In addition to Yuri Milner Buys $75million Silicon Valley Mansion which was actually sold for $100,000, there’s a new title holder for the most expensive home sale in the United States ever, located in the same area. $117,5 million is the price paid for the exclusive property in the woodsy and very wealthy heart of Silicon Valley, and according to rumors the buyer in the super-secret transaction is Masayoshi Son, global telecom superstar and Forbes’ 53rd most powerful person.
$117.5-million Silicon Valley estate [Photo: Google Maps]
Just what does $117,5 million buy these days in a residential property? The Neoclassical Estate, built in 2005 and designed by Allan Greenberg, with 8,930 sq. ft. of living space (as Stated on Public Record) which sits on 9 acres features 360 degree mountain views, a tennis court, a swimming pool with 1,130 sq.ft. pool house, incredible gardens, one of the San Francisco area’s most prestigious locations and of course, a hilltop setting perfect for taking in Silicon Valley.
The seller was Tully Friedman, chief executive of Friedman, Fleischer and Lowe, a San Francisco private equity firm. The property was purchased in the name of SV Projects LLC.
Beside this most expensive residental real estate in U.S. on record, Son owns nearly 30% of Softbank and serves as its chief executive, who also plans to acquire 70% of Sprint Nextel for $20.1 billion.
