Michael Moritz, real estate, sequoia capital

The house that Google, Yahoo, and YouTube built

Michael Moritz, the most famous venture capitalist in the Valley, has exquisite taste in startups. As a partner at Sequoia Capital, he's greenlighted the funding of Yahoo, Google, and YouTube, among others. But his taste in real estate? I'm too blinded by jealousy to judge, after reviewing pictures taken at Moritz's abode in the uberswanky Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. The first two, definitely of the venture capitalist's library, were showcased in a New York Times story about the reading habits of megamillionaires. The rest of the bunch? Released by Ryan Associates, a construction firm specializing in high-end remodels. I don't know for sure that it's Moritz's place, but the view in one of the pictures listed under "Pacific Heights Remodel" seems to match the view from one of the Times photos. Got confirmation? Please share. The full gallery after the jump.

4:34 PM on Fri Aug 17 2007
By Megan McCarthy
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Patricia2 at 05:16 PM on 08/17/07
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Meh, it's not love for me. I like the staircase and view but the rest isn't sexy in my opinion. I have heard he has an insane shoe collection. Instant redemtion.
Patricia2 at 05:18 PM on 08/17/07
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redemption. sorry.
shesaidwhat at 06:45 AM on 08/18/07
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The wood is nice. Of course it all looks very expensive. However the decor is cold, spartan and bland. It is devoid of personality except for the way the emptyness screams "obsessive-compulsive." Those baths are especially grim: like showering in a mausoleum.

Also: that NYT article on CEO libraries was a scream.
deliriousnyc at 05:25 PM on 08/18/07
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Pacific Heights is just one earthquake away from ... the valley below.
cv at 07:44 AM on 08/19/07
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The furniture in the library is a rather odd choice, but as they say, "de gustibus non est disputandum".

While we don't have the benefit of seeing pictures of each room, it appears that none of the styles match. Undoubtedly, the craftsmanship of the remodeled areas is excellent, but there's no continuity, no underlying theme.

This is very challenging to reconcile and judging from these pics, I don't think he was successful at that.

It sorta makes you wonder if he or his architect is bipolar or something.
yada_yada_yada at 10:05 PM on 08/19/07
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If by 'they' you mean people who speak Latin, I think they're all dead.
cv at 11:48 AM on 08/20/07
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I do not.