Finance

Bill Ackman Is Buying An Ultra-Expensive Manhattan Penthouse ... But He's Not Moving Into it

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Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman is leading a group of other real estate investors to buy a $90 million penthouse duplex at One57, the Wall Street Journal reports.  

One57 is a super luxurious residential skyscraper overlooking Central Park that is currently under construction.

You might remember it from super storm Sandy as the building with the hanging crane.

The deal for the apartment, which occupies the 75th and 76th floors, is still in contract, the report said.  

An unnamed source told the Journal that Ackman, who runs $12 billion Pershing Square Capital Management, does not have plans to move into the apartment.  Instead, the apartment is being used as an investment, according to the source.  

If he did move in, though, it would be perfect because it's just steps away from his hedge fund's office at 888 Seventh Avenue.  

Here's a rendering of what One57 looks like: 

One57
A rendering of One57  Extell Development Company

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Julia is formerly a senior reporter covering finance. She wrote for Business Insider from 2011 to 2016. She studied broadcast journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.While at UNC, she contributed to the award-winning student-run newscast "Carolina Week" as a reporter. She was a member of the university’s equestrian team competing in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. She is a member of the New York Junior League. She volunteers with Project Sunshine and is a mentor to an area high-school student via Futures & Options.Julia is a Half Ironman finisher and a New York City Marathon finisher. She was Miss New York United States 2014.