Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of social network website 'Facebook' has reportedly dropped $1.6 million into the renovation of his residence at Dolores Heights, San Francisco, according to several news reports.
Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla, purchased the place just a few months back. They snagged the place for $10 million. However, the couple wants to make the place feel more like their own and have therefore, torn down the place completely.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports the changes that are being made:
- An office, a media room, a laundry room, a wet bar and a mud room are some of the additions that are being made in the first floor.
-The second floor is being redone and a half bathroom is being added.
-The third and fourth floors are being completely renovated
-A new roof and windows are being added
-The landscape is being reconfigured and a greenhouse will also be added
-An exterior wall and stairway are being replaced with seismic upgrades.
The elaborate renovations are worth $1.6 million and workers at the site say that the expenses could exceed the budget. It will almost take an year to completely transform the house.
According to SF Gate, the couple hasn't publicly announced that they own the 5542 square feet home. The residence was purchased under the name of a trust. The Daily mail reports that the couple own two homes in the San Francisco Bay area.
While Zuckerberg's renovated residence is bound to look smashing when it is completed, how would a real Facebook home look like?
To begin with, the foundation would probably be built with materials "borrowed" from builders, especially "The Winklevoss Bros." Built on top of "Android", the home would be a mediocre construction by "HTC" contractors!
Read more on the house, here.
Meanwhile, the City Council of Menlo Park, California, has unanimously granted approval for Facebook's West Campus development, designed by famed starchitect, Frank Gehry. The West campus is a part of the 78.9 acre Facebook Campus Project.
