I wrote about Mukesh Ambani’s monster home called Antilla back in June 2007. At that time I mentioned the house was “estimated at USD 1 billion dollars - that figure is definitely way off.” I was right, in the latest Forbes magazine there is talk the house (if you can call it that) will be closer to USD 2 Billion (Rs. 8,000 CR) not the paltry billion dollars.
The renderings in the Forbes article of Antilla are pretty cool looking, based on some pictures I took over the past week the structure is ONLY 50% complete as compared to the renderings.
Click for pictures of the current status of Antilla as it’s being constructed.
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1 Nate Dogg // May 16, 2008 at 10:22 am
What a ridiculous house. And by ridiculous, I mean awesome. I like how the Forbes article says that they live in a 22 story apt now, which they’ve been upgrading for their needs. Their, meaning the 5 family members. Seriously, what 5 family members need a 22 story apt? I need at least 8 floors, but the rest of my family certainly doesn’t need 14.
2 Abbi Vakil // May 16, 2008 at 10:34 pm
My parents house is right across from this hideous structure (same building as Dhirubhai’s 2nd house in Bombay, before he moved to Usha Kiran). This is such a monstrosity, I would remove the n in the name. Who spends $2b on a home anyway? Bill Gates’ house cost less than 5% of what this is going to end up costing. I hope Mukesh spends 1% of his construction cost improving the actual Altamount Road!
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