Mountain View Apartments
Luxury apartments are still declining in value and the sensible option seems to be renting as opposed to buying currently. No one is going to argue that it is not a renters market at the moment. So, for anyone considering renting a luxury apartment in California, these Mountain View apartments stand out as an exceptional bargain.
The Avalon Towers on the Peninsula, CA apartments are fitted out in the latest luxury accessories: with ceramic bathroom floors, genuine granite counter tops,, real Maple wood cabinet fittings; central air-con, fully equipped gourmet kitchens and stunning mountain views. The building is pre-wired for high speed Internet, is Advanced Telecom-ready, and is pre-wired for satellite and cable television.
The management company concerned states, “we've created a selection of amenities so integrated into our community that we consider them to be "Essential Luxuries."’ And their pedigree certainly backs this statement up. Careful consideration was given to the location, with the intention of making these luxury apartments as environmentally friendly as possible. Walkscore.com gives the location a 74/100 – “very walkable,” meaning many basic amenities are within an easy walk, including a Whole foods market, coffee shops, employment hubs and public transport facilities.
The luxury aspect includes a concierge service, a state-of-the-art fitness center; a fully equipped business center with multiple phone lines and an outdoor swimming pool with sundeck. Considering prices start from as little as $2000 per month, this represents exceptional value for money, and the company has spent substantial resources developing a strong business ethic based around “enhancing the lives of our residents,” which includes a number of resources to make any move as stress-free as possible, demonstrating Avalon’s commitment to personal attention,
Avalon Towers on the peninsula is situated at 2400 West El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 9404, within easy reach of highways 101, 85 and 280. Telephone number – 866-429-3310
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Introducing “A” – the most recent member of the giga-yacht club, and to put things in perspective, the fuel tank is 757,000 liters. Diesel fuel costs around €1.40 per liter currently, so it would cost just over €1 million to fill the fuel tank. $1.4 million US just to fill the tank. That amount of fuel will last 15.5 days at cruising speed. So the cost of building the ship becomes a little academic when the running costs are taken into consideration. I am exaggerating slightly as I have no doubt they are not paying retail for the fuel, but you get the idea. Seeing as the owner also owns one of the largest coal companies in the world, I very much doubt the cost of fuel is an issue.
I was lucky enough to see “A” up close and personal recently and she is spectacular. I won’t say I like the design because it is so odd, but spectacular aptly describes her and it certainly grows on you.
You could hear the sound of penises shrinking from as far away as San Remo when “A” dropped anchor in the bay of Cannes recently. You could hear the sound of Billionaire’s accountants calculating the cost of building a more spectacular boat about thirty seconds later. More photos of luxury yacht "A"
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The Maltese Falcon is a clipper sailing luxury yacht owned by American venture capitalist Tom Perkins. It is one of the largest privately-owned sailing yachts in the world at 88 m (290 ft), similar to Royal Huisman's Athena and Lürssen's Eos.
It was built after the dynaship concept, a 1960s invention of the German hydraulics engineer Wilhelm Prölss, which was intended to operate commercial freight sailing ships with as few crew as possible. The ship has fifteen square sails (five per mast), stored inside the mast; they can fully unfurl into tracks along the yards in six minutes. The three carbon fiber masts, which are free-standing and able to rotate, were manufactured and assembled by a company financed by Perkins at the Perini Navi Istanbul "Yildiz Gemi" (literally: Star Ship) yard in Tuzla, 50 mi (80 km) east of Istanbul, Turkey, under the supervision of the English company Insensys and Dutch company Gerard Dijkstra & Partners. Other design was provided by Ken Freivokh Design. The Maltese Falcon was the third yacht built by Perini for Perkins.
The yacht is easily controlled and has been seen to sail off her anchor and away from berths within harbors. The yacht's sophisticated computer detects parameters such as wind speed automatically and displays key data. An operator must always activate the controls, yet it is possible for a single person to pilot the yacht. In a radio interview for the BBC World Service's Global Business programme broadcast in December 2007, Perkins revealed that he personally wrote some of the yacht's unique control software.
The Maltese Falcon has two 1,800 horse-power Deutz engines running at 1,800 rpm with a top speed of 20 kn (23 mph; 37 km/h) with minimal wave-making and virtually no vibration or noise and with a smooth and non-turbulent wake.
The yacht has a permanent crew of 18 to maintain the technical aspects, including the rig and to operate the onboard "hotel", which can accommodate twelve guests plus four guest staff. The boat also includes an onboard gourmet chef and stewards and stewardesses.
The Maltese Falcon was registered in Valletta, Malta in 2006. It completed its trial sail in the Sea of Marmara to the Bosphorus strait on June 12, 2006, and made its maiden voyage from Turkey to Italy via Malta in July 2006. Since that time, Perkins has been renting out The Maltese Falcon for between €325,000 to €335,000 per week, plus expenses.
Lusso Magazine ran a cover feature on The Maltese Falcon in their January 2008 edition, where they reported that yacht brokers Edmiston and Company were the first to set up a charter — for "a piffling €350,000 per week. This price includes a crew of 16, but you still have to pay for food and wine".
In a 60 Minutes profile on November 4, 2007, Perkins suggested the yacht cost more than $150 million, but less than $300 million, refusing to be more specific.
This boat is currently for sale if anyone is interested.
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