Co-founder of Alibaba bought expensive apartments in the US

Co-founder of Alibaba quietly bought some of the most expensive apartments in the United States. More than a month after the announcement of the purchase of two housing units in Manhattan, New York, their buyers finally showed up. He is a Taiwanese billionaire and co-founder of Alibaba Joe Tsai. He bought two full-floor apartments for $ 157.5 million. According to the American television station CNBC, this is the third highest real estate transaction in American history. The apartments are located at one of the most prestigious addresses in New York, more precisely in the skyscraper 220 Central Park South, where only the most wealthy can afford to live. Information about the purchase of apartments on the 60th and 61st floors appeared in June, but the buyer was still unknown at the time. An apartment on the 60th floor with an area of ​​about 552 square meters came to billionaires at $ 82.5 million, dwellings up a floor to $ 75 million. It is clear that the original owners of the flats benefited greatly from the sale, the flat on the 61st floor was sold for $ 51.4 million last year, the second flat on the lower floor for $ 50.9 million, according to the CNBC portal. According to the Boss Hunting server, the most expensive sold home in US history is located in the same building. For $ 238 million, it was bought in 2019 by US hedge fund manager Ken Griffin. The seat was created by a combination of two residential units and occupies the four highest floors in the skyscraper. Joe Tsai currently holds the position of Executive Vice President of Alibaba and is the company's second largest shareholder, with a net worth of around $ 10 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.