New York City's richest couple buy $40 million mansion in cash
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}David and Julia Koch reportedly paid cash for a $40.25 million NYC mansion. (AP)
It’s good to be David and Julia Koch.
New York’s richest couple just bought an Upper East Side mansion on a whim — for $40 million in cash, sources told The Post.
They came upon the 15,000-square-foot home when they visited a ritzy decorator show house earlier this summer.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Kochs liked the stately mansion on East 76th Street so much, they plunked down $40.25 million.
The 15,000-square-foot home was originally listed for $51 million. (Google)
In some circles, that could be considered a bargain, since the home had been listed for $51 million.
The seller was real-estate mogul Joseph Chetrit, who bought the property as part of six 19th-century row houses in 2007 for a combined $26 million and turned them into three double-wide mansions — gutting the interiors but keeping the facades intact.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The one the Kochs bought was the largest of the three.
“They just fell in love with it and felt like they had to have it,” a source said.
David and Julia met on a blind date and have been married since 1996. They have an estimated net worth of $47.5 billion.
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