Patel to move into 35,000 Sq. Ft. estate with his family members.
By Raif Karerat
WASHINGTON, DC: The suburbs of Tampa, Florida, will soon see the literal rise of the largest single-family estate in the United States, according to property assessment records obtained by the Tampa Tribune.
Prominent Indian American couple Dr. Kiran and Dr. Pallavi Patel, along with their son, daughters, and grandchildren, will move into the compound when it is completed next year.
The combined square footage of the buildings within the estate amounts to 35,000 square feet, with the main residence contributing 15,000 square footage of the total.
The cost of the project remains unknown, though it is likely to exceed $10 million, reported the Tribune. Each of the six satellite homes is more than 7,000 square feet.
A successful cardiologist, Kiran Patel founded the Tampa-based HMO WellCare in 1985 and sold the company to a New York investment group in 2003, becoming an instant multimillionaire in the process.
The family has become renowned in the Tampa Bay area and beyond for their openhanded philanthropy:
The Patels gave $18.5 million to the University of South Florida to establish the Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions and $5 million to what became the Dr. Pallavi Patel Performing Arts Conservatory at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts. The family also donated to build the USF/Patel Partnership Elementary School on the USF Tampa campus.
Besides its philanthropy in Tampa, the family also has donated overseas, including funding the construction of a 50-bed charity hospital serving 100,000 villagers in India and donations for annual scholarships for underprivileged children.
The Patels also sponsor 25 orphans from India to come annually to the United States and participate in cross-cultural programs.
Patel seems aptly poised to finance his monumental new undertaking — he preceded breaking ground on the record-breaking estate by beginning construction on a $175 million resort on Clearwater Beach earlier this year.
The 450-room Wyndham Grand Resort will be comprised of two 15-story towers that will include banquet and event space, multiple restaurants and a spa, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
Bill West, Patel’s director of development, stated the hotel is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2017.
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