Billionaire sparks outrage after buying up public street to expand estate: ‘He’s probably used to getting everything he wants’

Billionaire hedge funder Paul Tudor Jones is drawing criticism after purchasing a portion of a public street in West Palm Beach, Florida, to expand his private waterfront estate, according to the Robb Report.

Jones recently received approval from the West Palm Beach City Commission to buy a 65-foot segment of Essex Court — a narrow, dead-end street in the city’s SoSo neighborhood — for $220,000.

The move allows him to link three parcels of land he owns along the Intracoastal Waterway into a single, 2.7-acre gated compound, according to Robb Report…

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