The new building plan is for 5.1 million more sq. ft. A little more than half of it will be in a single complex with about the total square footage of the Empire State Building.
Ingvar Kamprad’s heirs will have a more meager fortune derived from family-owned Ikano Group, a collection of finance, real estate, manufacturing and retail businesses.
Democrats’ call for more funding comes in addition to the tax measure costing $1.5 trillion over 10 years, and Republican leaders say they don’t want a big spending bill.
Most prominent of their shared interests is 666 Fifth Avenue, the heavily indebted Manhattan office tower that has been the subject of a global hunt for investors.
The crux of the dispute are two constitutional provisions known as the emoluments clauses that substantially prohibit a president from receiving gifts from a foreign government without the permission of Congress.
