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Last Updated: Feb 18, 2021, 05:46 PM IST
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Spanning 3,378 square feet, the five-bedroom penthouse sold this week for $59.3 million. (Representative Image)
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong apartment has set the record for price per square foot in Asia. Spanning 3,378 square feet, the five-bedroom penthouse sold this week for HK$459.4 million ($59.3 million). That means each square foot of the apartment in the affluent Mid-Levels neighbourhood went for $17,500.
After Record Hong Kong Property Sale, What Else Will $59m Get You?
A Hong Kong apartment has set the record for price per square foot in Asia.
Spanning 3,378 square feet, the five-bedroom penthouse sold this week for HK$459.4 million ($59.3 million).
That means each square foot of the apartment in the affluent Mid-Levels neighbourhood went for $17,500.
Densely packed Hong Kong routinely breaks records for both the world s most expensive and cramped apartments.
So what would around $59 million get you elsewhere in the world? Last May, Tesla boss Elon Musk announced he planned to sell almost all physical possessions, including his LA homes Photo: AFP / Odd ANDERSEN