Mark Zuckerberg began a $110 million family compound project in Palo Alto in 2011 that has expanded to include 11 purchased homes, several guest houses, a pickleball court, and a seven-foot statue of Priscilla Chan. Noise levels have overtaken the once-peaceful Crescent Park neighborhood. He offered homeowners up to $14.5 million to vacate properties along Edgewood Drive and Hamilton Avenue. He sent Krispy Kreme donuts, sparkling wine, chocolates, and noise-canceling headphones to nearby residents. One converted property operated as a small private school that reportedly violated city law because employees did not live there and it created substantial traffic. Neighbors' invitations went unanswered; staff attended events with an ice cream cart.
Ever since Mark Zuckerberg started building a multimillion-dollar family compound in Palo Alto's affluent Crescent Park neighborhood over a decade ago, noise has overtaken the once-peaceful enclave, an investigation from the New York Times reports. And, according to the outlet, he's attempted to placate the surrounding community with an assortment of gifts. Zuckerberg - who's now worth approximately $257 billion - sent Krispy Kreme donuts, sparkling wine, chocolates and noise-canceling headphones to his neighbors as a form of consolation.
In total, he reportedly purchased 11 homes, sometimes offering owners up to $14.5 million to vacate their properties along Edgewood Drive and Hamilton Avenue. One of these properties, which operated as a small private school that included his two kids, reportedly violated city law. (In Palo Alto, a school or business cannot function inside of a home if employees do not live there and it creates substantial traffic).
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