Lewis Hamilton just sold a New York penthouse he bought 4 years ago, but never lived in, for $49.5 million — and made a $5 million profit

• F1 icon Lewis Hamilton has sold his $49.5 million penthouse in the Tribeca area of New York.
• The 8,900 square foot apartment was originally bought by Hamilton in 2017.

Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton is $49.5 million richer after he sold one of his two penthouses in Manhattan, as first reported by the New York Post.

Hamilton bought the luxury apartment in 2017 for just shy of $44 million, but put it up for sale after purchasing a second apartment nearby in 2019.

The Post reports that Hamilton never actually lived in the property, located in the Tribeca neighborhood.

The 8,900 square foot property in a building at 443 Greenwich Street counts celebrities including Justin Timberlake, Harry Styles, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Rebel Wilson as residents, the Post reports.

The Sun reports that Hamilton's former penthouse has five bedrooms, six bathrooms, two powder rooms, a private outdoor plunge pool, a library den with a gas fireplace, and a kitchen specifically for private chefs.

The New York Post adds that the $49.5 million sale is the biggest downtown New York sale of the year, beating the $49 million a penthouse on 421 Broome Street in Soho sold for earlier this year.

The Sun also reports that the identity of the new owner will remain a mystery as the purchaser bought it through a shell company based in Seattle.

The sale does not mean Hamilton will be without somewhere to stay in New York though. He also owns a $40.7 million property just 200 feet away on Vestry Street.

As well as his New York properties, Hamilton owns homes in London, Geneva and a favorite destination of racing drivers, Monte Carlo.

Hamilton is currently embroiled in the tightest title battle of his F1 career. The Brit is level on points with rival Max Verstappen ahead of the season's final race in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

If he bests Verstappen in the UAE, he will become the most decorated driver in the sport's history.