Jeff owned 75% of the building and I guess (not sure of the exact background) owner(s) of the other 25% wanted out, so they put the building up for auction. The building sold for $190,000,000, which was waaay above its value (needs $100,000,000 of work to make it competitive in the current market, which is pretty weak for office space.) Jeff was one of only two bidders. He wanted to own the entire thing, but instead will wind up with a huge payday for his 75%.