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Grizzlies owner buys Taipei unit
Staff writer, with CNA
Robert Pera, owner of the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies, has bought a luxury apartment in Taipei, the Chinese-language Liberty Times (the Taipei Times’ sister newspaper) said on Monday.
The report cited unnamed sources as saying that Pera bought a unit on the 25th floor of Continental Development Corp’s (大陸建設) 55Timeless Tower (琢白) for NT$570 million (US$20.39 million) in February.
Pera, ranked the 100th-richest person in the world, reportedly paid cash for his home in the upscale Xinyi District (信義).
The exterior of Continental Development Corp’s upscale 55Timeless Tower, white building on left, is pictured in Taipei’s Xinyi District on Jan. 7.
Owner of Memphis Grizzlies buys luxury home in Taipei: report
05/03/2021 10:12 PM
55Timeless. Image taken from the website of Continental Development Corp.
Taipei, May 3 (CNA) Robert Pera, the owner of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association, has bought a luxury home in Taipei, the Chinese-language Liberty Times reported Monday.
The report cited unnamed sources as saying Pera bought a unit on the 25th floor of 55Timeless (琢白) developed by Continental Development Corp. for NT$570 million (US$20.40 million) in February.
Pera, ranked as the 100th richest person in the world, paid in cash for his home in upscale Xinyi District.
According to the latest Forbes Billionaires list in 2021, the American tycoon had a net worth of US$18.3 billion.