BILLIONAIRE US hedge fund tycoon Ken Griffin has just snapped up a £95million London mansion near Buckingham Palace.
The colossal 200-year-old Georgian mansion in St James’s sports a gym, pool, and underground extension.
The property is the most expensive home sold in the UK since 2011, according to the Guardian, but Griffin actually picked it up at a discount.
He snapped it up for £30m less than the £125m it had been on the market for during the last two years.
Carlton Gardens is the latest in a string of homes purchased by batchellor Griffin, 50, who is worth a reported £6.8billion.
It is an historic property with a spectacular location, extraordinary elegance and stunning gardens.
Spokeswoman for Ken Griffin
Griffin, the founder and CEO of Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel, is estimated to be the 152nd richest man alive.
His latest purchase is a home steeped in history, and once housed the private offices of Charles de Gaulle during World War II.
A spokeswoman for the father-of-three told the FT that Griffin took the unique opportunity to own a home in London.
She said: “It is an historic property with a spectacular location, extraordinary elegance and stunning gardens.”
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In November, Griffin paid a record £45million ($58.75m) for the top four floors at 9 West Walton Street in Chicago.
The property collector also owns the top two floors of the Park Tower in New York.
Griffin, who settled a contentious divorce in 2015 with his second wife, Anne Dias Griffin, reportedly bought each floor individually, according to public records.
Griffin shelled out $21.7 million for the 38th floor penthouse unit, by itself. He nabbed the 37th floor for $12.95 million, and the 36th floor for $12.13 million.
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The 35th floor went for $12.5 million, and included 7,100 feet of the total square footage.
The Harvard graduate founded Citadel in 1990, but began his trading career while he was still hitting the books in Massachusetts in 1987.
Today the fund handles more than $27 billion in assets.
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