The six-story townhouse is a mixed-use property, with four floors of retail space and offices on the top two levels, according to the listing on Consolo's website. It has a private garden, and was once the home of actress Elizabeth Taylor and her third husband, Michael Todd, Consolo said.

Felissimo operated a retail store and offices at the property until 2009, Consolo said. The townhouse is next door to jeweler Harry Winston, and just west of the Fifth Avenue corridor of luxury retailers that includes the Henri Bendel department store, Swarovski and Tiffany & Co.

"The key to this building: It's the location," Consolo said. "It's got a Fifth Avenue presence without a Fifth Avenue address."

Richest Man

Slim, the world's richest man according to Forbes magazine, controls Mexican telecommunications firms America Movil SAB and Telefonos de Mexico SAB. Inmobiliaria Carso SA, a closely held investment vehicle for Slim's family, bought an office tower at 417 Fifth Ave. last year for $140 million. Inmobiliaria Carso is also the biggest shareholder in Saks Inc., whose properties include its Fifth Avenue flagship store.

Slim's real estate firm paid $44 million in July 2010 for the Duke Semans mansion, a city landmark on Fifth Avenue.

 

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