It is estimated that there are 59 owners with more than 1,000 million dollars in the bank account and 737 people with a net worth of more than $100 million, according to figures from Henley & Partners, a consultancy that advises the ultra-rich. to get residency in the US.
As the epicenter of finance and cultural capital of the West, New York brings together an amalgamation of investors, entrepreneurs and celebrities with deep pockets and very diverse tastes.
Some choose to live on the heights of the skyscrapers, others prefer the classic terraced houses at street level, while some flee to the tranquility of Brooklyn. No one has a problem paying a million dollars What does an apartment cost on average? His preferences far exceed that number. Where do rich people live in New York? These are their preferred neighborhoods in order of median home price.
Billionaires Row
More than a neighborhood is a street. The billionaire’s row (row of billionaires, in Spanish) is the name with which the calle 57where incalculable wealth is concentrated.
Most of its residents are investment fund managers, technology executives and Arab fortunes who bid for the apartments in the super-tall skyscrapers built in recent years in the stretch that runs from Columbus Circle until Park Avenue.
The average cost of one of the luxurious homes overlooking Central Park is $9.8 million (9.22 million euros), according to Property Shark. A figure that makes it the most expensive artery in the world. Among the neighbors are Ken Griffinowner of the Citadel investment fund, Michael Dellfounder and CEO of Dell, Lewis Sandersfounder of the Sanders Capital fund, and Saudi property developer Fawaz Alhokair.
Tribeca
This triangle of a dozen streets west of Lower Manhattan is considered the richest ZIP code -10007- in New York, with a median annual income of $879,000 per resident.
Interest in this former industrial area filled with red brick commercial buildings aroused in the late 1990s, when John Kennedy Junior, better known as John Johnmoved to the neighborhood with his wife, Carolyn Bessette, three years before he died in a plane crash.
The average price of an apartment is $3.7 million. The area attracts actors and musicians in search of the tranquility of its streets, a certain discretion given by its proximity to the Hudson River and the spacious lofts that are not found in other parts of the city. Among its best-known neighbors are the actors Jake Gyllenhaal, And Ryan, Jennifer Lawrence y robert de niro, which gave the name of the neighborhood to its film festival. To this list has just been added Jennifer Gates, the eldest daughter of Bill Gates, who has moved into a triplex of 51 million dollars with its own pool along with her husband and her newborn baby.
Soho
Bordering Tribeca to the north is Soho, the fashion district full of luxury boutiques such as Hermes, Louis Vuitton or Gucci, where the owner of Zara, Amancio OrtegaIt has several buildings.
Despite its wealth, it is a laid-back area where finance workers mingle with designers, actors and young artists looking for an opportunity. Median home value of $3.7 million. A reasonable price for the spectacular apartments that are hidden behind the famous cast iron facades built between 1840 and 1880, which in the 1960s were taken over by artists after years of degradation.
It was the home of the painter Jean-Michel Basquiat and the actor Heath Ledgerboth of whom died before turning 30. His current neighbors include the designer Zac Posen and the actors Chris Rock y Chloë Sevigny.
Brooklyn Heights
This former Jewish immigrant neighborhood located next to the Brooklyn Bridge has become a preferred destination for the low-key wealth in recent years. Especially from the actors who want to walk their children through a quiet neighborhood without the presence of paparazzi.
This pilgrimage has skyrocketed the prices of houses built at the end of the 19th century and renovated with all kinds of luxuries. The median home price has reached 2 million dollars. It had writers Arthur Miller and Norman Mailer as famous residents. The first Hollywood stars to arrive were the couple formed by Jennifer Connelly y Paul Bettanyfollowed by actors like Paul Rudd, Matt Damon, Adam Driver o Amy Schumer.
West Village
The neighborhood has always been a haven for writers, artists, and jazz musicians. Cradle of the LGTBI rights movement, born in the historic Stonewall Inn bar, its picturesque streets have attracted the wealthiest pockets in recent decades.
The average price of an apartment in the area is around $1.72 million. But in and around West 11th Street, housing exceeds 30 million dollarswhich makes it one of the most expensive areas of the city, due to the presence of numerous celebrities.
In this block live the couple of actors Jessica Parker y Matthew Broderickthe actress Liv Tyler, the ex-wife of investor George Soros, Melissa Schiff Soroswith whom he was married for 22 years, and Stuart Petersonco-founder of the venture capital firm ARTIS Ventures.
Upper East Side
Since the first fortunes of the United States built their mansions there in the Gilded Age, the Upper East Side has been the symbol of the more classic wealth from the city. The neighborhood stretches from 59th to 110th streets along the east side of Central Park.
Despite the tranquility and stately atmosphere, the area has lost cachet in recent times as a residential neighborhood in favor of Lower Manhattan. Median home price is €1.6 million. It is also the place where the main museums of the city such as the Metropolitan, the Guggenheim or the Neue Galerie are located.
If the first inhabitants were the great families of industrialists like the Rockefellerlos Vanderbilt and the Carnegiea variety of characters now have residences there, such as the Russian businessman Roman Abramovichsinger Madonnathe former mayors of New York Michael Bloomberg y Rudy Giulianifilm directors Woody Allen y Spike Leeor the recently deceased Ivana Trumpex-wife of Donald Trump.
