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The most expensive house in the world

The building has already turned out to be a bad idea ... I read even with a ton of marketing ... only 75 of the units are occupied ... 825 of 900 units still sit empty.

it is a billion dollar ghost town:cool:
 
"According to Reliance Industries, Antilia cost between US$50–70 million to build. Media reports have speculated that, due to land values in Mumbai increasing since construction began, the tower may now be worth as much as US$1–2 billion, which would make it the most valuable residence in the world."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilia_Mumbai
 
A personal skyscraper...impressive, but as others have said, not very attractive. I think part of that has to do with differing tastes between East and West....but the basic design of the building is jarring, the terraces hack the symmetry apart and make it look like the (second) death star.

If I were fabulously wealthy and building a home, I would probably go for a classic architectural style, or (more likely) buy a historic chateau/castle. Might as well sink money in a historic buildiing that deserves preservation.
 
Looks like the Eames House on steroids - But done very, very badly.

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On second thought, it's too ugly to even compare...
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BoyBach said:
I'm going to put on my socialist cap and proclaim:

"How does he sleep at night, literally - when it's built - looking down on the poor."
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From the 27th floor they all look like ants running around on the streets below. Besides this poor guy and his family had to squeeze into a tiny 14 story building with his brothers family. They needed a little stretching room.

My question is why build a 27 story building with a triple helicopter pad when he could have built a sprawling single story complex with a runway for his jet on top:confused:?
 
velocityg4 said:
My question is why build a 27 story building with a triple helicopter pad when he could have built a sprawling single story complex with a runway for his jet on top:confused:?
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Because land is expensive. It is cheaper to build up than to acquire more land.


I like his skyscraper. I think it is stylish, maybe not Avant Garde, but still pretty stylish. And I think it makes a lot of financial sense to buy a skyscraper in the middle of an expensive city. If he ever looses his fortune, you has that prime real estate that he can start renting out or selling units in.

I would love to build something like that here in Toronto!
 
If some people feel a little bewildered by Mr Ambani's new 550ft-high home, others have expressed anger. When the Mumbai Mirror printed the design for the property, commentators posting on the newspaper's website asked why the industrialist was devoting so much of his wealth to this project when so many in India endure lives of impoverishment.

One web contributor, Shailahja, wrote: "It's a great shame that well-educated and wealthy people of our great nation can only think about raising themselves to greater heights, rather than thinking about the basic necessities of many needy people. I cannot understand why is it so important for you to spend so much for your residence when there is so much you can do for the country's poor."
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LOL...

Like, how is this different from the Taj Mahal, The Hearst Castle, Bill Gate's House, etc., etc....

Cool, btw... ;)
 
Lord Blackadder said:
If I were fabulously wealthy and building a home, I would probably go for a classic architectural style, or (more likely) buy a historic chateau/castle. Might as well sink money in a historic buildiing that deserves preservation.
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Buying a historic building is one thing, building a pastiche is entirely another. If you're going to build, make it something new, but preferably commensurate with your actual needs and sympathetic to its surroundings.
 
Neil321 said:
Looks like something out of legoland to me, money cant buy you good taste
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You beat me to it, but that was my reaction too: looks like something I built out of Legos as a kid.

It needs but an external vehicle lift (with manual crank), a red plastic spiral track that lets you roll your car down from the roof to the ground, and some giant Weeble-Wobble people to live inside it.

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obeygiant said:
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Yeccch. Real homey, isn't it?

What do you think, folks?: Howard Johnson's convention center, or Caesar's Palace circa 1963?

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Thomas Veil said:
It needs but an external vehicle lift (with manual crank), a red plastic spiral track that lets you roll your car down from the roof to the ground, and some giant Weeble-Wobble people to live inside it.
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Thanks for that flash-back. :D

I had a tin gas station, which was much as you describe.

I wish I still had it, if you know what I mean? ;)
 
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