Jean-Georges Eatery To Seat Only Billionaire's Row Locals: Report

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — A Billionaire's Row tower that's shaping up to be one of the ritziest of the ultra-wealthy area is solidifying its reputation as a monument to "the one percent" by adding a private restaurant from one of the world's most celebrated chefs.

Still-in-development 220 Central Park South will boast a residents-only eatery helmed by chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, according to reports. Curbed New York first reported on the planned private restaurant when one of the chef's employees was listed on pending health inspection documents and then New York YIMBY confirmed the reports this week.

Vongerichten's new restaurant will occupy space on 220 Central Park South's second floor and will seat 54 guests, YIMBY reported. Vongerichten is best known for his Columbus Circle restaurant Jean-Georges but helms a far-reaching business that features more than a dozen eateries in New York City alone and restaurants in cities such as Las Vegas, Miami, Paris, Tokyo and London.

220 Central Park South made headlines earlier this year when its penthouse set New York City sales records. Billionaire hedge funder Ken Griffin closed a deal in January to buy the 24,000-square-foot home for an eye-popping $238 million.

The sale more than doubles New York City's previous record, which was set at $100.5 million for a 2014 duplex apartment purchased in the nearby One57 "Billionaires Row" development. The previous national record was set that same year at $137 million in East Hampton, the New York Times reported.

The apartment sale revitalized a push in the New York State Legislature for a "pied-a-terre tax" on the second homes of the ultra-wealthy, but the proposal ultimately lost steam during a busy legislative session.