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BILLIONAIRES' ROW
Tycoons, High Rollers, and the Epic race to Build the Word's Most Exclusive Skyscrapers
This is a juicy narrative, one that reveals some powerful truths about how wealth and power operate, and chronicles the ambition, greed, and hubris behind the most expensive real estate in the world - the new Manhattan megatowers known as Billionaires' Row.
To look south from Central Park is to gaze upon a physical manifestation of tens of billions of dollars in global wealth: a series of soaring spires dotting the skyline from Park Avenue to Broadway. Known as Billionaires' Row, these slender high-rise condos have transformed the skyline of New York City almost in stealth, thanks to the city's developer-friendly policies and a seemingly endless gush of cash from tech, finance, and moguls from Russia, China, and the Middle East. In just a few years, the cutthroat real estate impresarios behind these "supertalls" turned what was once a rundown strip of Midtown into the most expensive street on Earth.
The saga of BILLIONAIRES' ROW epitomizes the "new Gilded Age" of twenty-first-century wealth. Behind the blue-tinted façade of One57, you might see financier Bill Ackman riding in an elevator to his $91.5 million apartment with computer legend Michael Dell, who paid $100.47 million for his. One block over, hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin shattered records with his $238 million home at 220 Central Park South, the imposing limestone tower where the musician Sting also purchased a penthouse of his own. Most owners, however, remain shrouded in mystery. Some have never even bothered to visit, and it's merely a place to park their money.
In BILLIONAIRES' ROW, Wall Street Journal reporter Katherine Clarke reveals the riveting inside story of how a group of New York's most legendary developers went toe-to-toe with renegade upstarts in an ego-fueled race to build the tallest and most luxurious skyscrapers the world has ever known - and to burnish their legacies in the process. We are also treated to cameos by Donald Trump and Paul Manafort. The result is a real-life drama - one part Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, one part thrilling business narrative, and perfect for readers of Vicky Ward's Liar's Ball, Sheelah Kolhatkar's Black Edge, and Shawn Levy's The Castle on Sunset.
Katherine Clarke is a reporter at the Wall Street Journal, where she covers the high-end real estate market across the United States. Previously, she wrote for the New York Daily News and The Real Deal.
The saga of BILLIONAIRES' ROW epitomizes the "new Gilded Age" of twenty-first-century wealth. Behind the blue-tinted façade of One57, you might see financier Bill Ackman riding in an elevator to his $91.5 million apartment with computer legend Michael Dell, who paid $100.47 million for his. One block over, hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin shattered records with his $238 million home at 220 Central Park South, the imposing limestone tower where the musician Sting also purchased a penthouse of his own. Most owners, however, remain shrouded in mystery. Some have never even bothered to visit, and it's merely a place to park their money.
In BILLIONAIRES' ROW, Wall Street Journal reporter Katherine Clarke reveals the riveting inside story of how a group of New York's most legendary developers went toe-to-toe with renegade upstarts in an ego-fueled race to build the tallest and most luxurious skyscrapers the world has ever known - and to burnish their legacies in the process. We are also treated to cameos by Donald Trump and Paul Manafort. The result is a real-life drama - one part Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, one part thrilling business narrative, and perfect for readers of Vicky Ward's Liar's Ball, Sheelah Kolhatkar's Black Edge, and Shawn Levy's The Castle on Sunset.
Katherine Clarke is a reporter at the Wall Street Journal, where she covers the high-end real estate market across the United States. Previously, she wrote for the New York Daily News and The Real Deal.
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