Jobs to give away mansion

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is to anyone who can afford to dismantle the 35-room mansion and remove it from his San Francisco estate, reports Scotsman.com. When Steve Jobs bought the sprawling house two decades ago, he planned to tear down the building he describes as "an abomination" and to redevelop the land, but he has been met with much opposition from conservationists, who lobbied to save the 17,000sq ft red tile and stucco mansion, arguing it should be protected as a listed building. Planning commissioners ruled the house was historically significant and demolishing it would create a "significant unmitigated impact". They agreed to make Mr Jobs wait 12 months for his demolition permit, during which time he will have to pay for a marketing campaign to entice a bidder.

by MacNN Staff