Penthouse by Dubai’s Iconic Burj Khalifa Sells for AED 139 Million
The home sets a record for the priciest deal inked in the district surrounding the tallest building in the world
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A mansion-sized Dubai penthouse has sold for AED 139 million (US$37.8 million), a record high for the neighborhood surrounding the city’s iconic Burj Khalifa skyscraper, according to an announcement Monday from the building’s developer, Omniyat.
The four-bedroom home is within the Lana Residences, Dorchester Collection, a hotel and residential property managed by the luxury hospitality brand that opened in April in the Burj Khalifa district, the area named for the world’s tallest building.
Designed by London-based architecture firm Foster + Partners and with interiors by French design duo Gilles & Boissier, the penthouse—one of 39 units at the building—spans close to 16,600 square feet and boasts open spaces, natural materials and views of the Marasi Bay Marina and Dubai skyline.
There are also floor-to-ceiling windows, towering ceilings and a terrace with a pool, according to listing photos.
Courtesy of Omniyat
“It’s a sanctuary in which every detail has been thoughtfully curated to evoke a sense of harmonious balance,” Mahdi Amjad, founder and executive chairman at Omniyat, said in a statement.
Mansion Global couldn’t identify the buyer of the apartment.
The building itself offers residents valet parking, an outdoor pool and all of the facilities at the connected hotel, which includes restaurants, garden terraces, cocktail bars, a cigar lounge, a Dior-branded spa and a gym.
Dubai’s property market has enjoyed a major upswing since the pandemic, complete with scores of record-breaking deals and surging home prices.
In the first quarter of the year, the city was the world’s hot spot for super-prime property purchases, with 105 homes priced at US$10 million or more changing hands in the three-month period.
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The penthouse unit at 80 Columbus Circle in Manhattan spans 8,000 square feet and once set a price record for the city.
2 minEight is definitely someone’s lucky number—especially when a few zeros are tacked on at the end.
The top-floor unit of the 80-storey 80 Columbus Circle in Manhattan is coming to market for the first time in more than 20 years and asking a nice round $80 million.
The full-floor unit spans over 8,000 square feet and is part of the Mandarin Oriental Residences above the hotel in the Deutsche Bank Center. It has eight rooms with eight ensuite baths, each with its own walk-in shower.
It last sold in 2005 for a hair under $30 million to cosmetics executive Sandie Tillotson, a founding member and senior vice president at the Utah-based Nu Skin Enterprises. She agreed to purchase the unit in 2001 while the complex was under development as the Time Warner Center.
Today, the six-bedroom apartment features spacious living areas and views from every room, including a close-up view of Central Park and panoramic 360-degree vistas stretching to the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, according to listing agent Eva J. Mohr of Sotheby’s International Realty.
“There are windows all the way around,” Mohr said. “The views are spectacular and there are no obstacles in front of the windows.
The apartment comes with a library and cinema, a primary bedroom with its own lounge, an oversized kitchen, a corner breakfast area with two glass walls and a utility room with caterer-level equipment and two sinks—one for prepping flowers and the other for bathing pets.
The 80th-floor unit has never been resold and was rarely used by the seller, according to information provided by the listing agency. The corresponding top-level unit in the complex’s second tower just sold. That unit once belonged to Related Companies boss Stephen Ross and sold for $50.7 million in an off-market deal last week.
“The one that went for $55 (sic) million was completely redone with marble and it was beautiful, but you don’t have the views,” Mohr said.
When Tillotson bought the property, the $30 million contract was a record price for a condominium, according to the New York Times. In 2005, the apartment was delivered as “8,200 square feet of raw space” and Tillotson brought her own team to do the interiors, the Times reported.
Tillotson’s Nu Skin is a seller of anti-ageing and wellness products that was founded in the 1980s and is active in more than 50 international markets, particularly in China. The publicly traded company has also recently expanded into India. Nu Skin has several thousand permanent employees at its Provo, Utah, headquarters as well as tens of thousands of salespeople worldwide.
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