Kalanik Travis (Travis Kalanick)

Kalanik Travis (Travis Kalanick)

Biography

2018: Purchase of a penthouse for $36.4 million

On November 9, 2018 the buyer of the Manhattan penthouse which in August, 2018 was offered for sale for $40.5 million The Wall Street Journal became known reports that apartments of 6,655 square feet (about 618 square meters) were purchased by the cofounder and the former CEO of Uber Travis Kalanik. According to messages of the people involved in the transaction, the amount paid by Kalanik was about $36.4 million.

The living room in the penthouse purchased by Travis Kalanik

Travis Kalanik will be able to move to the new house not at once: by November, 2018 construction still continues though it is already close to end. Its new apartments are located at in the building Broom to Soho 565 constructed on the project of the famous Italian architect Renzo Piano. It is one of two penthouses located in a northern tower of the building. Apartments with four bedrooms and four bathrooms are equipped with the private elevator, windows from a floor to a ceiling nearly 5 meters high, design kitchen with mahogany furniture and all necessary high-quality equipment.

The design project is developed by Bizzi & Partners Development, Aronov Development and Halpern Real Estate companies

The bathroom with panoramic windows overlooking the city

The private design companies Bizzi & Partners Development, Aronov Development and Halpern Real Estate Ventures were engaged in a situation. The penthouse has an exit to two open terraces on a roof on one of which the private 55-foot heated pool is located. From a roof, as well as from all rooms and even from bathrooms of a penthouse the stunning view of the city opens. Besides, in the building the private fitness center for future residents and also the automatic parking will be located.

Fitness center

The warmed-up outdoor pool overlooking Manhattan

For inhabitants the garage parking with mechanical devices of the parking is provided

This first residential building developed by Piano in New York - its previous works include the new museum of Whitney and the headquarters of the New York Times. The building in which Kalanik – one of expensive projects near Hudson Square purchased apartments. And the amount paid by Kalanik is far from record; it is expected that the penthouse to address Leroy Strit 160 in the same area will be sold for $43 million, having taken a title for the most expensive property in New York sold to the south from 14th Street.^[1]

2019

Purchase of a penthouse with the pool on a roof for $37 million

At the end of August, 2019 the founder and the board member of Uber Travis Kalanick purchased a penthouse for $36.5 million in New York with own pool and a terrace on a roof.

In general Kalanik's penthouse occupies the space of 6700 sq. feet. The building is not completed yet, but it is already known that near an input finally the robotic garage on 42 places will be located. In a garage there will be a glass elevator so passersby will be able to watch how cars rise from an access track at ground level in the garage located above with control of climate and humidity.

Travis Kalanik purchased a penthouse for $36.5 million in New York

Kalanik's acquisition - smaller of two penthouses of the building, with four bedrooms and four bathrooms and also three open terraces which in general borrow 2500 more sq. feet. The ceiling over the main living room will be located at double height; to the living room the private elevator will open. In a penthouse the kitchen with modern plumbing fixtures and also the main dining room accomodating not less than 10 people will be built-in.

Travis Kalanik is a founder and the board member of Uber

Over the main unit, on the third floor, the private inside patio with the pool, a lunch zone and a sunbed will be located. From the pool Kalanik and his guests will be able to admire a stunning view of Manhattan and Hudson River. But beautiful views on it do not come to an end - even the main luxurious bathroom will be supplied with wide windows.

Travis Kalanick

The penthouse will be located on Broom Street in the luxurious Region of Soho on Manhattan. This building was designed by the Italian architect Renzo Pyano, and the glass facade reminds its last New York project — Whitney Museum of American Art. According to documents on sale, the penthouse was purchased through 377 Holdings LLC. It is the most expensive real estate purchased in New York in August, 2019.^[2]

Investments into the developer of Luminous chips

At the beginning of June, 2019 the co-founder of Microsoft Bill Gates, the co-founder of Uber Travis Kalanik and the CEO of Uber Dara Hosrovshakhi invested in the developer of Luminous Computing chips. Read more here.

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