Jeffrey Epstein's 'sumptuous' 18-room apartment in Paris has been sold for more than $10 million, report says

• Jeffrey Epstein's Paris apartment sold for $10.5 million to Bulgarian businessman Georgi Tuchev.
• The property was at the center of a criminal investigation into charges of rape and sex abuse.

Jeffrey Epstein's luxurious 7,965 square-foot apartment in Paris has been sold for about 10 million euros ($10.5 million), Bloomberg reported.

It was bought by Georgi Tuchev, who runs a plastic packaging business enterprise in Bulgaria. He paid less than the list price of 11.9 million euros.

The apartment, located on the prestigious Avenue Foch, was at the center of a French criminal investigation into multiple charges of rape and sex abuse, per The Telegraph.

Proceeds from the sale will go towards compensating victims, a lawyer for Epstein's estate told Bloomberg.

The transaction between JEP, a French company owned by Epstein's estate, and Tuchev was completed on June 29, according to a deed seen by Bloomberg. Sotheby's International Realty brokered the sale for a fee of 420,000 euros, the outlet reported.

The listing, which has since been removed, didn't mention the apartment's connection to Epstein.

Per the listing, the apartment is located within "one of the most sumptuous buildings on Avenue Foch," which lies in one of the wealthiest districts of the French capital, and affords a "magnificent view" of the Arc de Triomphe.

The immense apartment has eight bedrooms, a gym, and two service studios. Epstein's Franco-Brazilian butler told news site Franceinfo it also had a purpose-built massage room that "a great many women" visited.

Epstein entertained numerous celebrities including Britain's Prince Andrew at the property, per The Telegraph.

Epstein was arrested over sex trafficking allegations in July 2019. He was found dead in his jail cell in New York a month later on August 10. Following the financier's death — and numerous fresh allegations from French women — French authorities opened their own investigation into Epstein on August 23, 2019.

Epstein had a vast real estate portfolio. In 2021, his New York townhouse sold for about $51 million, while his Palm Beach mansion went for $18 million.

Tuchev's company Gotmar was founded in 1992 and makes plastic packaging for the food, drinks, and cosmetics industries.

Sotheby's, Gotmar and Tuchev did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider.