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Facebook is building a $120 million town for employees
- antihero 13y agoI think this could be great for new employees, but I don't think I'd want to live there after the first year. All of the people that I've talked to lived in Menlo/Mountain for the first year or so but now have moved out to places like SF.
- powera 13y agoTerrible article. In addition to multiple broken links and the hyperbole of an apartment building being called a "town", the claim that the units are "all intended for Facebook employees" is misleading. There will probably be a lot of FB employees that live there because it's next to their HQ (and Facebook is an investor in the project), but there's no connection beyond that. http://www.sfgate.com/business/bottomline/article/Facebook-partner-to-build-Menlo-Park-housing-4860826.php http://www.sfgate.com/business/bottomline/article/Facebook-p...
- curiousDog 13y agoThis would be fantastic for new college graduates and interns. I've always wondered why Google didn't provide dorms, considering the number of interns they hire. For a fresh college grad who's looking to save some money, code and live with like-minded people (for the most part) -- should be a lot of fun.
- philthesong 13y agoIt seems like most tech companies trying hard to ignore serious housing problem in Bay Area I think this is very good move
- brymaster 13y agoDidn't notice until it was too late but there was an earlier submitted story + previous discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6490082 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6490082
- DrinkWater 13y agoFB is trying everything to convince the stock market it is here for the long-term.
- adrr 13y agoSounds like corporate housing. Most large companies have them.