The daughter of a Russian billionaire has broken New York real estate records by paying €67 million for a huge Manhattan apartment, according to Forbes magazine.

Yekaterina Rybolovleva, daughter of former fertiliser magnate Dmitry Rybolovlev, paid full asking price for the multi-room spread at 15 Central Park West, the magazine reported, saying this was a record for an individual transaction in a city renowned for pricey property. The record was previously owned by Sanford Weill, a former chairman of Citigroup.

Forbes quoted a representative for Rybolovleva, 22, saying she had “signed a contract to purchase an apartment at 15 Central Park West... Ms Rybolovleva is currently studying at a US university. She plans to stay in the apartment when visiting New York.” She is a resident of Monaco and has lived in the principality and in Switzerland for the last 15 years, the statement said.

Mr Rybolovlev is one of the small group of Russians who became fabulously wealthy during the post-Soviet privatisation of the economy and are known as oligarchs. He is the former owner of fertiliser business Uralkali.