India’s richest man has moved into world’s biggest private residence

Yahoo! News ^ | Oct ober 14, 2010 | Liz Goodwin

[2ndDivisionVet]

Marking the end of seven years of construction work, India's richest man is planning a housewarming party for his 27-story palatial new home in Mumbai, replete with no fewer than three helipads and an air-traffic control station on its roof.

The 570-foot-tall glass tower, called Antilia, "features a swimming pool, a health club, a salon and a mini-theatre," reports the Times of India. "The first six levels comprise the garage where more than 160 cars can be parked. Atop the parking lot is Antilia's lobby, which has nine elevators." The house also has a garden that can accommodate trees, according to the Telegraph, and a separate ballroom. About 600 staffers will be required to run Antilia, named after the mythical island in the Atlantic.

The house belongs to Mukesh Ambani, who owns much of the oil and retail giant Reliance Industries. He is estimated to be worth about $27 billion. Experts told the Guardian that "there is no other private property of comparable size and prominence in the world." Ambani, the fourth-richest man in the world, co-ran Reliance with his brother before the two had a falling-out and split the company.

Some were surprised at the conspicuous show of wealth, since Ambani is known as a deeply private person not fond of hanging out with India's super-rich. "Perhaps he has been stung by his portrayal in the media as an introvert. Maybe he is making the point that he is a tycoon in his own right," Hamish McDonald, author of the book "Ambani and Sons," speculated in the Guardian...

[fish hawk]

I've been a carpenter/contractor all my life and I've always said, Architects have wet dreams and then put them down on paper. This building is making my point.

[wardaddy]

no

India is still a piss poor nation with folks dying on the street

they just now have some very rich crony capitalists instead of the old raj and nobility folks

otherwise why have so many moved here?

my only beef with them here is rudeness, not usually very pretty woman proportionately..though some are exquisite, smell weird, difficult in business and they are so cheap they turn down the coolers in 7-11s to the point drinks are not very cold and they buy old candy

but other than that they are having their day relatively speaking

[jazzlite]

Looks like he is giving people jobs so they can survive.

[Jack Hammer]

Seems the guy’s enjoying his dough...

[Nailbiter]

to me that house looks like clintons library stood on end

[Justaham]

Rumor in India is that he pays very little taxes - pittance! Just like any corrupt third world country, the rich can bribe the government.

[Justaham]

I worked with an Indian durning my days at Oracle who had a very bad case of body odor. I mean it was so bad that if I walked by his office, I could smell his body odor even if he was not in the office. Our group didn’t know how to tell him about his problem so we had HR intervene and told him that his body odor was a distraction to the group.

He complied, but the body odor didn’t entirely go away.

[nickcarraway]

You worked with an Indian at Oracle!? What are the odds?

[nickcarraway]

You worked with an Indian at Oracle!? What are the odds?

[oprahstheantichrist]

" The side view is ever worse."

Yep.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Lol.

Evidently I’m the only one who looked at the photo of that building today, and thought “how cool”.

[Berlin_Freeper]

I told my wife: Let's get a bungalow. We don't need a second floor with a dusty attic or a moldy basement. We just need one large room, two smaller rooms, a small kitchen because we can barbecue, a bathroom and surrounded by a nice yard. And in Bavaria.

So that is the plan.If you see a noob called “Bavarian Bungalow Boy” then that will be me!

[Irishguy]

er you can add me to the list...quietly goes outside to get me coat...

okay how many real jobs has he created to build it...probably thousands, 600 permanent jobs. call me old fashioned but he is using his money far better then taxes IMHO

[JayNorth]

Just like any corrupt third world country, the rich can bribe the government.

Seems like most countries are run like "third world" nations nowadays. On so many different levels.

[rickb308]

Beat me to it! GMTA.

[rickb308]

As a comment at the Yahoo site said, “It looks like a sluggish Lego house”.

[rickb308]

Before & After photos of the “Tip Over”. LOL

[beckysueb]

Uggggglllllyyyyy!

[spectre]

Seems money does not buy good taste:

Then it's a sure bet Michelle Obama will LOVE this house.

[IronJack]

The Saiudis drive around in gold-plated Bentleys bought with American money.
The Chinese build gold-plated battleships using American money.
Now an Indian has built himself a gold-plated palace, no doubt using American money.

Meanwhile, one in ten Americans is jobless and raiding dumpsters for fishheads.
How long is America going to make the rest of the world filthy rich while abandoning its own citizens?