How does an unknown real estate broker get to represent the richest man in the world in his NYC dealings? Through some mutual acquaintances in the Syrian-Mexican business community and a few cold calls! This is the story of 27-year-old college dropout Soly Halabi, who is Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim'a point man in Manhattan on deals like the $44 million Duke Semans Mansion. Slim also quietly bid on Midtown's Takashimaya building, the Pfizer skyscraper on Third Avenue and a building near Times Square. [WSJ]
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