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Re:Facebook is building a $120 million town for employees by powera on Friday October 04, 2013 @03:18AM (#6494143)
Terrible 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-p...
Re:Facebook is building a $120 million town for employees by brymaster on Friday October 04, 2013 @04:16AM (#6494297)
Didn't notice until it was too late but there was an earlier submitted story + previous discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6490082
Re:Facebook is building a $120 million town for employees by curiousDog on Friday October 04, 2013 @03:38AM (#6494203)
This 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.
Re:Facebook is building a $120 million town for employees by antihero on Friday October 04, 2013 @03:10AM (#6494119)
I 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.
Re:Facebook is building a $120 million town for employees by philthesong on Friday October 04, 2013 @03:43AM (#6494218)
It seems like most tech companies trying hard to ignore serious housing problem in Bay Area

I think this is very good move

Re:Facebook is building a $120 million town for employees by DrinkWater on Friday October 04, 2013 @04:36AM (#6494351)
FB is trying everything to convince the stock market it is here for the long-term.
Re:Facebook is building a $120 million town for employees by adrr on Friday October 04, 2013 @01:08PM (#6496559)
Sounds like corporate housing. Most large companies have them.