Kenneth Griffin was born on October 15, 1968 in Florida, USA. He is the leader of Citadel Investment Group.
In January 2019, billionaire Griffin bought a penthouse for $238 million at 220 Central Park South, New York City. Buying the most expensive house in the US has attracted the billionaire a lot of attention.
The apartment of more than 2,200 m2, occupying 4 floors on the top of the 79-storey tower, has a rough purchase price of more than 238 million USD, excluding renovation costs. The project is under construction in the "billionaire" area of Manhattan, with an impressive view of Central Park, one of the most famous attractions in the US. This penthouse is already famous in the real estate industry, but the buyer is not far behind.
The reason is that this is just one of the super expensive real estate transaction chain of Kenneth Griffin. A few days before buying a penthouse in New York, Ken Griffin spent 122 million USD to own a villa in London, UK. The Wall Street Journal said this is one of the most expensive real estate deals in London.
Previously, Ken Griffin also held a record for real estate prices in Chicago (Illinois, USA). According to Chicago Tribune, he bought four floors, from the 35th to the 38th, at the luxury apartment complex No. 9. Walton for $58.75 million.
The billionaire's next snail record is in Miami Beach, Florida. In 2015, he spent $60 million to buy a penthouse and an apartment in the Faena House apartment building.
According to The Real Deal, the billionaire owns a piece of land of about 4.9 hectares in Palm Beach City, Florida worth 250 million USD. This property is located very close to President Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago resort.
In early September this year, Ken Griffin bought a villa with a total campus of nearly 1.5 hectares for more than 99 million USD. The house owns about 97 m of coastline, located in Palm Beach town, Florida.
In addition to real estate, the fund's CEO is also known for his charitable activities, typically donating $20 million to the Norton Museum of Art in Florida in August 2019.
According to the latest update from Forbes, Ken Griffin currently holds a fortune worth 12.8 billion USD, the 117th richest person in the world.
