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	*[http://www.luxurylaunches.com/buildings/antilia_is_the_worlds_most_expensive_house_for_1_billion.php Antilia is the world’s most expensive house for $1 billion] – ''Luxurylaunches''		*[http://www.luxurylaunches.com/buildings/antilia_is_the_worlds_most_expensive_house_for_1_billion.php Antilia is the world’s most expensive house for $1 billion] – ''Luxurylaunches''

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{{Infobox building
| name = Antilia
| status = Complete
| image = Mumbai 03-2016 19 Antilia Tower.jpg
| location = [[Altamount Road]], [[Cumballa Hill]], [[Mumbai]]
| location_country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|qid=Q576952|display=inline,title}}
| completion_date = 2010
| architect = [[Perkins and Will]]
| owner = [[Mukesh Ambani]]
| cost = US$6 billion
| elevator_count = 10
| structural_engineer = '''Sterling Engineering Consultancy Services''' ([[Mumbai]])
| main_contractor = [[Leighton Contractors]]
| opening = 2010
| developer = [[Mukesh Ambani]]
| height = {{convert|173|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| floor_count = 27
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'''Antilia''' is a private residence in the [[Altamount Road|billionaires row]] of [[Mumbai]], [[India]]. It is the residence of the Indian billionaire [[Mukesh Ambani]] & his family, who moved into it in 2012;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2012/06/ambani-residence-exclusive-photos-slideshow|title=Photos: Inside the Life of the Ambani Family, Owners of the World's Most Lavish Home|last=Nast|first=Condé|website=Vanity Fair|language=en|access-date=2019-08-26}}</ref> at 27 stories, {{convert|173|m}} tall, over {{convert|400000|sqft|order=flip}}, and with amenities such as three helipads, air traffic control, a 168-car garage, a ballroom, 9 high speed elevators, a 50-seat theatre, terrace gardens, swimming pool, spa, health centre, a temple, and a snow room that spits out snowflakes from the walls, the skyscraper-mansion is one of world's largest and most elaborate private homes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/business/living-business/helipads-to-ballrooms-all-that-you-wanted-to-know-about-mukesh-ambanis-antilia-1964555.html|title=Helipads to ballrooms: All that you wanted to know about Mukesh Ambani's Antilia|website=Firstpost|access-date=2019-08-26}}</ref> The architectural design of Antilia has been fashioned along the lines of the lotus and the sun. The top six floors of the building have been set aside as the private full-floor residential area. It is also designed to withstand a magnitude 8 earthquake.

{{As of| May 2020}}, it is valued at $2.2 billion, deemed to be the world's second most valuable residential property, after British [[Crown Estate|crown property]] [[Buckingham Palace]], and the world's most valuable private residence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/antilia-mumbai-most-expensive-house-mukesh-ambani-2012-5|title=12 Crazy New Facts About Mukesh Ambani's Billion-Dollar Home|last=Zeveloff|first=Julie|website=Business Insider|access-date=2019-02-25}}</ref> Its controversial design and ostentatious use by a single family has made it infamous in India and beyond, including severe criticism in the architectural press.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/19/business/global/this-luxurious-house-is-not-a-home.html|title=Mukesh Ambani's 27-Story House Is Not His Home|last=Bajaj|first=Vikas|date=2011-10-18|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-06-19|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

It is located on [[Altamount Road]], [[Cumbala Hill|Cumballa Hill]] in Mumbai.

==Naming==
The building is named after the mythical island [[Antillia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/antilia-inside-mukesh-expensive-home-mumbai_n_1527703.html|title=Antilia: Inside Mukesh Ambani's 27-Story Mumbai Residence, The World's First $1 Billion Home (PHOTOS)|first=Mark|last=Hanrahan|date=18 May 2012|access-date=9 January 2018|work=HuffPost}}</ref>

==Construction==
[[File:Ambani house mumbai.jpg|thumb|Antilia as seen from Altamount Road]]
Antilia started building in 2006 and was built in consultation with US architecture firms [[Perkins and Will]] & [[Hirsch Bedner Associates]], with the Australian-based construction company [[Leighton Contractors]] initially taking charge of its construction. The construction was completed by B. E. Billimoria & Company Ltd.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/08/01/1217097529489.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2 |title=Oh brother, spare me the time – World |publisher=smh.com.au |date=2 August 2008|access-date=13 October 2010}}</ref> The home has 27 floors with extra-high ceilings. (Other buildings of equivalent height may have as many as 60 floors.)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/indias-mukesh-ambani-building-60-storey-residential-skyscraper-mansion |title=Personal Green Skyscrapers – The 60 Story Antilia House (GALLERY) |publisher=Trendhunter.com |access-date=29 July 2010}}</ref> The home was also designed to survive an earthquake of [[seismic magnitude scales|magnitude]] 8.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/executive-style/luxury/indias-richest-man-builds-worlds-first-billiondollar-home-20101015-16mrg.html |title=India's richest man builds first $1-billion home |publisher=Theage.com.au |date=15 October 2010|access-date=28 October 2010|location=Melbourne |first=Glenda |last=Kwek| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101030060041/http://www.theage.com.au/executive-style/luxury/indias-richest-man-builds-worlds-first-billiondollar-home-20101015-16mrg.html| archive-date= 30 October 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> It is considered by some to be the tallest single-family house in the world, but others disqualify the Antilia because it includes space for a staff of 600.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ro|first1=Lauren|title=Arizona's 'Falcon's nest,' designed by Sukumar Pal, asks $1.5M|url=http://www.curbed.com/2017/3/8/14860748/sukumar-pal-falcon-nest-home-prescott-arizona-homes-for-sale|access-date=18 April 2017|work=Curbed|date=8 March 2017}}</ref>

=== Controversies ===
The {{convert|4532|m2|acre|adj=on}} land on which Antilia was built housed an orphanage called Currimbhoy Ebrahim Khoja Yateemkhana with 60 orphans, and belonged to a charity run by the Wakf board. The orphanage had been founded in 1895 by [[Currimbhoy Ebrahim]], a wealthy shipowner.<ref>{{cite news |title=Legality of orphanage property sold to Mukesh Ambani's Antilia in question |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/legality-orphanage-property-sold-mukesh-ambani-antilia-in-question-1096458-2017-11-29 |access-date=26 October 2018 |publisher=India Today |date=29 November 2017}}</ref> In 2005, this property was purchased by Muffin-Antilia Commercial Private Limited, a commercial entity controlled by [[Mukesh Ambani]], from the Currimbhoy Ebrahim Khoja Trust, in direct contravention<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-06-04|title=Centre wants CBI to probe Mukesh Ambani home deal|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/centre-wants-cbi-to-probe-mukesh-ambani-home-deal/story-COCxE58wCaIOWgSv93NA0N.html|access-date=2021-03-03|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> of § 51 of the [[Waqf#India|Wakf Act]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aavaas.com/2007/11/04/mukesh-ambanis-new-house-anthill/|title=Mukesh Ambani's new house – Antilla|work=aavaas.com|access-date=11 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903212757/http://aavaas.com/2007/11/04/mukesh-ambanis-new-house-anthill/|archive-date=3 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2002, the trust took permission from the charity commissioner to sell this land. The charity commissioner gave the required permission three months later. Section 51 of the Wakf Act requires that any such sale of land should be done after the permission of the Maharashtra State Board of Waqfs. However this permission was not taken, a notice was sent to the orphanage, this was disputed by the orphanage trust and finally, the Wakf Board and the orphanage came to an agreement.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mukesh Ambani built Antilia on orphanage land illegally sold in 2005: Maharashtra State Board of Wakfs |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/nov/28/mukesh-ambani-built-antilia-on-orphanage-land-illegally-sold-in-2005-maharashtra-state-board-of-wak-1712977.html |access-date=26 October 2018 |publisher=The New Indian Express|date=28 November 2017}}</ref> The sale proceeded and the building was built. However, a [[public interest litigation in India|PIL]] was filed a decade later by Abdul Matin, against the orphanage and the Charity commissioners permission.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mukesh Ambani's 'Antilla' allegedly built on land reserved for orphans |url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/real-estate/mukesh-ambanis-antilia-built-on-orphanage-land-says-maharashtra-state-wakfs-board-in-mumbai-high-court-17912 |access-date=26 October 2018 |publisher=Mumbai Live}}</ref> The case remains in court is as of 2018, was still being heard by a special bench of the court.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mukesh Ambani Built Antilia on Orphanage Land Illegally Sold in 2005: Maharashtra State Board of Wakfs |url=http://caravandaily.com/portal/mukesh-ambani-built-antilia-orphanage-land-illegally-sold-2005-maharashtra-state-board-wakfs/ |access-date=26 October 2018 |publisher=Caravan |date=29 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sale of Land For Mukesh Ambani's House 'Antilia' Illegal, Against Provisions of Wakf Act: Maharashtra State Board of Wakfs [Read Affidavit] |url=https://www.livelaw.in/sale-of-land-for-mukesh-ambanis-house-antilia-illegal-against-provisions-of-wakf-act-maharashtra-state-board-of-wakfs-read-affidavit/ |website=www.livelaw.in |publisher=Live law |access-date=26 October 2018}}</ref>

The charity had sold the land allocated for the purpose of education of underprivileged [[Khoja]] children to Antilia Commercial Private Limited in July 2002 for {{INRConvert|210.5|m}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=State may refer Ambani's Wakf land deal to CBI|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/state-may-refer-ambanis-wakf-land-deal-to-c/825786/|access-date=16 May 2012|date=2 August 2011|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> The prevailing market value of the land at the time was at least {{INRConvert|1.5|b}}.<ref>{{cite web|author=Madhurima Nandy |url=http://www.livemint.com/2008/08/05000808/Altamount-Road-in-Mumbai-is-wo.html |title=Altamount Road in Mumbai is world's 10th dearest address |publisher=Livemint |date=5 August 2008|access-date=2 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://business-standard.com/india/news/lodha-secures-mumbai-land-for-rs-4053-cr/396078/ |title=Lodha secures Mumbai land for Rs 4,053 cr |work=Business Standard|date=26 May 2010|access-date=2 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/sc-rejects-plea-to-stop-workmukesh-mansion/321800/ |title=SC rejects plea to stop work on Mukesh mansion |journal=[[Business Standard]]|date=3 May 2008|access-date=2 June 2013}}</ref>

The [[Waqf]] minister [[Nawab Malik]] opposed this land sale, as did the revenue department of the [[Government of Maharashtra]]. Thus a stay order was issued on the sale of the land. The Waqf board also initially opposed the deal and filed a [[public interest litigation in India|PIL]] in the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] challenging the decision of the trust. The Supreme Court, while dismissing the petition, asked the Waqf board to approach the [[Bombay High Court]]. However, the stay on the deal was subsequently vacated after the Waqf board withdrew its objection on receiving an amount of {{INRConvert|1.6|m}} from Antilia Commercial Pvt Ltd, and it issued a [[No Objection Certificate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mukesh-ambani-pays-16-lakh-to-wakf-board-gets-noc/44390-7.html |title=Mukesh Ambani pays 16 lakh to Wakf board, gets NOC |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com|date=9 July 2007|access-date=2 June 2013}}</ref>

In 2007 the Maharashtra state government said the structure is illegal because the land's owner, the Waqf Board, had no right to sell it, as Waqf property can neither be sold nor transferred.<ref name="intoday1">{{cite web|author=Headlines Today Bureau |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/116301/LATEST%20HEADLINES/mukesh-ambani-all-set-to-move-into-worlds-costliest-house.html |title=Mukesh Ambani all set to move into world's costliest house: India : India Today |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |access-date=14 October 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101018064753/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/116301/LATEST%20HEADLINES/mukesh-ambani-all-set-to-move-into-worlds-costliest-house.html| archive-date= 18 October 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Ambani then obtained a [[No Objection Certificate]] from the Waqf Board after paying {{Indian Rupee}} 1.6 million and began construction.<ref name="intoday1"/> In June 2011, the Union government asked the Maharashtra government to consider referring the matter to the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/Ambani-dream-house-stands-yahoofinancein-2253320233.html|title=Ambani dream house stands on shaky ground|date=2 August 2011|work=Yahoo India Finance|access-date=8 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315033856/https://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/Ambani-dream-house-stands-yahoofinancein-2253320233.html|archive-date=15 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Makarand Gadgil |url=http://www.livemint.com/2011/08/01143316/Maharashtra-govt-to-review-Amb.html |title=Maharashtra govt to review Ambani home land deal |publisher=Livemint |date=1 August 2011|access-date=2 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-39829.html |title=News # 020613-145152]|publisher=Newkerala.com|access-date=2 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Centre-wants-CBI-to-probe-Mukesh-Ambani-home-deal/Article1-705484.aspx |title=Centre wants CBI to probe Mukesh Ambani home deal |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=2 June 2013}}</ref>

In regards to the three [[helipad]]s, the [[Indian Navy]] said it will not allow the construction of helipads on Mumbai buildings, while the Environment Ministry, following a representation from [[Awaaz Foundation]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/No-private-helipads-Jairam/Article1-568355.aspx |title=No private helipads: Jairam |work=hindustantimes.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313021205/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/No-private-helipads-Jairam/Article1-568355.aspx |archive-date=13 March 2014}}</ref> said the helipads violate local noise laws.<ref name="intoday1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/438138.aspx?s=p|title=Citizens say no to helipads atop private buildings|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |publisher=hindustantimes.com}}</ref> Issues have also been raised with regards to the construction of an illegal car park.

In 2011 it was reported that Ambani had yet to move into the home, despite its completion, for fear of "bad luck".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/mukesh-ambani-never-moved-into-his-2-billion-mansion-antilia--whats-going-on/2011/10/19/gIQAFYyPxL_blog.html |title=Mukesh Ambani never moved into his $1 billion mansion Antilia|author=Elizabeth Flock|work=The Washington Post|date=19 October 2011|access-date=20 December 2013}}</ref>

== Cost and valuation ==
Antilia is the world's most expensive private home, costing approximately US$2 billion.<ref name="dnaindia1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_mittal-s-address-more-expensive-than-ambani-s_1181537 |title=Mittal's address more expensive than Ambani's – Money – DNA |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=4 August 2008|access-date=17 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiantribune.com/index.php?q=node/6043 |title=Indian industrialist to build rs2000 "home" amidst Mumbai's multimillion slum-dwellers |publisher=Asian Tribune |date=7 June 2007|access-date=17 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mukesh-ambanis-new-abode-27story-tall-worth-1-bn/64347-7.html |title=Mukesh Ambani's new abode worth billion – Business News – IBNLive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=3 February 2010|access-date=17 November 2010}}</ref> Thomas Johnson, director of marketing at architecture firm [[Hirsch Bedner Associates]] (consulted by [[Reliance Industries|Reliance]] during the design of the building's floor plan) told ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine the residence cost nearly $3 billion.<ref name="forbes">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/2008/04/30/home-india-billion-forbeslife-cx_mw_0430realestate.html |title=Inside The World's First Billion-Dollar Home |journal=[[Forbes]]|publisher=Forbes.com |date=30 April 2008|access-date=17 November 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101112203151/http://www.forbes.com/2008/04/30/home-india-billion-forbeslife-cx_mw_0430realestate.html| archive-date=12 November 2010 | url-status= live |first=Matt |last=Woolsey}}</ref>

== Public reception ==
[[Tata Group]] former chairman [[Ratan Tata]] said Antilia is an example of rich Indians' lack of empathy for the poor.<ref name=empathy4poor>{{cite news|title='Antilla', Mukesh Ambani's house, shows lack of empathy for rich: Ratan Tata|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Antilla-Mukesh-Ambanis-house-shows-lack-of-empathy-for-poor-Ratan-Tata/articleshow/8506287.cms|access-date=30 May 2011|date=22 May 2011|work=The Times of India}}</ref> Tata said, "The person who lives in there should be concerned about what he sees around him and asking can he make a difference. If he can not, then it's sad because this country needs people to allocate some of their enormous wealth to finding ways of mitigating the hardship that people have."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Antilla-Mukesh-Ambanis-house-shows-lack-of-empathy-for-poor-Ratan-Tata/articleshow/8506287.cms |title='Antilla', Mukesh Ambani's house, shows lack of empathy for poor: Ratan Tata |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=22 May 2011|access-date=2 June 2013}}</ref> "It makes me wonder why someone would do that. That's what revolutions are made of."<ref name="firstpost.com">{{cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/business/ratan-tata-on-mukesh-lifestyl-13535.html |title=Why Mukesh Ambani's swanky home makes Ratan Tata sad |date=20 December 2014 |newspaper=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of tallest buildings in Mumbai]]

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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101030213953/http://framework.latimes.com/2010/10/25/most-expensive-home-in-the-world-has-27-floors-ocean-and-slum-views/#/0 Most Expensive Home in the World has 27 Floors and Slum Views] – slideshow by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
*[http://www.luxurylaunches.com/buildings/antilia_is_the_worlds_most_expensive_house_for_1_billion.php Antilia is the world’s most expensive house for $1 billion] – ''Luxurylaunches''
*[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-22/india/29570930_1_corus-and-jlr-jlr-management-ratan-tata It's sad Mukesh Ambani lives in such opulence: Ratan Tata]
*[https://bareshellestates.com/antilia-mukesh-ambanis-house/ Mukesh Ambani's residence Antilia]

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