Media titan Byron Allen has sold his Billionaires Row condo for $82.5M and its NYCs priciest deal so far this year

Media titan Byron Allen is the toast of Manhattan’s Billionaires’ Row, having just sold his sprawling full-floor apartment at the ultra-exclusive 220 Central Park South for $82.5 million — marking the biggest sale in the city so far in 2025, The Post has learned. Allen, the powerhouse behind Entertainment Studios, originally picked up the five-bedroom, seven-bathroom residence for $75 million in 2023, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported on the transaction. Now, in an off-market deal, he’s walking away with a cool profit, not to mention some bragging rights.According to Jonathan Miller of Miller Samuel, this deal indeed marks the city’s most expensive in 2025 thus far.

However, it’s shy of the roughly $238 million record set by hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin in 2019 with a home purchase inside this very building.The lavish, just-sold unit boasts two bedrooms and two bathrooms in the primary suite — while the remaining three bedrooms, a gourmet kitchen and a grand dining room sit on the opposite side of the expansive living area.Per floor plans, the property also features a wine room, a private library and two balconies. The new owner is an LLC tied to Huizenga Holdings, the family-run investment firm founded by the late business magnate H.Wayne Huizenga, The Post has learned. The company, now helmed by his eldest son, Wayne Huizenga Jr., has yet to comment on the transaction. This deal is just the latest high-profile purchase in the sought-after Billionaires’ Row skyscraper, home to some of the world’s richest power players, also including Alibaba co-founder Joseph Tsai. For its part, Huizenga Holdings made other recent news after teaming up with GL Homes to transform a 10-block stretch of West Palm Beach into a high-end residential enclave, according to Realtor.com.The proposed project, located in the Northwood Gardens neighborhood near the city’s waterfront, will see 100 new homes built on land that Huizenga Ho...