New York penthouse sells for US$135mil

The deal for the roughly 12,500-square-foot unit works out to more than US$10,000 a sq ft. — Bloomberg

NEW YORK: A penthouse at Aman New York has sold for US$135mil, making it the most expensive home purchased in Manhattan this year.

The five-storey apartment atop the historic Crown Building on Fifth Avenue was sold as an unfinished space that the buyer is responsible for building out, a spokesperson for developer OKO Group said.