Rishi Sunak and his spouse, Akshata Murthy, met whereas finding out for a grasp in enterprise administration qualification at Stanford College in Silicon Valley. After marrying in a lavish ceremony in India, the couple deliberate to cool down in California and purchased a penthouse flat in Santa Monica.
The flat, which the couple are reported to be visiting over the Easter holidays, is valued at $7.2m (£5.5m) by US property web site Redfin and boasts sweeping views of the world-famous Santa Monica pier and the Pacific ocean past.
Murthy, the daughter of the billionaire founding father of Infosys, the Indian tech large, purchased the penthouse condo – one in every of 4 within the Waverly complicated on Ocean Avenue – immediately from the developer in June 2014.
Property brokers for the six-storey constructing, in-built 2013, boast that the penthouses include “massive non-public out of doors terraces not like something ever seen earlier than on Ocean Avenue”. Residents are promised the flats will present “the epitome of city Santa Monica seaside residing” with “gorgeous views of the Santa Monica mountain” and the place you “get up to the sound of waves crashing in opposition to the shore”.
The constructing, designed by KTGY architects and with interiors by LA designers Marmol Radziner, provides an around-the-clock concierge and a health centre “stocked with the most recent tools for these trying to enhance their cardiovascular or muscular endurance”. There’s even a “pet spa” the place residents’ “furry companions can get pampered”.
“All items face north so that you don’t get up with solar coming in your face and get to finish the day capturing a shocking sundown over the Pacific,” the advertising and marketing materials guarantees. Kitchens characteristic “polished Sea Pearl quartzite counters” and custom-built oak cabintery with polished chrome {hardware} and chrome steel Thermador home equipment. “The showers have glass partitions designed with a tortoise shell mosaic sample,” one other property agent says. “Within the powder rooms, the counter tops are deluxe marble and the vainness is custom-designed.”
Ought to the Sunaks want to come out for a chew to eat, the five-star Loews Santa Monica Seaside Lodge is throughout the road, providing campfire-inspired fire-pit eating. A 6oz filet mignon steak prices $54 or a plate of seared steelhead salmon is $36.
Santa Monica is the sixth costliest deal with within the US, with median common home costs hitting $4.1m in November 2021, based on information from Property Shark.
Celebrities typically seen on or round Santa Monica’s “muscle seaside” embody Ben Affleck, Reese Witherspoon, Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian and Kayne West.