INSIDE: Singapore's most expensive luxury penthouses
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2019-07-29
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Besides billionaire James Dyson, which tycoons own luxury Singapore penthouses and apartments? Malaysia’s 1MDB fugitive Jho Low, Alibaba co-founder Sun Tongyu and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin all reputedly enjoy the high life in the Lion City.'
In June, British billionaire James Dyson paid almost S$74 million (US$54.5 million) for a three-storey penthouse in Tanjong Pagar Centre’s Wallich Residence. The 21,000-square-foot, five-bedroom apartment in Singapore’s tallest tower boasts a rooftop terrace, private pool, jacuzzi and private lift. Wallich isn’t the only notable super-penthouse ever sold in the Lion City. Here are some other prominent locations.
Hong Kong and Singapore have a lot in common. They are financial hubs, gateways to Asian business, and they feature some of the most expensive real estate in the world. According to Knight Frank’s annual Wealth Report, Singapore was home to 3,598 ultrahigh-net-worth individuals in 2018 (over US$30 million in assets), behind only Japan and China on a fraction of those populations. Even before the market started to rebound following cooling measures implemented in 2010, Singapore property turned heads for some eye-watering prices.
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Besides billionaire James Dyson, which tycoons own luxury Singapore penthouses and apartments? Malaysia’s 1MDB fugitive Jho Low, Alibaba co-founder Sun Tongyu and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin all reputedly enjoy the high life in the Lion City.'
In June, British billionaire James Dyson paid almost S$74 million (US$54.5 million) for a three-storey penthouse in Tanjong Pagar Centre’s Wallich Residence. The 21,000-square-foot, five-bedroom apartment in Singapore’s tallest tower boasts a rooftop terrace, private pool, jacuzzi and private lift. Wallich isn’t the only notable super-penthouse ever sold in the Lion City. Here are some other prominent locations.
Hong Kong and Singapore have a lot in common. They are financial hubs, gateways to Asian business, and they feature some of the most expensive real estate in the world. According to Knight Frank’s annual Wealth Report, Singapore was home to 3,598 ultrahigh-net-worth individuals in 2018 (over US$30 million in assets), behind only Japan and China on a fraction of those populations. Even before the market started to rebound following cooling measures implemented in 2010, Singapore property turned heads for some eye-watering prices.
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