{"id":498006,"date":"2026-10-16T11:26:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/498006\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T11:26:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:26:37","slug":"jack-dorseys-32m-san-francisco-compound-has-been-under-construction-for-14-years-and-his-billionaire-neighbors-are-losing-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/498006\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Dorsey\u2019s $32M San Francisco compound has been under construction for 14 years, and his billionaire neighbors are losing it"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even billionaires can’t buy peace and quiet.<\/p>\n

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey <\/a>has spent nearly 14 years transforming his sprawling $32 million San Francisco estate into a luxury retreat \u2014 complete with a massive sauna complex, plunge pool and rooftop gardens \u2014 while his affluent neighborhood has turned into a seemingly endless construction zone.<\/p>\n

And his utlra-wealthy neighbors are over it.<\/p>\n

“I’ve been listening to 24-7 construction noise in the distance for years now,” one local told The Post on the condition of anonymity. “One day it will end. I hope.”<\/p>\n

The tech mogul’s two adjoining properties in the exclusive Sea Cliff enclave overlook the Pacific Ocean and Golden Gate Bridge, occupying a combined 1.21 acres along El Camino del Mar.<\/p>\n

But instead of the tranquility that comes with a multimillion-dollar oceanfront address, the neighborhood has been filled with the sounds of jackhammers, cement mixers and construction trucks for over a decade, according to SFGate.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has spent nearly 14 years renovating his sprawling $32 million San Francisco compound. Getty Images<\/p>\n

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Google Maps shows Jack Dorsey’s property at 830 El Camino del Mar in San Francisco. Google Maps<\/p>\n

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Dorsey expanded his Sea Cliff estate in 2018, purchasing the neighboring property for $21.9 million. Google Maps<\/p>\n

Dorsey, 49, who now heads financial technology company Block, purchased his first property at 830 El Camino del Mar in February 2012 for $9.99 million.<\/p>\n

The 3,734-square-foot modernist residence, built in 1965, originally featured just two bedrooms and two bathrooms.<\/p>\n

Construction began within months of the purchase and has continued in various forms ever since.<\/p>\n

City records show that a major redevelopment application submitted in December 2013 proposed $3.7 million worth of improvements, including seismic upgrades, additional living space, roof decks and a planted roof.<\/p>\n

That permit alone took three and a half years to secure.<\/p>\n

Another redesign submitted in 2020 brought changes to the property’s windows, courtyard and exterior finishes, with approval arriving in July 2022.<\/p>\n

And the paperwork kept coming.<\/p>\n

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San Francisco’s exclusive Sea Cliff neighborhood is home to some of the city’s wealthiest residents. Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Subsequent applications covered everything from solar panels and landscaping to fire sprinklers, retaining walls, an underground water tank and a cold plunge pool.<\/p>\n

Architectural plans reveal an elaborate coastal sanctuary featuring three vegetation-covered roofs, reclaimed redwood siding, stonework and expansive windows overlooking the ocean.<\/p>\n

The primary bedroom opens onto a private hot tub perched above the Pacific, while other amenities include a steam room, a plunge pool and an extensive sauna complex with its own vestibule and dedicated passageway.<\/p>\n

There’s also a gym with a punching bag, an outdoor fire pit, cedar benches and 34 solar panels.<\/p>\n

The home’s fire protection system alone required plans for 122 sprinklers and a dedicated 145-foot water line.<\/p>\n

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The oceanfront enclave boasts multimillion-dollar mansions overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Golden Gate Bridge. Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/p>\n

As the renovation dragged on, Dorsey expanded his real estate holdings.<\/p>\n

In November 2018, he purchased<\/a> the neighboring property for $21.9 million, bringing his combined acquisition costs to approximately $31.9 million. That five-bedroom, three-bathroom residence spans roughly 3,588 square feet and sits on 0.62 acre.<\/p>\n

Although restrictions separating the properties were subsequently removed, the architectural plans do not show the two houses being combined into a single building.<\/p>\n

Dorsey is hardly the only tech titan assembling a sprawling residential compound.<\/p>\n

Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg has acquired<\/a> neighboring estates in Lake Tahoe, while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has assembled multiple adjoining properties <\/a>around his San Francisco mansion.<\/p>\n

But Dorsey’s seemingly never-ending renovation is only part of a much bigger construction frenzy in Sea Cliff.<\/p>\n

The prestigious neighborhood, which has counted late comedian Robin Williams<\/a> and actress Sharon Stone among its residents, is also home to Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff and billionaire investor Tom Steyer.<\/p>\n

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Sea Cliff has become a construction hotspot, with at least 24 homes along El Camino del Mar filing building permits since 2025. Sundry Photography \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

Along the eight-block stretch of El Camino del Mar, at least 24 homes have filed building permits since the beginning of 2025, according to planning documents.<\/p>\n

During a recent visit, the outlet documented mansions covered in scaffolding, construction crews occupying sidewalks and heavy equipment operating outside multimillion-dollar homes.<\/p>\n

Even the spectacular views have become a source of irritation.<\/p>\n

When a visitor stopped to photograph the Golden Gate Bridge through a gap between two houses, a nearby resident complained about the constant attention.<\/p>\n

“This always happens,” the neighbor told SF Gate. “It’s so annoying.”<\/p>\n

The Post has reached out to reps for Dorsey for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Even billionaires can’t buy peace and quiet. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has spent nearly 14 years transforming his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":498007,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[101,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":["post-498006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=498006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/498007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=498006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=498006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=498006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}