We've all probably lived somewhere a little less than savory. Even Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who became an overnight billionaire in 2004, apparently continued to reside in his low-rise Palo Alto building that is plagued with falling asbestos tiles and annoying neighbors. Brin may have had to deal with unresponsive landlords and shoddy construction as recently as 2010, but has since moved on to an estate that cost $7 million for the land.
In other news, there's a new book about Mies van der Rohe's Lafayette Park, and a woman traveled across the US using just social media. See the headlines after the jump.
• Here Now, a Look at a Google Billionaire's Former Crappy Digs | Curbed
• Thanks for the View, Mr. Mies | Artbook
• This Woman Traveled Across The Country For Free Using Only Social Media | Co.Exist
(Image: via Curbed)
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I have friends who live in the Lafayette Park Pavillions and they were able to buy their townhouse for $90,000.
The digs can't be THAT crappy! According to the article, the rent at that place is $4,000/mo. I live in the area and for "crappy" you have to get below $2k. Either they got the rent wrong or it's not so crappy. ;)
OMG, kind of weirded out here. I LIVED in that building. It was a charmless hole but as I think the people I lived with are also now tech millionaires, maybe that asbestos isn't all bad? I think I was there in 1997. It's all a bit fuzzy, though.