One Hyde Park in London is famously known as the most expensive apartments in the world. The exclusive owners of these lavish spaces were finally revealed as none other than some oil baronesses and Middle Eastern sheikhs. Even supermodel Naoimi Campbell's boyfriend, real estate tycoon Vladislav Doronin is a resident, reported The Daily Mail.
The towering glass resential space is located in Knightsbridge and was developed by Christian and Nick Candy, the British luxury property developers. One Hyde Park includes 76 apartments and was mounted on the former Bowater House property. The Candy brothers hired Richard Rogers to work on the exterior design while they did the interiors.
Christian actually owns two separate flats on the tenth floor, estimated to be worth $47 million and $39 million. While Nick's wife, Australian actress and singer Holly Valance also owns her own penthouse on the One Hyde Park.
Other neighbors include Folorunsho Alakija, oil baroness, who has her hands full with five apartments and Anar Aitzhanova, a Kazakh singer, with only one.
The residents also have state of the art amenities at their disposal, including a 68-foot swimming pool, a theater, sauna rooms, a gym, golf simulator, wine cellar, valet and special room service provided by the five-star Mandarin Oriental hotel located adjacent to the tower.
Among the high-rollers residing in the tower include the Prime Minister of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani with apartments on the 11th, 12th, and 13th floors worth nearly $18 million, reported The Daily.
Vanity Fair did a full six-month investigation into the owners of the luxury places. The Daily reported Rinat Akhmetov, who is Ukraine's richest man with an estimated net worth of more than $216 million, owns one apartment. Akhmetov operates Shakhtar Donetsk, a professional football club which has appeared in UEFA Champions League being the first Ukrainian team to win in 2009.
Hyde Park offers a breath-taking panoramic view of central London. It's often referred to as the home of the world's richest with the highest property prices in the world.
While the prices are cringe worthy, the investigation revealed that only 17 of the 76 occupied apartments are permanent residences, reported The Daily, with the the millionaires stowing away their identities behind their offshore company titles. The chefs and staff catering on hand say they rarely spot anyone using the pool and can go for a week without taking food orders, because the apartments are rarely occupied.