Overview

• Over the past 14 years, Mark Zuckerberg has spent more than $110 million assembling at least 11 properties on Edgewood Drive and Hamilton Avenue in Palo Alto’s Crescent Park.
• Neighbors report nearly eight years of continual work that has brought heavy noise, street blockages, debris and frequent activity tied to the project.
• Zuckerberg’s staff also offered bottles of sparkling wine and boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts, but residents say the gifts did little to ease frustrations.
• Some properties have been turned into guest houses, gardens, a pickleball court and a pool with a hydrofloor, while permits note roughly 7,000 square feet of underground basements that locals compare to bunkers.
• In 2016, a broader rebuild plan was rejected by Palo Alto’s Architectural Review Board, yet similar work proceeded in phases with the city ultimately approving dozens of permits, including 56 cited in reports.