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advisory board recommended a California city refuse Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's plans to demolish and rebuild four homes around his property because of privacy concerns Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Jersey , saying it won't support the building of a "compound."


Zuckerberg bought the Palo Alto homes in 2013 for $30 million after learning that a developer planned to build a neighboring house tall enough to have a view of his master bedroom, the Mercury News reported.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to demolish and rebuild four homes around his property because of privacy concerns Zuckerberg's home in PALO ALTO, Calif.

He planned to replace those structures with much smaller two-story and single-story homes that would be used as an extension of the family's living, cooking, dining and entertaining quarters Casemiro Real Madrid Jersey , said Kathy Scott, of the Walker-Warner Architects firm working with Zuckerberg on the project.


"The idea is just to expand our client's capacity to enjoy the property," Scott said.


Palo Alto's Architectural Review Board members said plans for all four homes meet architecture standards, but a single family using all four properties would create a compound and ruin the single-family home feel of the neighborhood.


The homes "are part of a larger compound," board member Peter Baltay said. "This is something you might find in Atherton (Calif.): A large estate, a series of guest houses Borja Mayoral Real Madrid Jersey , recreational facilities, movie theaters surrounding a house."


Atherton, which neighbors Palo Alto, is one of the wealthiest cities in the United States and home to sprawling mansions.


The board voted Thursday 3-1 to recommend the city doesn't approve Zuckerberg's plan.


The project will return to the city's planning director, who will decide whether to advance it.


BERLIN, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Borussia Monchengladbach have extended the expiring contract with Oscar Wendt Blank Real Madrid Jersey , the "Foals"announced in an official statement on Monday.


The 31-year-old defender will stay with the "Foals" after putting pen to paper on a contract extension, which will keep him with Borussia until June 2019.


"Oscar developed into a key player. He is our team skipper. Weare therefore very delighted about his contract extension," Monchengladbach's sporting director Max Eberl said.


The former Sweden international joined Monchengladbach in 2011 and provided 13 goals in 181 appearances since his arrival.


"It was my wish to extend my contract here. I always said that I feel super comfortable at Borussia. I love to play for this cluband I am glad that I can stay here for longer," Wendt told the club's official homepage.


Monchengladbach will encounter Cologne at the first round in Bundesliga on August 20.