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**The world's most expensive apartment sold is a vast, five-floor luxury unit in Monaco's Mareterra district (Le Renzo building by Renzo Piano), purchased for approximately $550–554 million (€471 million) in 2024/early 2026 reports.
It was bought by Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov (via his holding company) and is widely reported as the new global record for a residential property sale, surpassing previous benchmarks like Ken Griffin's ~$238–239 million penthouse at 220 Central Park South in New York (2019).
Key Details
- Size Over 2,500 square meters (~27,000 sq ft) of interior space, plus extensive balconies/terraces (21 rooms total).
- Features Private swimming pool, jacuzzi, multiple parking spaces, waterfront views (including over the Monaco F1 track area), and high-end finishes in a prestigious new reclaimed-land development inaugurated in 2024.
- Price per sq m Roughly $221,000 (excluding terraces), an extraordinarily high figure even for Monaco.
This stands out due to Monaco's extreme land scarcity, tax advantages, and ultra-wealthy buyer pool. Older claims (e.g., the Tour Odéon Sky Penthouse listed for $335–440 million around 2016) were asking prices or unconfirmed and have been eclipsed.
Notable Comparisons (as of 2026)
-NYC's priciest sales: Still led by Griffin's $238M+ deal; recent 2025–2026 Manhattan penthouses top out around $80–90M (e.g., Upper East Side or Billionaires' Row units). A Central Park Tower triplex penthouse was listed for $250M (world's highest residence) but hasn't sold at that level.
- Other high-end listings (e.g., in London or Miami) remain well below the Monaco record.
Real estate records can involve off-market deals, confidentiality, or currency fluctuations, so exact verified figures sometimes vary slightly across sources. The Monaco sale is backed by credible reports from Bloomberg and others.$BNB
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