Mark Zuckerberg Is Learning His Neighbors Aren't Fans of His Billionaire Real Estate Takeover

Mark Zuckerberg shouldn’t expect an invite to his neighborhood’s block party because it seems like the people who live nearby aren’t exactly thrilled with his growing real estate footprint. 

The New York Times did a deep dive into his billionaire portfolio that has him spending “more than $110 million to purchase at least 11 homes, bringing major construction and intense surveillance with him.” Zuckerberg has lived in the Palo Alto, California neighborhood of Crescent Park since 2011, but the media outlet is describing his real estate moves as a “Monopoly game board.”

If Zuckerberg wants more land, he has offered homeowners “double or even triple what the homes are worth’ in order to get them to leave. It’s no surprise to learn that the neighbors who remain don’t love what he’s doing. 

“No neighborhood wants to be occupied,” Michael Kieschnick, one of the Meta founder’s neighbors, said. “But that’s exactly what they’ve done. They’ve occupied our neighborhood.”

According to the Robb Report, Zuckerberg’s real estate portfolio is worth $300 million as of May 2025. In addition to his California compound, the tech titan also has an estate in Hawaii, a Lake Tahoe property, and a Washington, D.C. mansion. These are all sprawling properties where he’s scooped up neighboring homes, because it seems like he doesn’t want neighbors. 

Other purchases are very strategic, including his hew home that is  Naval Observatory adjacent where Vice President JD Vance lives. A Meta representative told the New York Post in April, “Mark and [wife] Priscilla [Chan] have purchased a home in DC, which will allow Mark to spend more time there as Meta continues the work on policy issues related to American technology leadership.” 

Zuckerberg’s spokesperson, Aaron McLear, also defended his boss’ real estate moves in Palo Alto while claiming he’s a respectable neighbor.

“Mark, Priscilla, and their children have made Palo Alto their home for more than a decade,” McLear told The New York Times. “They value being members of the community and have taken a number of steps above and beyond any local requirements to avoid disruption in the neighborhood.”

It seems like Zuckerberg’s neighbors don’t share that same opinion. 

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