Billionaires: Rupert Murdoch lists two New York apartments for $78m
Billionaire Rupert Murdoch is listing a pair of apartments in New York for $78 million, less than a decade after purchasing them and conducting an extensive renovation. The News Corp founder is selling his $62m triplex penthouse and a smaller apartment on a lower floor for $16m, according to a property listing on Corcoran Group’s website. Corcoran's Deborah Grubman, the property agent selling the apartments, did not immediately return a call for comment. Mr Murdoch paid about $57.9m in 2014 for the properties in the Flatiron District, according to The Wall Street Journal , which earlier reported the listings. The triplex, which features five bedrooms and a great room, is 6,850 square feet (636 square metres) and has views across Manhattan. Rupert Murdoch is selling his $62-million triplex penthouse and a smaller apartment on a lower floor for $16m. The 91-year-old billionaire and his wife, Jerry Hall, recently purchased a $200m Montana cattle ranch formerly owned by the Koc...