Here’s why King Charles really bought a luxe condo on NYC’s Billionaires’ Row

News emerged this week that King Charles III href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/king-charles-buys-luxe-nyc-170858307.html" data-3p-content-referrer="https://nypost.com/2024/07/11/real-estate/king-charles-buys-luxe-nyc-condo-on-billionaires-row/" data-original-link="https://nypost.com/2024/07/11/real-estate/king-charles-buys-luxe-nyc-condo-on-billionaires-row/">splashed out $6.63 million for a condo on Billionaires’ Row in Manhattan — and The Post has learned why.

Of particular note on the condo’s deed, filed in city records early this week, was a signature from Robert McCubbing, the Senior Trade Commissioner & Director of Trade and Investment at the Consulate General of Canada in New York. The records also listed the home’s new owner as “His Majesty the King in Right of Canada, Represented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.”

Speaking to The Post on Friday, McCubbing said, “Global Affairs Canada recently purchased unit 11A at 111 W. 57th Street for use as the Official Residence for the Consulate General of Canada in New York.”

Canada’s current Consul General of New York is a man named Tom Clark.

When asked about King Charles’s involvement in the transaction, McCubbing explained that it is standard procedure, given the royal’s status as the “Head of State of Canada,” with Canada being a nation of the British Commonwealth.

“His name is used on legal documentation. It’s a function of Canada being a constitutional monarchy,” McCubbing said, adding that King Charles would not be utilizing the residence himself.

The unit has three bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms, according to its listing.

Meanwhile, Buckingham Palace has not returned The Post’s request for comment. Thomas Aabo of Douglas Elliman, who didn’t respond to a request for comment, and Erin Boisson Aries brought in the buyer.

King Charles III ascended as the sovereign ruler of Canada following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in September 2022.

Spanning more than 3,600 square feet, the apartment features an elegant foyer with stone floors and a powder room. That then opens into a spacious living room with an adjacent dining room.

The separate kitchen is equipped with a wet bar, Cristallo Gold quartzite countertops, custom hand-crafted cabinetry and a full suite of Gaggenau appliances.

A study next to the foyer includes an ensuite bathroom.

The primary corner bedroom boasts an expansive walk-in closet and a windowed bathroom adorned in Italian white Venato marble, a free-standing copper soaking tub and custom bronze fixtures. The two additional bedrooms each come with ensuite bathrooms.

Building amenities are nothing short of luxurious, featuring an 82-foot two-lane swimming pool with private cabanas, separate sauna and treatment rooms, a double-height fitness center with a mezzanine terrace, a private dining room with a chef’s catering kitchen and a residents’ lounge with a sprawling terrace.

This extravagant apartment adds to the list of luxury properties in the city linked to the Commonwealth.

Following Queen Elizabeth’s passing, 24 properties across New York have been identified under variations of “Her Majesty the Queen.”