

Patrick McMullan via Getty Image The apartments were previously owned by billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. FilmMagic One insider said Koch plans to restore the historic property but that any ideas are in the early stages. Koch was married to billionaire philanthropist and political rainmaker David Koch. In late June, Page Six exclusively reported that the widow of David Koch also snapped up a historic Hamptons property nearby her own Southampton estate for below the asking price of $75 million. The billionaire, whose net worth has been reported to be as high at $70 billion by Bloomberg, has been on a bit of a property buying spree lately. Koch, 60, could not be reached for comment. Allen had reportedly acquired the penthouse for a mere $25 million in 2011 after owning the apartment below it since 1996 when he paid $13.5 million for it. include a penthouse and a full-floor unit beneath it. The properties were sold off by the estate of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. Julia Koch is the mystery buyer of a pair of East Side co-ops that sold for $101 million last month, sources exclusively tell Page Six. Hedge fund titan pays $1B to ex-wife who left him for a woman after 40 years of marriage
