Now DailyMail.com can reveal exclusively the buyer is Muhammad bin Fahd,
the son of the late King Fahd and the former governor of the Eastern
Province of Saudi Arabia.
The 65-year-old prince has been remodeling the property - a
5,100-square-foot, four-bedroom penthouse - since the purchase, and
neighbors are 'shocked,' according to an insider.
'Ever since Prince Fahd bought the home nearly two months ago, he has
had designers and contractors in and out of the place,' a source tells
DailyMail.com.
'He is ripping it to shreds. Everyone is surprised because the place had
a certain French look, it was very specific, and one would think the
buyer would be into that. And now he doesn't want that.'
The property, which is only a half block from Central Park and walking
distance to The