Dubbed as the richest man in Illinois, Ken Griffin recently sold one of his two full-floor condo units located in the Waldorf Astoria for $16 million.
The 47-years-old Citadel founder sold the unit in the 46th floor for the same price that he bought it. But the unit wasn't publicly listed. That is why there are no details about the interior. Said condo which was purchased by Griffin back in 2014, already has a buyer who is a recently formed land trust but its beneficiary is not revealed, Chicago Tribune reported.
As per records, the 46th floor unit was purchased in July 2014 by a Delaware limited liability company owned by Griffin paid for $16 million. Weeks after that, a different Delaware limited liability company that are also owned by Griffin paid $13.3 million for the Waldorf Astoria's full-floor, 37th-floor unit.
It is also reported that Griffin just paid his ex-wife, Anne Dias Griffin with $11.75 million due to a recent divorce case, CNN Money reported. Said amount is her ex-wife's share of his earnings of the top-floor penthouse unit on the 67th floor of the Park Tower building on North Michigan Avenue.
But for the recently sold condo unit, Anne no longer got a share because the unit was bought after the couple's separation.
Even after selling some of his properties, Griffin still owns other residential real estate. The billionaire owns the 37th-floor unit in the Waldorf Astoria, two full-floor units at the 67th floor in the Park Tower and the full-floor, 66th-floor unit that he bought in 2012 for $15 million.
Recently, he just purchased a three full floors of luxury condo tower that are still under construction located at 220 Central Park South in midtown Manhattan which is set for completion next year. Apart from that, he also owns homes in Aspen, Colo., Hawaii and Florida.
The purchase price of Griffin's 46th-floor Waldorf Astoria unit at $16 million as well as his December sale of the same unit is considered one of 10 highest-priced Chicago-area home sales in history.
