Ok, well it’s not really 2 billion, but sources say that this house is nearly 2 billion dollars. How many zeros are in a billion? You guessed it, nine! But the house itself costs around 1,890,461,000 – that’s pretty insane.
The house is called Antilla or Antilles which is a name of a mythical island and it is occupied by Mukesh Ambani. This year 2011, Mukesh Ambani is India’s second richest man followed by Lakshmi Mittal and he is the 9th wealthiest person in the world according to Forbes lists of 2011. Mukesh Ambani is an oil and gas conglomerate who also just partnered up with BP. Even though he is a Chairman & MD of Reliance Industries, he is a droupout from Stanford University.
Antilla, the most expensive house in the world surpasses likes of Villa Leopolda in Belgium that’s worth 525 million dollars, Fair Field Hamptons in the United States that’s worth 170 million dollars, The Pinnacle in Montana that’s worth 155 million dollars and The Manor in Los Angeles that’s worth 150 million dollars. This 60 storied Skyscraper has 27 floors and sits in Mumbai, India; it includes commodities such as a health club, an elevated garden, dance studio, numerous lounges, a ballroom, guestrooms, a 50-seat screening room, gym, three helipads, underground parking for 160 vehicles, one floor that makes snow and much more. Ambani moved into Antila with his wife, three children and a fairly sized 600 person staff. This must be an overkill for all the people that are living in Mumbai slums making 2 dollars a day watching Ambani’s crib tower over them.
Writing about Antilla is a way overdue post for me, but I just find this house insane and intriguing, I mean what would you do with billions of dollars that you make? I mean sure, why not? Right. Even though it looks more of a lego structure that I built when I was a kid, it was designed by an American firm. Its design comes from principles of Vaastu to maximize positive energy, which is similar to Chinese Feng Shui.
Few interesting facts about the most expensive house in the world – Antilla:
- Every few floors are separated by a space that is filled with a garden.
- 2 floors are exclusively reserved for the “health floor” they consist of a swimming pool, gymnasium, aerobics room, sauna and a “relaxation” place for guests.
- 8th floor is used for cinema and entertainment space which sits 50 people.
- Heights of each floor of the rooms reach 10 feet or 3 meters, relatively higher than ordinary buildings or houses.
- To save his luxury cars, 6 floors of Antilla are prepared as parking areas with complete maintenance facilities.
- 3 helipads on top of the house.
- 4 top floors are used as a living room, from this area of the building you can see out into the Arabian Sea. Mumbai city is located on the coast that overlooks the Arabian Sea on its western side.
- To maintain and operate all functions of the building Mukesh Ambani employs more than 600 employees.
Imagine misplacing your keys at the house. You wake up on the 25th floor; go down to the 18th floor to check up on the kids … they are doing just fine. Then you take an elevator down to the kitchen on the 7th floor for breakfast, go up to the 15th floor and relax at the spa. Go back up to the 24th floor to chat with the wife, head back down to the office to grab a portfolio on the 10th floor. Finally make your way down to the garage to realize that you’re missing your keys. Ohh damn. Then you get the staff involved … all 600 of them are looking for your keys. You go up to the 8th floor to watch a movie to hopefully hear the good news about the findings. Hours go by and you finally get fed up with waiting, so you call the Mercedes dealership to have your keys delivered to your helipad from Germany. As the duplicates arrive you’ve come to find out that a newly hired employee accidentally didn’t take your keys out from your jacket pocket in the wash room.
It is estimated that Antilla is going to increase in real estate value as the time goes on.
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Wow – that house is incredible! And 600 employees; that's absolutely insane. I'm not going to lie, it's a pretty wicked awesome setup!
I wonder how much it costs to heat. Do you think it's really, really hot up top?
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Haha, it is insane! I'm sure there are crazy passage ways, tricks, and some secret rooms implanted in areas that no one would imagine.
Yeah I would assume his monthly bill is in hundreds of thousands of dollars on just utilities alone to keep it nice and cool. But yeah it looks like those are all windows at the top, so it might get pretty steamy … although pumping the AC and switching on the shutters would do the trick I'd imagine.
That is sick. I want two.
Hey Vitaly,
It's his money, but gees-louise, could he maybe have went with the billion dollar model instead?
Maybe it will appreciate in value, but me-thinks not. However it does put new meaning into, "You get everything else, I get the house."
Hey Rob,
Yeah, it's nuts! Haha, that's sure is a funny meaning … since that house has pretty much everything.
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Hi Vitaly, I saw a tv report on this home, but your article is much more informative. It's so funny, as I was looking at the picture of the house, I was thinking, what if he misplaces his keys? And then I read what you wrote. Lol, we think alike!
While I find this fascinating to read about, I share your thoughts for the destitute people in Mumbai who live in the shadow of that home. Something just seems wrong about that.
I have to disagree with Tanya though. I prefer my little corner of the world. But I might be the only one who feels that way.
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Hey Carolyn, yeah it would be such a hassle if the keys were lost in there!
I'm sure those folks living outside are somewhat distraught … although it might give them something to strive for. You know shoot for the moon and if you don't make it you'll be with the stars type of deal.
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That's is a one serious house. I couldn't imagine what to do with that much space. I will say though that this place makes my apartment feel like I live inside of my car. One day I will have a house just like this. I will need to find a way to make just $1,999,99,999 more than what I have in my bank account to buy it outright.
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Yeah, it is one serious house. I think you speak for most of us when you say that this thing feels like we live in a car haha. Thanks for coming by Frank and I hope to see you around more!
WHAT THE? This is way over the top. i was laughing my head off at your little imaginary story about him losing his keys. I wonder if he ever gets lost? I guess he's not into minimalism is he?
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I guess he isn't haha, yeah it could be a paint in the ass sometimes to get around, or if the elevator breaks …
Hi Vitaly,
As a lover of homes that blend with the environment, I'm really struck with the beauty of such a structure.
I'm not so sure it would provide one with that true feeling of home that comes with our own little space. To each his own!
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Hey Jeffrey,
I agree … I don't even feel right calling it a home … it's more than that, it's a building – although any home is a building … but you know what I mean!
Hi Viatly,
what an amazing house! Too big for me. Is there one that's half the size? That would be more than enough for me, lol.. I'm not sure if my shabby-chic, country-style furniture would look good in there
I'd be the one looking for stuff and not finding anything!
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Hey Franziska,
It is an unusual looking house … and I think it's too big for most people, but as people have said, to each their own. And I'm not too sure on country-style looking furniture either … although out of all the floors available you could make something work! hah
Vitaly, aloha. What a fun post. To say that this house is amazing would be a gross understatement. Can you imagine the furnishings in the home?
What a wonderful man Mukesh is sharing his wealth and stimulating the global economy as people around the world were involved in the creation of Antilla.
Just think how many people were employed in the design, construction and furnishing the home as well as the ongoing 600?
Vitaly, thx so much for the sharing this entertaining conversation piece. Until next time, aloha. Janet
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Thanks Janet, it really is incredible. I'm sure there were thousands upon thousands of people working on that project that got paid really well. You're right, the 600 staff is being paid on ongoing basis I would assume.
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OMG! He is really enjoying his live. I think that is more likely a hotel than a home
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Yeah, it's pretty insane!
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LOL!
But it's true, what can you do when you have that much money? You're bored, you can have everything. So you do these strange things to feel you don't go to work for nothing. You thing the guy's glad he lives there? I think it's normal to him. What makes us wow is something to pass the time for him.
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Yeah, you're probably right, I mean his family has been doing this for generations … and not to mention he moved from a house almost just as big on it's own island … so I'd say it's the norm for him.
But things like these are good for us, the "poor" people, it gives us something to strive for.
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I don't like that house, but i wouldn't mind a yacht
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I would never buy a 2 billion house… why would i need something that big?
If i'd actually have that much money, they would be better spent as charity, a lot of children are dying in Africa everyday without drinking water. How could i live in a 2 billion house knowing that?!
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Well, you could be living in a 2 billion dollar house knowing that you're making 50 billion. But you're absolutely right, there are an average of 10,000 kids that die every day in Africa … but at the same time it's hard for me to believe that he isn't donating billions to charities either.
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