Sneak Peak of Billionaire's New Mansion | Forbes

[@omargoodnesssake]

This home is exquisite. Every time I go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art I stop to admire this building. Buildings like this should be cherished.

[@Quantum36911]

Me too! Absolutely part of what makes New York so special.

[@MooPotPie]

That's because most of them were replaced with huge apartment buildings decades ago. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about this mansion is that it's still there!

[@giovanna722]

The original owners made sure it was restored properly. There are a couple of videos of the Duke family members who preserved it.

[@LucasEllerNewYork]

I walked near that house every summer when going to the museum, and wished some day I could afford to buy it. It's certainly magnificent.

[@bonnehausman2253]

An outstanding piece of architecture from the turn of the century. We forget to thank the Duke family for lovingly caring for the property. The restoration of needed areas, outside, inside and roof area to bring it back to it's original grandeur. It is a magnificent piece of history!

[@dmmchugh3714]

Nothing better than old money: the homes of the nouveau riche jet setters, rappers and stock brokers can't hold a candle to this property. If I were a rich man...... ( as the song goes).

[@coltsuperocean10]

...at 1.17 you can see over Central Park to the Dakota building on the west side where John Lennon lived and Yoko still still has 4 apartments in that building. Years ago the East side was considered the place for "old money" whilst the west side was considered for the "Nouveaux riche"...now just as expensive as any place in the world.

[@jasonmero8105]

I read he's selling it now for $80 million. That's a very hefty profit he would be making. This guy knows how to make money!

[@haloman1024]

That's some nice pocket change for him lol

[@rulesvegeta6j7]

+Jason Mero he realy dose and neve uses it

[@haloman1024]

rules 6j7 yeah he only said for 3 days

[@rmondave]

Agree that priority number for Slim is not helping others...How can anyone posting here have "tremendous respect" for someone who is corrupt, and manipulating the New York Times' editorial position on the elections, who clearly is in a dirty bed with Jeb Bush making money for Jeb selling Obama phones for hard earned taxpayer dollars. Even socialist Trump-hating Bloomberg cites the Obamaphone as graft and waste. Carlos Slim and Jeb Bush heir to the crime family, are two birds of a feather. www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-04-25/richest-man-slim-cited-for-profiting-from-phones-for-poor

[@HobbyOrganist]

Yeah, sickening that the ONLY interest the guy had in this house was reselling it, of course every time a building is resold the property taxes go up, at some point the taxes will become unaffordable for anyone or any use, it's already $200,000 a year

[@usheilan8713]

Kind of a misleading title... didn't really see much of the mansion

[@MrJerryjweis]

There are a couple videos out there that show some of 1009 Fifth ave. The following two include interviews of people who lived there as children. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqO9q6iObLWpiJY And kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2SVk5Rpg9F8mJI

[@richclubgirl]

Wow!! This is amazing! I would also have bought this house if I had so much money. I think it is a great investment and location is unique!! With the views towards Central Park - how cool is that!

[@NBportofino]

Coming out of the Metropolitan last June I looked up and saw this mansion. It stopped me in my tracks.

[@wildandwonderful7069]

I know. I really wish they would cover it with a glass brick so people don't get depressed comparing to all the other buildings.

[@Gods2ndFavoriteBassPlyr]

A stunning work of art.

[@MC-342]

Where's the sneak peek?

[@danielwardin4688]

Lady, elevators existed when this place went up. It's amazing how little realtors know about architecture and engineering.

[@j.j.9123]

Hmmm, although there were commercial elevators before this house was built, the first elevator built in a home residence in the USA was in 1929, decades after this house was built.

[@RE-nv4we]

@@j.j.9123 That's not true, it already existed in private homes before 1929 such as 1889 in the Biltmore Mansion from the Vanderbilts. It also existed in other mansions on 5th Ave NYC such as those from the Carnegie and Clark families.

[@billcordell9797]

Gorgeous home

[@ixlnxs]

Value for money. And he's got style too!

[@brendamatthews497]

How much do utilities (gas, electricity, water, etc.) cost in these beautiful mansions. I know if you can afford a mansion like this, you can afford the upkeep. It amazes me why people want homes this size. I do like the fact that they installed elevators so they wouldn't have to walk up and down the stairs. The older you get, the harder the steps. It is a beautiful home and I'm sure they truly enjoyed it.

[@johnbobson248]

really the dude bought a new york city mansion for 44 million and he lives in mexico how many homes does he need gosh and he is 82 years old and i bet he visits that like 3 times a year

[@kokeX198526]

definitely a good price for this building in that location... it will probably has a return on 3-5% on rise in value.. nice investment!

[@rjr1227]

What a beautiful home.....

[@christiancontreras6234]

An AMAZING investment! Beautiful Home!!!

[@4R1P5R]

FF to 2021 - the building is sadly condoized and all the original interior elements have been updated. Sad to see this gem of a building get gutted. For the lucky few who get to occupy one of the condos I guess for them it’s a great experience.

[@rufuspipemos]

Shcoking that it was stripped and now Slim wants almost twice what he paid for.

[@StevenTorrey]

The Duke Mansion is understated compared to what the Vanderbilts constructed.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

But what matters is what survives today and what grand architecture survived wrecking balls. We are lucky to have what is remaining from developers wide cutting swath

[@captainnoone6021]

Does anyone know if Carlos is still selling it??? I want it really really badly and can find a way to get that money. Gilded age stuff are a treasure to me. a time where everything was pure.

[@wildandwonderful7069]

I'd buy a whole town filled with people and make those paramecium run around my petri dish in humiliating ways as I constantly change the laws. Billionaire fun!

[@ArthurR]

NICE!!!

[@daytradesignalsplus6871]

Fascinating property. Didn't he also buy the penthouse at the Porsche tower in Florida ?

[@RandomIswhatIdo]

The first thing I'd buy with that money is Hot cheetos and an Arizona Mucho Mango, my version of a happy meal.

[@Freshsociety562]

Yea I agree a house this big reminds me of ghost movies for some reason I'm just weird :P

[@martincoto]

Please can you develop this mansion to house the homeless in San Franciso? Thank you very much. God bless you. Much love in Christ Jesus, Kerry Grigg

[@mothergoose6087]

if he really sold it, what would he replace it with? i guess it just depends on the family and where anyone wants to live or be at any time. It does look beautiful though regardless of reasons for anything you want to do.

[@Crystallian101]

i live in nyc but i never seem to notice these mansions

[@manly427]

now if only the Otto Kahn , Carnegie , Duke or Burden Mansions were up for sale...

[@stevegifford9463]

Slim knew what he was doing

[@Josse702]

Slim loves art.

[@ciroalb3]

the family certainly didn't need the money, but for many years, they simply couldn't think of anything to do with the property. None lived in NYC, and no one really lives in that style anymore.

[@georgemcdonald7922]

Laundry money!

[@elephantremovals]

Informative

[@0svald0rtiz]

Thanks for the information and the contribution that the industry share entrepreneurs who are constantly in search of a better future. Start Where You Are!

[@MooPotPie]

Or at least cover the old shack with some vinyl siding.

[@0svald0rtiz]

Gracias por la información y el aporte que comparten a la industria de los emprendedores que están constantemente en busca de un mejor futuro. Comienza Donde Estás !

[@emmaaraar]

Slim dude! Listen, I know you are not much of a believer in charity unlike Gates. Good deeds to humanity are what survives death. Be reformed for Chrissakes and do some acts of charity!

[@Mathin3D]

Call me up when it is for sale again. :)

[@RocketsharK7]

She says "it set a record as 4th most expensive." That's quite the "record"

[@arribaficationwineho32]

Location and provenance

[@HypnosisASMR]

The people who get to live in a 44 million dollar house are billionaires and the people who clean their floor.

[@stevebailey5591]

What a well composed sentence and insight. It reads like the first line of a short story.

[@angelahartley3212]

The last duke hoped it would not come up for sale.....wasnt it landmarked?

[@jeromeshulz3909]

If you're going to live in a 44 million place, THIS IS IT.

[@TheTrillestOne]

he never lived there he lives in Mexico

[@arribaficationwineho32]

@@TheTrillestOne does he still own it? New York seems tame for his lifestyle

[@heidim6468]

You think the city would of not allowed that piece of junk looking building next door. They could of make that building next door look nicer it ruins the look of 5th ave. Thank goodness 1009 is still there.

[@mathaannhendrix4392]

I wouldn't have it Mansion is in heaven

[@DeHirvilammi]

WHAT ARE THE TAXES ON THE PAD ANYONE KNOW LOL

[@geert574]

WHOA, you can almost buy an Apple for that money!

[@MarcusLeepapi]

Very nice...

[@digitalmarketingforever]

I want it.

[@mrs.berniemadoff3324]

+Digital Marketing Forever , its mine, I already have it in Contract, put down $40M deposit...........roflmaof

[@mydigicraftscrafts8649]

WOW

[@markmarshall39]

8 floors, 20,000 sq ft, I guess if you've got it flaunt it, but damn

[@DeRothschild]

That purchase was less than 0.1% of his wealth. That's equivalent to a person who is worth $50,000 paying $50 for a home. Trust me that was not a big deal for him.

[@RubenTorres-pk6ui]

Carlos Slim con todo respeto si no quieres la mansión regalamela yo si la quiero

[@jbob550]

I understand the argument that the ability to get rich is an incentive for innovation but i find it pretty hard to justify having a net worth of 53 billion while the NATION of Haiti asked for 3 billion in aid after one of the worst national disasters in recent history.... That is LITERALLY pocket change for that guy in the sense that even if he gave 30 billion dollars he could pretty much still do WHATEVER THE HELL HE WANTED WHENEVER THE HELL HE WANTED AT THE SNAP OF A FINGER.... why do we try to pretend that we cant have rich people while not being that fuking ridiculous...?

[@seitzisright8726]

Why should anyone else be entitled to his money? Why didnt you give your life's savings to haiti? The reason is because its your money and youve earned it simple as that. No one can tell you how to spend your hard earned money and no one can tell carlos slim how to spend his.

[@orionbassmaster666]

Seitz isRight true that beside he got his own country "mexico" to worry about rather then Haiti , i recon mexico is more entitled to receiving Aid from him then other foreign nation , and as far as ive read about him he is well into humanitarian activities.. but hey people will always hate xd

[@timothyrigney1319]

Find out how he earned his money. He really did work VERY hard for it and he played the game right. And it IS a "game." It's HIS money, not ANYONE else's, and he should be free to do as he sees fit. And you don't know what he does or doesn't do in terms of philanthropy and charity. This isn't somebody who fell into wealth accidentally. He was in the trenches - he started out as a taxi-cab driver and he became a billionaire USING HIS EARNINGS FROM THAT, and he did it all LEGITIMATELY and LEGALLY. In my opinion that's ADMIRABLE. :)

[@angels6270]

He can't do that. That would rise inflation and could cause a crisis for some countries. Especially Haiti.

[@Stinoco]

Haha, yes, as if those billions would’ve been used for the nations and not gone in the politicians’ pockets

[@JMac-27]

it makes me ill who bought it, just doesn't seem right at all

[@panchocontreras100]

the drawing room is what a reception room is called in a culturate environment

[@kaspar_1982]

C. slim thinks he will get 80 now, i don't think its worth 50 and depending on a thorough interior and exterior inspection probably a good deal less.

[@NoNotALaughingMatter]

Is there a Mr. Kathy M. Braddock? I wonder.

[@timothyrigney1319]

For those saying that "the cost wasn't worth it" - - trust me, you have NO idea what you're talking about. When it comes to high-end real estate, this is *THE* neighborhood, there *ARE* no others. The value is *GUARANTEED* to increase by tens of millions of dollars over a relatively short-time; it's almost a SURE-FIRE profit. On top of that, the extremely wealthy like to have a place to entertain (and network); and as far as "that level" of society goes, you either have a "trophy mansion" on the upper-East side - - or you don't. And "if you're not inside, you're outside." Plus, while it's "only" 27 feet wide, the total square footage is HUGE.

[@ladylibertywdc8324]

Beaux Arts- plural.

[@jimmyjoearmijo6987]

puro ganar con ysua verdadero dios ysua verdadero dios ysua verdadero dios JC

[@richardmckrell4899]

27 feet deep, thats funny.

[@alison__16]

Would have been nice to actually see a sneak peek of the current interiors instead of just showing us 100 year old photos. But I guess your clickbait title worked, you got me to waste two and a half minutes on this

[@PervertedlyRich]

and paying 40something million bucks for a house that's only 27ft wide anit crazy enough?

[@aryebognar6663]

0:52

[@overtaxed3628]

It would be nicer to see such a mansion bought by someone like Woody Allen and similar people who love and appreciate New York and old buildings, because people like Carlos Slim are obsessed with money and they hang such a mansion only as an investment and nothing else.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

Sad that it could not remain in the family but hopefully the new owner appreciate s great architecture.

[@phillipleboa5251]

MR. FORBES, I AM READY TO BE ADOPTED.

[@metro4glte384]

Last longer

[@mrbear1302]

It is only 27 feet deep????????

[@FuzzyFTW]

does it even have a garden

[@Apo12345]

It's close to Central Park, they say

[@PepsiDrinkerz]

Honestly I don't want that big of a house it's nice and all but.

[@Epimpin101]

@Tobe1atheaven he's hardly living the American dream considering he's not American. Maybe he's living the Mexican dream, make a shit load of money by having a monopoly and riping off the poor.

[@AntiVilificationLeague]

WE ARE THE 99%!

[@nagasako7]

Not worth it. He got ripped off even for this worth..

[@metro4glte384]

Mansion is made of what? Not bricks then his home back in Mexico will lost longer than that mansion.

[@christiancontreras6234]

+Metro4GLTE hmmm? wow

[@J4M47st]

You're way over that head of your's buddy!

[@Khanti]

@bshan94 what?

[@malamindulo]

Isn't one of his houses built on stilts?

[@khunopie]

Boing!

[@rondagwenpyattmcmillion9083]

A Disturbing Mix

[@campari4467]

Slim who? Hopefully not one of those wrappers!

[@arribaficationwineho32]

I think he made money on Mexican cell phones?

[@jimmyjoearmijo6987]

the harder you work the richer u. get automatic don't beg borrow. steal innocency rules

[@reasonrestored9116]

Jimmy joe Armijo if only that were true

[@benisturning30]

Why not Black people? That could be construed as a bit racist. Or Chinese?

[@clarkkent4595]

New home for dollar

[@KevinBarry-j8w]

Buildings too skinny

[@compoundevolution]

people buy picasso's for the $.

[@timothyrigney1319]

There's actually a funny story here; he bought this place to use as a "trophy house" and "museum" to show off his ivory and hunting collection. Only after he bought it did he find out that it's not legal to import those things into this country. I have tremendous respect for him though. It's actually a wonderful story of EARNED wealth acquired the RIGHT way. He started out as a taxi driver and he did it RIGHT. It may have annoyed some people; he was "aggressive" and worked very long hours and efficiently took only customers who wanted to go a reasonable distance. Not very "nice" in some ways, but COMPLETELY legal. There were plenty of other cabs right behind him that the short-distance customers could take; they weren't inconvenienced all that much. He then saved his earnings from that, and instead of spending it "foolishly," he took a chance and set up a jewelry shop which sold expensive watches and jewels to wealthy Russians that were in a specific part of New York City that he had shrewdly taken note of. He then ESTABLISHED CONTACTS with them, NETWORKING through the jewelry store. He then got one of them to help him set up a diamond-importing business, importing diamonds from Russia - that began to make him wealthy. He then wisely used that money and another Russian contact formed through the jewelry store, to set up an oil-importing business - again importing from Russia - and then he got into Manhattan Real Estate, which made him truly wealthy. Think about it - this guy became a billionaire through working as a taxi driver!

[@timothyrigney1319]

Oh - consider this though - - - SURELY he (or his people) mentioned to them somewhere along the line that his intent was to use the place as a "museum" to show off his ivory. It's common knowledge in America that it's not legal to import it and yet they "accidentally on-purpose" forgot to mention it. I don't care WHO they are; that's not classy, it's classless.

[@DshockW]

Uuuuhhh.... What? None of what you said is true. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Slim

[@timothyrigney1319]

Wow; when you're right you're right. That really is what I read elsewhere though. Just goes to re-emphasize that things need to be taken with a grain of salt; especially if they're not referenced. My bad!

[@delayedbysaint]

He then made a monopoly with all the phone companies in Mexico

[@jasonmero8105]

delayedbysaint Most billionaires have a monopoly in their own country. Just ask Bill Gates.

[@ArlanBerglas]

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[@OoOo-mm8ju]

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[@bertazoid]

Meanwhile in africa...

[@beemanseawa8726]

All billionaires should burn in heck!

[@dancingshoes3]

Huh? Please learn to spell, speak and not be so envious.

[@stuartlee6622]

He owns the LYING NEW YORK SLIMES. We do not read that rag. In fact, The Slimes makes great toilet paper.

[@dawnyockey1475]

Sneak peak would be the operative word here! One black and white photo and a blueprint. This video sucks!

[@beardedswine]

@gymjustin1 hell yeah i'd probably do him for a mil

[@coltsuperocean10]

....for one man to make it big in Mexico is surely a success story?

[@laccodegarda]

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[@DragnBarZ]

arent people stupid haha

[@1ndependentone568]

If people want to post on Social Media, they might spend at least 15 minutes learning how to pronounce all those pesky words. And, those NASAL-EY 12-year old voices!! Aaarrrgghh! (Today's Clue: It is not "Bo Art". It is pronounced. "Boze Art") yvw