Jeff Bezos' NYC property: Inside the building where he owns 4 apartments

Jeff Bezos, the richest person in the world, is spending about $80 million on three adjacent New York City apartments, Katherine Clarke reported for The Wall Street Journal.

The spread includes a three-story penthouse and the two units directly below it at 212 Fifth Avenue near Madison Square Park, according to The Journal. The deal will be the priciest real-estate transaction south of 42nd Street when it's finalized, appraiser Jonathan Miller told the Journal.

The Amazon CEO was reportedly apartment hunting in NYC back in April — soon after the announcement of the finalization of his divorce from MacKenzie Bezos — and was planning on spending about $60 million on a home in the city, The New York Post reported at the time.

But Bezos has already been a homeowner in New York City for years.

In 1999, he bought three condos in the Century building at 25 Central Park West in Manhattan's Upper West Side for $7.65 million, according to the Observer. He made the purchase under an LLC called Jetima from Tommy Mottola, the former Sony Music head. Bezos bought an additional unit for $5.3 million in 2012, making him the owner of four condos in the historic building.

The 32-story art deco building was built in 1931 and boasts a concierge, elevator attendants, and three separate entrances, as well as a prime location right next to Central Park.

Here's a look inside the building.