Mark Zuckerberg has dismissed reports that he’s building a 5,000-square-foot “doomsday bunker” beneath a $270 million compound in Hawaii – instead insisting it’s just a “small shelter.”
The 40-year-old tech tycoon was asked during December 19 Interview with Bloomberg Rumors abound that he is building an underground facility beneath his 1,400-acre home on the island of Kauai, one of the northernmost islands of the North Pacific archipelago.
“No, I think it’s just like a little shelter. It’s like a basement,” Zuckerberg is the third richest person in the world Elon Musk And jeff bezostold Bloomberg’s Emily Chang.
many rich people Rumor has it that they built vast tunnels and underground networks In Prepare for potential disasterWhich includes PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Tesla CEO Musk and Disgraced rapper Kanye “Ye” West.
Zuckerberg, who claimed net worth as of Thursday Valued at $215 billion by Bloomberg Billionaires Indexhas emphasized That the purpose of the ranch is to raise “world class” cattle On Beer and Macadamia Nuts “Make some of the highest quality beef in the world.”
In December last year, Wired reported that Zuckerberg was in the process of building Koolau Ranch, a 1,400-acre compound that includes a 5,000-square-foot underground shelter as well as more than a dozen buildings with at least 30 bedrooms and 30 bathrooms each. . overall.
According to the report, the shelter alone is the size of an NBA basketball court and more than twice the size of the average private family home in the US.
The farm will have its own energy and food supply, According to Wired’s reportIt said locals on the island, which has a population of about 73,000 people, were speculating about what the outcome of the project would be.
According to the report, the centerpiece of the project are two mansions with a total floor area of the size of a football field – 57,000 square feet.
The two mansions will reportedly be linked together by a tunnel that originates from the underground facility.
Each of about a dozen buildings, including guest houses and operational facilities, will be connected by rope bridges that allow visitors to move from one building to the next, stopping at 11 disc-shaped treehouses.
According to WIRED, one of the buildings is reportedly going to be equipped with a full-size gym, pool, sauna, a hot tub, a cold plunge, and a tennis court. Hawaii News Now.
The property, which is likely to be one of the most expensive in the world, is said to include multiple elevators, offices, conference rooms and an industrial-sized kitchen.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the shelter will have a “blast-resistant door” made of metal and concrete as well as living space, a mechanical room, and an escape space that can be accessed via a ladder.
According to WIRED, it is also reported that Zuckerberg has installed about 20 security cameras in one building on the farm alone.
According to WIRED, campus doors are keypad-operated or said to be soundproof, while library doors are so-called “blind doors,” designed to mimic the design of the surrounding walls.
Planning documents obtained by WIRED revealed that the complex will be self-sufficient as it will include its own water tank that is 55 feet in diameter and 18 feet in height and is powered by a pump system.
The farm already produces its own food thanks to cattle and horses, as well as a nursery, an organic ginger farm and a turmeric farm nearby.
Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have purchased land on Kauai in three installments – Paid $17 million for 110 acres In December 2021; Buying 600 acres for $53 million In April 2021; And Acquired 700 acres of land in 2014 for more than $100 million.
In 2016, Alan Parachini, a local journalist, Wrote a critical op-ed that included Zuckerberg Tasked with “erecting a rock wall in front of their 700-acre oceanfront property”.
He urged residents to “tell Zuckerberg that it is unacceptable to abuse his management of public beaches as if we are another group of Facebook victims.”
Parachini told WIRED that after writing the op-ed, Zuckerberg’s communications aides told him that the Facebook founder would no longer cooperate with him on any future requests for interviews or comment.
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