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penthouse

[pent-hous] / ˈpɛntˌhaʊs /
NOUN
aerie
Synonyms
STRONG






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By contrast, billionaire financier Ken Griffin, who purchased a Manhattan penthouse in 2019 for roughly $238 million, could potentially end up owing $1 million or more in new taxes on that property.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Mamdani filmed a video in April outside Griffin's New York penthouse to promote a new tax on luxury properties in the city.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

"Like for this penthouse, which hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin bought for $238m," Mamdani said, while standing in front of the property's building.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“This is an annual fee on luxury properties worth more than $5 million, whose owners don’t live full-time in the city. Like for this penthouse, which hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin bought for $238 million.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Then she’d been adopted by a couple who lived in a penthouse on New York’s Upper East Side.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart




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