Richest Man In India Builds $1 Billion House

What would you do if your net worth were $22 billion? If you were Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani, you might build yourself the world's most expensive home. As designed by Chicago architecture firm Perkins + Will, the in-progress glass-tower is estimated at $1 billion and is known to feature, at the least, a health club, multiple "safe" rooms, 3 helipads, 168 parking spaces and require 600 servants to maintain, and physically, the structure stands at 27 stories, or 570 feet tall.

According to the Mumbai Mirror, the tower will also contain:

Floor for car maintenance Sources said the Ambanis would prefer to have all their cars serviced and maintained at an in-house service centre. This centre will be set up on the seventh floor.

Entertainment floor
The eighth floor will have an entertainment centre comprising a mini-theatre with a seating capacity of 50.

Balconies with gardens
The rooftop of the mini-theatre will serve as a garden, and immediately above that, three more balconies with terrace gardens will be independent floors.

The 'health' floors
While the ninth floor will a 'refuge' floor -- meant to be used for rescue in emergencies -- two floors above that will be set aside for 'health.' One of these will have facilities for athletics and a swimming pool, while the other will have a health club complete with the latest gym equipment.

Family
The four floors at the top, that will provide a view of the Arabian Sea and a superb view of the city's skyline, will be for Mukesh, his wife Neeta, their three children and Mukesh's mother Kokilaben.

Air space floor
According to the plan, two floors above the family's residence will be set aside as maintenance areas, and on top of that will be an "air space floor," which will act as a control room for helicopters landing on the helipad above.

Watch a video of the tower's progress here:

Comments

[bmermaid]

What would I do if I were worth $22 billion? I certainly wouldn't waste $1 billion on one house, when that amount could feed & house tens of thousands of the homeless & destitute.

[FreedomCorpse]

American workers who have had their jobs outsourced to India should be so happy as to how they have given up their jobs to help India's wealthiest rise like gas from the bowels.

[WIpatriot]

What a magnificent piece of shit!

[rh654]

The only question I have is - does he have any single daughters over 18?

[thegreatgiginthesky]

What a fucking eyesore that is going to be. You would think when you spend that much money you could design it to be elegant.

[totalliberal]

Nice vantage point to watch the millions of starving homeless dying in the streets.

(Nice target too, I might add.)