A giant map of the world with the USA in the center was found and destroyed in Eisenhower's London home.

The London headquarters of US Naval Forces Europe, which future US President and then-General Dwight Eisenhower used as a British base in 1942, will be transformed into a luxury residential complex by the summer of 2018.

The building on Grosvenor Square was owned by the US Navy from World War II until 2009. It was then sold to Finchatton and the Abu Dhabi Investment Board for $337 million. In 2014, the owners received permits to redevelop the 2.3-hectare property with 37 residences. The first residents are expected next summer, writes Mansion Global . The cost of apartments in the building reaches $67 million.

"When we bought this building, in Eisenhower's office on the ground floor we found a giant map of the world with the US right in the middle," said Alex Michelin, co-founder of Finchatton, the developer of the project.
The card turned out to be too fragile and could not be saved. But a plaque commemorating the building's role as the former headquarters of the U.S. Navy in Europe will be used as a tabletop for one of the common areas in the complex.

Apart from the red brick façade, this plaque will be the only thing left of the original building, built in the 1930s. All interior spaces will be completely rebuilt. The designers also intend to add two additional floors, making the mansion eight floors, and in the three basement floors to install a swimming pool, a wine cellar, a game room, conference rooms, and a cinema.

The interiors combine luxury and soft contrasts: kitchens designed by Finchatton and manufactured by Bulthaup, bathrooms in a combination of black and white marble, silk carpets and linen wallpaper. The color scheme is dominated by shades of gray.

The apartments will officially go on the market this month, but buyers have been snapping up homes here since news of the Finchatton building's move emerged. That's why more than half of the residences have already been sold. The cost starts at $23 million, writes “Prian” . Allegedly, among the new inhabitants of the building there are Russians.

The residential complex will be managed by Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Residents are charged an annual maintenance fee of about $200 per square meter.