Rupert Murdoch

Global Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch owns an apartment in the 834 Fifth Avenue, one of the most prestigious apartment houses in New York City. This limestone-clad building was designed by Rosario Candela, and has been called "the most pedigreed building on the snobbiest street in the country’s most real estate-obsessed city" in the New York Observer newspaper. Murdoch bought this luxurious residential triplex from Laurance Rockefeller for $44 million in 2005. This triplex penthouse apartment is approximately of 4,000 sq ft.

Location: Apartment is located on 834 Fifth Avenue at the corner of East 64th Street, opposite the Central Park Zoo in Central Park, Manhattan, New York City.

Neighborhood:  Celebs and riches like Laurance Rockefeller, Joan Whitney Payson, Harold Prince and Loida Nicolas-Lewis stays in these lavish apartments of the building.

Rupert Murdoch is known for his impressive collection of real estate around the world. He bought this Rosehearty mansion in 2003, and is now worth of $10.5 million. The house was in news once, when Angelina Jolie rented it for the hefty price tag of $100K per month during the Long Island filming of Salt.

Location: Rupert owns this estate located in Oyster Bay, Long Island, Manhattan. 

Accommodation: The house boasts eleven bedrooms, seven fireplaces, guest house, and a tennis court. It also got its own stretch of beach with a dock and garages with space for eight vehicles. According to latest updates, the house has been reportedly sold for USD 9.1 million.

Built in 1926, the Italianate villa boasts 11 bedrooms and nine bathrooms spread over 8,700 square feet. Other than this, there's not much Murdoch has let be known about this place. Looking like a mountain fortress, the mansion is a typical hideaway for a business tycoon who needs respite from the glare of media.

Location : The house is built Beverly Hills, an affluent city located in Los Angeles County, California.

Neighborhood: Beverly Hills, the area is known for its rich and famous inhabitants like Jennifer Aniston, Michael Wahlberg and Steven Spielberg.  

The London home of the world’s most powerful media baron is not as opulent as Citizen Kane’s Xanadu, but the exquisitely considerate appearance camouflages all the high tech facilities of the home. It’s been reported that London based Trevor Lahiff has been commissioned by Murdoch and his wife Wendi Deng to renovate this apartment.

Location: The apartment is located in the expensive apartment block, Mayfair, London.

Interior and Décor: The 21st century smart technology has been incorporated in to the home which includes touch operated plasma TV which can also be used for video conferencing. A large closet in the drawing room shelter the Sky boxes, DVD players and stereos. Designed with the feng shui principles, the whole place is slightly corporate and looks like a Gentleman’s club. The house looks very beautiful and expensively decorated; the entrance of the flat is decorated with the Lampshade made of newspapers.

Accommodation: The giant walk-in wardrobes and ‘his’ and “hers” dressing room gives the personalized look to Murdoch’s master suite. It also incorporates Murdoch’s study with computers, fax machines and several phone lines. The master bathroom’s wall of sliding mirror opens way to the master bedroom.

Rupert Murdoch has added a second luxury yacht to his repertoire, Vertigo, the seventh largest sailing yacht in the world designed by Phillippe Briand. Interiors of this beautiful 220-foot yacht have been designed by Murdoch’s favorite Christian Liaigre.

Accommodation: The Vertigo has ultra luxury accommodations for 12 guests and crew of eleven. The yacht boasts five staterooms centered on a massive owner’s suite, a convertible gym and a well furnished sleek design dining hall.

Murdoch’s 183 foot aluminum masterpiece, Rosehearty, boasts five spacious suites, several luxurious salons, a gym and the king size bed in which Rupert Murdoch enjoys his leisure time. Rosehearty can comfortably accommodate ten guests in five luxurious suites. When not in Murdoch’s use, Rosehearty is also available for charter in both the Mediterranean and Caribbean waterways.

Interior and Décor: Decorated by Murdoch’s favorite Christian Liaigre, Rosehearty is certainly a magnificent and stunning yacht in terms of interior and luxury. The interior reception rooms, the bedrooms and large sofas in the spacious main salon features same color scheme. 

Gulfstream 550 is arguably the world's most versatile and stylish ultra-long-range business jet. It boasts of power and efficiency that can take your team halfway around the globe from New York to Tokyo easily. It not only provides the advantage of flying faster than the competition above commercial air traffic while working but also offers the convenience of collaborating with the team in comfort and style of a fully outfitted cabin. The jet can hold upto 18 passengers and has a cockpit equipped with state-of-the-art technology. It was introduced in 2009 at the base price of $ 42.9 million.

First launched in the charter market in September 1999, the Boeing business private jet 737 features the Boeing 737-700's airframe and fuses it with a strengthened wing, fuselage centre section and up rated landing gear. What more, any one who orders these jets can have the option to have it delivered with up to 10 additional fuel tanks compared to a standard Boeing 737, giving BBJ a superior range. The interiors are all custom built as per the preferences of the owner and seating can range from 18 seats in opulent luxury through to 48 seat business class interiors. The list price of these jets is $ 62 million although it can inflate by $ 15-20 million owing to various customizations.

Manufactured by the iconic brand Land Rover, Range Rover seems to be one of the favorite brands of Rupert Murdoch. It’s been recently spotted that Murdoch has at least three Range Rovers, each sporting a different color. Range Rover is a four wheel drive sports utility vehicle, and can sail up to a maximum speed of 130 mph. Developed under BMW ownership, Range Rover is into its third generation. Murdoch’s Range Rover also sports latest technology which is visible in the form of Radio Function, Navigation System, Television & Telecommunication Systems and automotive computer bus systems. 

Despite his ownership of the famously global-warming denying Fox News, Murdoch owns a hybrid sedan, the Toyota Lexus GS450H. This green car’s engine yield a 339-horsepower brute to drive this 4,100-pound luxury sedan, and it comes with the price tag of $54, 655.