In 2008, Larry Page demolished 2 Palo Alto homes; a year later, he planned a 6,000-sq-ft eco-home

Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page speak to reporters during a 2008 news conference at Google headquarters (Image Credit: AP Photo/ Paul Sakuma) Google co-founder Larry Page’s Palo Alto property plans drew attention in the late 2000s as he began acquiring neighbouring homes and expanding the land around his residence. In 2008, two houses on Bryant Street were demolished after Page acquired the properties, adding them to his existing holdings and creating a compound of nearly two acres. A year later, plans emerged for a nearly 6,000-square-foot environmentally friendly house on an adjacent lot. According to the Mountain View Voice, the proposed home was designed with solar panels, a roof garden and several features intended to reduce its environmental impact.Page began assembling neighbouring propertiesPage’s expansion in Palo Alto was not simply about building a larger house. He was gradually acquiring properties around his existing residence in the Old Palo Alto neighbourhood, a part of the city known for its mature trees, large homes and high property values. According to the Palo Alto Daily Post, Page had purchased and demolished the former homes at 2131 and 2161 Brya...