Take a tour: Home, garage where tech legends launched YouTube now for sale

by: Liz Jassin Posted: Apr 26, 2021 / 05:02 PM PDT / Updated: Apr 26, 2021 / 05:02 PM PDT MENLO PARK, Calif. (KRON) – Sometimes the biggest ideas start somewhere small. YouTube founders Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim happened to have their legendary idea while hanging out in Hurley’s garage. The cherished garage and house are for sale again for $5.7 million. Current owner Peter Hartwell purchased the Menlo Park home from the Hurleys back in 2012. And while the Hartwell’s didn’t brainstorm anything as big as YouTube, they’re hopeful that the new owners will “find similar inspiration here and change the world again.” Photographed by Blu Skye Media The house sits behind some Japanese maple trees, so it looks small from the street’s view. Photographed by Blu Skye Media Once you’re inside, the ceilings are high, and the windows are huge. Photographed by Blu Skye Media  The home is 3,256-square-feet with 4 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms. Photographed by Blu Skye Media The living room doubles as a cinema with 160” retractable screen. Photographed by Blu Skye Media Photographed by Blu Skye Media The backyard includes a large hot tub plus a gated driveway for lots of…
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