Overview

• Reports say Zuckerberg bought at least 11 homes over 14 years for more than $110 million across Edgewood Drive and Hamilton Avenue.
• Headsphones were delivered as part of a broader outreach that also included sparkling wine and Krispy Kreme doughnuts, which neighbors say have not eased frustrations.
• Residents cite nearly eight years of constant construction with blocked streets, debris, loud equipment, lavish events, and persistent traffic from contractors.
• Neighbors and permit records describe roughly 7,000 square feet of underground space in Palo Alto, which some compare to bunkers, plus a separate underground project in Hawaii.
• After a 2016 plan to replace four houses with smaller structures and large basements was rejected, work advanced in smaller steps through multiple city approvals.