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The luxury penthouse apartment at Facebook's newest office building costs a whopping $42 million - take a look inside
The luxury penthouse apartment at Facebook's newest office building costs a whopping $42 million - take a look inside
Sep 23, 2017, 01:33 IST
The penthouse at 181 Fremont could be all yours, Mark Zuckerberg.
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In the case of an earthquake, the tower's crisscrossing joints are designed to behave like shock absorbers, reducing stress from seismic activity, according to the developer.
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The developers of 181 Fremont describe the building as an "engineering marvel." An aluminum-based exoskeleton twists around the building to provide added support.
Here's a bird's eye view of the penthouse at 181 Fremont.
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The penthouse has five bedrooms and six baths, but we couldn't find renderings of those.
A rendering of a soaking tub in the master bath shows the view from above the clouds.
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The building's interiors team spent months in Italy hand-picking Calacatta Carrara marble harvested from the seaside's quarry cliffs, which will cover the bathroom walls.
When standing at eye level, the walls appear to hover slightly. Suspended base walls aren't usually found outside museums, but designer Diaz-Azcuy liked the look of lightness.
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The penthouse has a family room, two powder rooms, a breakfast nook, and a grand dining room. The kitchen features a sub-zero refrigerator and freezer, two dishwashers, double ovens, and countertops made of three-centimeter-thick slabs of Brazilian quartzite.
Residents will kick up their feet by the stone fireplace and pour drinks at a wet bar.
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A living room situated in the corner has 10-foot-tall ceilings and recessed lighting.
The developers of the building spared no expense. Residents will enter through a Paldao wood door. The polished brass handle was custom-forged by Parisian artists.
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A full-floor, 6,941-square foot penthouse tops off the building. At $43 million, its asking price makes it the most expensive listing in San Francisco, according to Zillow.
The tower rises 70 stories over San Francisco's Financial District and will house 2,000 to 3,000 Facebook and Instagram employees across 436,000 square feet of office space.
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Designer Orlando Diaz-Azcuy and architectural firm Heller Manus Architects set out to make 181 Fremont the epitome of luxury. It cost an estimated $665 million to build.
181 Fremont has been called the most luxurious building on the West Coast by Forbes.