhouses, to luxury penthouses with a view to die for, this is how the other half live.
New York is a mecca for billionaires, with more than any other city in the world.
So if you've ever wanted a sneak peak into the homes of some of Manhattan's most notable billionaires, including former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and News Corps' Rupert Murdoch, look no further.
A map shows the locations of the luxury homes and mansions of some of New York's most notable billioniares
Rupert Murdoch
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch bought the incredible triplex, on floors 58 to 60, at One Madison in 2014 for $57.25 million, Curbed New York reports.
The 6,850-square-foot penthouse property, which features a spiral staircase, wall-to-wall glass, and a swimming pool, was put on the market again a year later for $72 million but has refused to sell.
Murdoch then bought a $25 million townhouse in the West Village, at 278 West 11th Street, which he converted into a single-family residence with herringbone hardwood floors, fireplaces, a roof terrace, and landscaped garden, before selling up in July 2016 for $27.5 million.
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, pictured with his wife Jerry Hall in February at Vanity Fair, owns an incredible triplex at One Madison
The 6,850-square-foot penthouse property, in Manhattan, features a spiral staircase and wall-to-wall glass
The home was put on the market again a year after he bought it, for $72 million, but has refused to sell
The penthouse apartment building also features a pool and all the luxury touches a billionaire expects in his multimillionaire dollar home
Aside from this incredible property, Murdoch bought a $25 million townhouse in the West Village, at 278 West 11th Street, before selling up in July 2016 for $27.5 million
Roman Abramovich
Russian business magnate Roman Abramovich, who is worth $9 billion, was granted permission by the Landmarks Preservation Commission last year to combine townhouses 1, 13, and 15 East 75th Street into one huge 18,000-square-foot home.
Designs, created by Herzog & de Meuron, will include seven bathrooms all with a bidet, a 30-foot backyard and an indoor swimming pool, while its rear facade feature a glass and bronze curtain wall.
Russian business magnate Roman Abramovich, who is worth $9 billion (pictured as he listened to Polina Deripaska, the wife of billionaire Oleg Deripaska at the Grand Kremlin Palace on March 14, in Moscow, has grand plans for his New York home
He was granted permission by the Landmarks Preservation Commission last year to combine townhouses 1, 13, and 15 East 75th Street into one huge 18,000-square-foot home
Designs, created by Herzog & de Meuron, will include seven bathrooms all with a bidet, a 30-foot backyard and an indoor swimming pool, while its rear facade feature a glass and bronze curtain wall
Bill Ackman
Hedge fund manager Ackman bought One 57's Winter Garden penthouse for $91.5 million in 2012.
However, Ackman has no plans to live in the 10,000-square-foot condo, but plans to flip it once the price has increased. It seems likely it will after another penthouse in One 57, dubbed the Billionaire's Building, closed for more than $100 million.
The apartment, according to plans, will offer stunning views across Central Park and at that height, most of the city.
Pershing Square Capital Management CEO Bill Ackman, member of the board of Valeant, (pictured testifying about price spikes in decades-old pharmaceuticals before a hearing at Capitol Hill last year) bought One 57's Winter Garden penthouse for $91.5 million in 2012
The apartment, according to plans, will offer stunning views across Central Park and at that height, most of the city
However, Ackman has no plans to live in the 10,000-square-foot condo, but plans to flip it once the price has increased
It seems likely it will after another penthouse in One 57, dubbed the Billionaire's Building, closed for more than $100 million
The building features a curved design at its top and even at the entrance near Central Park
Juan Beckmann Vidal
Jose Cuervo tequila owner Vidal bought his apartment at New York's tallest skyscraper, 432 Park Avenue, for $46.25 million in 2013,
But it appears there are already problems after he filed a lawsuit claiming his upstairs neighbor Harry Macklowe had caused a catastrophic flood from his penthouse, damaging Vidal's apartment below.
With the sale yet to close, there are rumors Vidal is now trying to back out of the sale and has demanded his $11.56 million security deposit back.
Don Chairman of Jose Cuervo, Don Juan Beckmann Vidal (with Petra Nemcova at the 2012 Mexico Gala at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City) bought an apartment at New York's tallest skyscraper
Vidal's apartment in the 432 Park Avenue building, which towers over the city, was bought for $46.25 million in 2013
The incredible apartment offers marble bathrooms with a city wide view and luxury fixtures
But it appears there are already problems after he filed a lawsuit claiming his upstairs neighbor Harry Macklowe had caused a catastrophic flood from his penthouse, damaging Vidal's apartment below
With the sale yet to close, there are rumors Vidal is now trying to back out of the sale and has demanded his $11.56 million security deposit back
Michael Bloomberg
The world's tenth richest man, and former mayor of New York City, lives in townhouse at 19 East 79th Street.
Like Abramavich, Bloomberg does not feel that one house is enough and has been acquiring apartments in the adjacent building; 17 East 79th Street.
He now owns five out of the six apartments next door, buying the fifth property - Unit 3 - for $14 million - and so is just one step away from creating the mansion of his dreams.
The world's tenth richest man, and former mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg (pictured in February in New York) lives in townhouse at 19 East 79th Street
Bloomberg does not feel that one house is enough and has been acquiring apartments in the adjacent building; 17 East 79th Street
Dexter Goei
Keeping up with the Joneses, or in this case the Bloombergs and Abramaviches, telecom executive Dexter Goei has recently been granted permission to merge his two townhouses at on West 11th Street into one huge, 11,000 sq ft family home.
He had bought the properties for just $31 million in 2016 although the renovation is expected to cost another $1.3 million.
Plans, from Arcologica architects, will gut the home and interiors, and restoration work to the exterior.
Dexter Goei, CEO of cable and mobile telecoms company Altice, (pictured at a news conference in Saint-Denis, near Paris, in 2015) has recently been granted permission to merge his two townhouses at on West 11th Street into one huge, 11,000 sq ft family home
He had bought the properties for just $31 million in 2016 although the renovation is expected to cost another $1.3 million
Plans, from Arcologica architects, will gut the home and interiors, and restoration work to the exterior
Steven Cohen
Hedge funder Steven Cohen owns both a duplex at One Beacon Court, which he first put on the market in 2013 for $115 million, before the price tumbled significantly to its most recent asking price down to $67.5 million, and has plans underway for a Perry Street megamansion.
The huge structure, comprising of a connected four-story and six-story building was approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in February.
Steven Cohen, Chairman and CEO of Point72 Asset Management, (at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California,May 2) owns not one but two high end properties in New York
Cohen has plans underway for a Perry Street megamansion. The huge structure, comprising of a connected four-story and six-story building was approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in February
He owns a duplex at One Beacon Court, which he first put on the market in 2013 for $115 million
The price of the impressive apaprtment has tumbled significantly to its most recent asking price down to $67.5 million
Carlos Slim
Another billionaire who can count himself among the top ten richest people in the world, business magnate Slim purchased the landmarked Benjamin N. Duke house opposite the Metropolitan Museum of Art for $44 million in 2010.
The house was soon listed for almost double that, at $80 million, but was removed the market in 2016 without explanation.
Located at 1009 Fifth Avenue, it is one of the largest and most luxurious of the surviving Central Park-facing prewar mansions. Features include a sweeping staircase, hand-carved wood paneling, intricate plastering, and terraces.
Another billionaire who can count himself among the top ten richest people in the world, is business magnate Carlos Slim (in January in Mexico)
Slim purchased the landmarked Benjamin N. Duke house opposite the Metropolitan Museum of Art for $44 million in 2010
Located at 1009 Fifth Avenue, it is one of the largest and most luxurious of the surviving Central Park-facing prewar mansions
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