Penthouse is a luxurious symbol of high-class life.

One hundred years of honor

Born in the 20s of the last century in New York City in the context of a strong economic development, the penthouse apartment was immediately identified as a living space for the upper class because of its luxury and expensive value. These apartments broke all conventional rules to create super-luxury mansions that met all the requirements for a high-class urban living space, worthy of the owners who were financial tycoons or famous tycoons.

One of the first penthouses owned by the American media tycoon, Mr. Condé Montrose Nast – the father of the famous Vogue and Vanity Fair magazines. His apartment is a duplex penthouse (2 floors) with an area of ​​up to 465 m2, including luxurious functional rooms such as living room, ballroom, library, beauty salon…

Another notable penthouse was designed in 1925 for Marjorie Merriweather Post, founder of General Foods and one of the richest women in America. Marjorie Merriweather Post's apartment occupied the top three floors of 1107 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. With a wraparound terrace, 17 bathrooms, two kitchens, a wine room, a flower and fur storage room, a dining room that could seat 125 guests, this apartment was considered the gold standard for high-class living.

Today, penthouses can be found all over the world - in Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles and other cities. The owners of the most luxurious penthouses are also famous names such as President Donald Trump with his gold-plated penthouse, comedian Amy Schumer, supermodel Gisele Bündchen or singer Jennifer Lopez... Of course, over the past hundred years, the "hotness" of penthouses has never decreased and the amenities in the apartments have become more and more luxurious.

Expensive and rare

To own a penthouse with such luxurious amenities, the owner will of course have to spend an equally astonishing amount. Their value is not calculated in millions of USD but must be calculated in tens to hundreds of millions of USD.

Located on top of the Tour Odeon building (Monaco), Million Sky Penthouse has 5 floors and is 3,000 m2 wide.²is the most expensive penthouse in the world today, worth 387 million USD. The apartment is designed with at least 5 bedrooms, each room is located on a different floor. This place also has a floor for dancing and two swimming pools on two different floors, connected by a water slide. Especially, from the high position of Monaco, you can enjoy the view of the French Riviera.

Another $250 million penthouse at the top of the tower at 220 Central Park South in New York has four floors and five balconies overlooking the stunning Central Park landscape. With 16 bedrooms and 17 bathrooms, this apartment has so much space that you will not know where to sleep or relax.

Although expensive, for some people who like to play luxury, these penthouses have an irresistible appeal. Because not only do they possess a luxurious living space designed to blend with nature, they also have a unique location in the middle of the sky, where the owner can look out to see the miniature world right below their feet.

In addition, no matter which city, the number of penthouses built is extremely rare because not every high-rise building meets the conditions to design a penthouse on the top floor. This scarcity makes the value of penthouses even higher and forces those who want to own them to rush into an equally fierce race.

With all of these top criteria, penthouses are now a living symbol of status, playfulness, aesthetic taste and wealth of the super-rich.

Hai Anh