Carlos Slim Buys New York Townhouse for $15.5 Million

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim bought a townhouse in midtown Manhattan that will be used for office space, extending his purchases of real estate in the city as property values increase. The seller was Felissimo Corp., a Japanese designer and seller of household goods, cosmetics and accessories, according to the company's broker, Faith Hope Consolo of Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate in New York.