Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim, worth an estimated fortune of $74B, really proved his worth when he snatched up the $44M Duke Semans mansion in NYC last year. By those standards, his latest purchase may very well be considered total amateur hour: it's a midtown townhouse (once home to Elizabeth Taylor and husband No. 3) that Slim paid for in cash. All $15.5M of it. [previously; NYP via Curbed NY]
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