The succession of socialist Yugoslavia is accelerating, after being blocked for many years due to disagreements between the five heir countries. Tito’s Fifth Avenue mansion just found a buyer. But some fifty luxury properties are still for sale, all over the world.
By the editorial staff | Images: Douglas Elliman (With Klix) – Nestled at 854 Fifth Avenue, facing Central Park, stands an architectural gem that has long embodied the power of Yugoslavia in New York. Built in 1905 to a design by the architects who designed the impressive Grand Central Terminal station, this 20,000m2 mansion has 32 rooms with high ceilings covered in hand-painted gold leaf, a huge marble staircase and a breathtaking view of Central Park, visible from the living room through bulletproof windows. Socialist Yugoslavia had acquired it immediately after the Second World War (…)
