1. Value: $60 million Location: New York When the Plaza Hotel in New York became private property, everyone knew it was expensive, but they never expected that developer Harry Macklowe’s purchase price set a new record.

Macklowe decided to convert an entire floor of the hotel into an informal space.

But critics say it might cost Macklowe two or three times as much to renovate one of the $4 million apartments.

2. Value: US$56 million Location: New York For high-end real estate, the top floor is generally more expensive than other floors, but the most expensive thing about this building is not the top floor with a view of New York’s Central Park, but the 9200 that is tailor-made for buyers.

sq. ft. of interior space.

The identity of the buyer is still a secret, but he is said to live in London.

3. Value: $50 million Location: New York Russian oil tycoon Blavatnik prefers New York real estate.

This year he bought a $27 million condo and a $50 million home on Sixty-fourth Street, just shy of the record set last year by financier J. Christopher Flowers, a $53 million three-story house in Manhattan.

Earlier this year, the New York Post reported that Blavatnik wanted to buy the Mark Hotel worth $150 million, but the deal has not yet materialized.

4. Value: $42.4 million Location: New York Sanford, the former chairman and CEO of Citigroup, recently purchased a floor totaling 6,744 square feet, including 2,000 square feet of balconies, to create the 20-story building at 15 Central Park West

The most expensive record in history.

Back in 2005, hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb paid $45 million for a 10,700-square-foot floor at 15 Central Park West.

The floors at Sanford have sweeping views of Central Park, with balconies wrapping around three sides of the building.

5. Value: $41 million Location: New York City Mayor Bloomberg did not choose the Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the New York Mayor, as his residence, but chose Madison Avenue.

He spent $41 million renovating his residence at 1014 Manhattan.

The property, which has approximately 10,821 square feet, is adjacent to another Bloomberg residence.

Given that the renovation did not destroy the interior structure, New York city regulations allowed him to combine the two properties into a 25,555-square-foot behemoth.

6. Value: $35 million Location: Carpinteria, California This is the first non-New York residence on the list.

Hedge Fund managing director Bruce Kovner spent $35 million of his fortune to buy the 3-acre Mediterranean-style estate.

Her ocean-view residences also include a $20 million four-bedroom home and a polo field purchased from actor Kevin Costner.

7. Value: $35 million Location: New York The South and West parts of Central Park have long been famous around the world.

But the most expensive property discoveries to date have emerged in the east.

Financier Keith Rubenstein bought 8F, 62nd Street, for $35 million in May.

Designed by famous designer John H. Duncan, it allows for a leisurely afternoon stroll to Central Park.

8. Value: $35 million Location: New York Getting a Park Avenue address is no easy task.

Designer Vera Wang moved into the five-bedroom home last month for $35 million.

The 14-bedroom pre-war home was once owned by socialite and philanthropist Brooke Astor.

Located at 77 Park Avenue.

9. Value: $33.5 million Location: Malibu, Calif. Courteney Cox-Arquette and husband David Arquette bought their Malibu home for $10.1 million in 2001 and sold it in August for $33.5 million.

Priced to sell.

The house faces the Pacific Ocean, has 4,486 square feet and has four bedrooms.