AsModerna's profits soared during theCovid-19pandemic, their executives and even their employees have been reaping the benefits in the form of pricey real estate close to the company's headquarters in the Boston-area.

According to a new feature inthe Wall Street Journal, one unnamed Moderna executive put in an offer to buy a unit on the 17th floor of the St. Regis building overlooking Boston's harbor for $4.9 million on the same day aPfizerexec bought a condo in the same building on the 16th floor for $4.8 million.

The sales director for the building, Cathy Angelini, told the Journal the Moderna executive told her that he wanted his home to be one floor higher than the Pfizer exec. She said: 'He just looked at me, completely serious and said, "I want the same home, but I need to be one floor higher than Pfizer."'