A 46-meter sailing yacht awarded for being one of the best in the world is sailing these days in the waters of Ibiza. Unfurled is a real spectacle to behold, but this luxury yacht also has a top speed of 14 knots and is perfect for long cruises.
Its current value is around 23 million euros, to which should be added the annual maintenance and operating costs, which exceed 2.5 million euros. That said, it is a unique vessel that received the ‘Sailing Yacht of the Year’ award in 2016 and with capacity for eight guests.
Her owner is the American billionaire Harry Macklowe, a entrepreneur and real estate investor new York-based entrepreneur and real estate investor, founder and chairman of Macklowe Propertiesa company that specializes in the development, acquisition and management of commercial and residential buildings. Its projects include: 432 Park Avenuethe tallest residential skyscraper on the east side of Manhattan; or the Apple Cube under the General Motors Building, which he himself promoted with Steve Jobs, among others.
Image of the sailboat / Superyacht
But it is even worth making a small note about his personal life. Married in 1959 to Linda Burg, they were together for more than 50 years. Their divorce was highly publicized and, arguably, the most artistic in history. It resulted in multimillion-dollar art sales. Altogether, his private collection – which included works by Rothko, Warhol, Giacometti, Koons, Picassoamong others – reached 850 million euros in sales at Sotheby’s, breaking records, according to Forbes, and becoming the most expensive art collection ever sold by a divorced couple.
After the divorce, Macklowe remarried to Patricia Landeau. To celebrate… she installed a giant banner of him and his new wife embracing on the side of his luxury building at 432 Park Avenue. The banner measured 12 x 7 meters and was interpreted as a message to his ex-wife, who lived nearby. It was considered one of the most public and theatrical in the history of New York divorces.
And as for his figurehead, Macklowe is known for several city planning irregularities. For example, in 1985 he ordered a nighttime demolition without permits of four buildings in Times Square, which cost him a fine of almost two million euros. In addition, his hamptons house that is uninhabitable. This year it was put up for sale for about 30 million euros, but there is more: the mansion cannot be legally inhabited because it it lacks a valid certificate of occupancy.
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