Yeah, But It's Cheaper Than Renting....
After a bummer post about a dead guy on Saturday and a bummer post about a dead horse on Sunday it is time to definitely lighten up on today's blog.
According to Forbes, a Mr. Mukesh Ambani is the richest citizen of India and is building what could be the world's largest and costliest home with a price tag nearing two billion dollars. Two. Billion. Dollars. For a house.
When the Ambani residence is finished in January, completing a four-year process, it will be 550 feet high with 4,000,000 square feet of interior space. Say it with me: Four million square feet. It will be a 60 story skyscraper, but with "just" 27 stories of livable space, in downtown Mumbai.
While a hotel or condominium has a common layout, replicated on every floor, and uses the same materials throughout the building, the Ambanis' home has no two alike in either plans or materials used.
Atop six stories of parking lots, the living quarters begin at a lobby with nine elevators, as well as several storage rooms and lounges. Down dual stairways with silver-covered railings is a large ballroom with 80 per cent of its ceiling covered in crystal chandeliers.There's also a four-story vertical garden and three rooftop helicopter pads. For when your dinner guests all arrive at once, I guess.
Health club. Check. Swimming Pool. Check. One floor dedicated to auto maintenance with a full service garage. Check. 50 seat movie theater. Duh.
The report said that Ambanis plan to use the residence occasionally for corporate entertainment also and they want its interiors to have a "distinctly Indian" look and feel.
The top floors of entertaining space, where Ambani plans to host business guests (or just relax) offer panoramic views of the Arabian Sea...
Sounds all right if you like that sort of thing, I guess....
This is done by a guy in a country where about
half the people do their laundry in a river of poo. Maybe he should dedicate one floor to a public laundromat.
Posted by: Geo | May 05, 2008 at 04:40 AM
Think of all the ways that money could be used to help the people of that country. I think this is as sad as the dead guy and the dead horse.
Posted by: Nicole | May 05, 2008 at 05:10 AM
This is what happens when you have alot of time on your hands and plenty of money to spend!!! WOW!!!
Posted by: Ana | May 05, 2008 at 06:59 AM
Apu must've sold a butt load of squishies for that crib.
Posted by: bruin | May 05, 2008 at 07:09 AM
You'd think he could afford to hire an architect with some aesthetic sense. Yuck!
Posted by: Janet | May 05, 2008 at 07:11 AM
You forgot to mention about the 600 servants needed to maintain that Jenga...tard!
Posted by: db | May 05, 2008 at 08:37 AM
I am in!
Posted by: Sketchbook by chris | May 05, 2008 at 09:33 AM
OMG. My mind can barely grasp having a "home" this size.
Posted by: EditThis | May 05, 2008 at 09:52 AM
well maybe he can provide some jobs to the 350 million people in India that are still living below poverty
Posted by: Raul | May 05, 2008 at 01:33 PM
I hope the locals put a lighted brown bag of poo at his front door every night.
Posted by: Diane | May 05, 2008 at 01:55 PM
Only 50 movie theater seats??? Apparently, he doesn't like those Bollywood movies very much.
Posted by: Stacey | May 05, 2008 at 06:39 PM
sheeesh...i would just love to someday own a home myself. maybe 1,200 sq feet in so cal, that i won't have to sell my first born for.
Mr. Mukesh Ambani's house is just stupid.
Posted by: Trish | May 11, 2008 at 05:22 PM