Vegas bunker house sells
Quote:The two-bedroom, three-bathroom underground home might be the most peculiar in Las Vegas. Built beneath a typical, suburban two-story house, the bunker home spans more than 5,000 square feet and is part of a 15,200-square-foot basement that also features a casita.
The subterranean refuge seems designed to stave off boredom and claustrophobia. It has a four-hole putting green, a swimming pool, two jacuzzis, a sauna, a dance floor with a small stage, a bar, a barbecue and huge murals of rural, tranquil settings.
The home, with unchanged “Brady Bunch” decor, also has a laundry room, a kitchen, a fireplace, a generator, fake trees, fake flowers, two elevators, fire alarm bells, smoke detectors, an intercom system and several large pantries.
Quote:A mysterious group calling itself the Society for the Preservation of Near Extinct Species bought the house at 3970 Spencer St. for $1.15 million, property records show. The sale closed March 28.
http://vegasinc.com/news/2014/apr/04/mysterious-group-buys-underground-doomsday-house-l/?utm_source=mostpopular&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=mostRead&_ga=1.133651726.1650473437.1370604268
I looked at some videos of the underground portion and am a bit confused as to whether the property consists of both the underground house and the property above it or just the underground portion?
Quote: kewljWow! Never heard of it. Very interesting. I will check out 3790 Spencer street.
I looked at some videos of the underground portion and am a bit confused as to whether the property consists of both the underground house and the property above it or just the underground portion?
I had the exact same question.
Quote: rxwineI used to live on Spencer street in '91 and I didn't even know it was there. Although saying anything is the most peculiar thing in Vegas is debatable.
I can't quote a quote, but I discovered that the named Corporation (Society for the Preservation of Near Extinct Species) is a valid registered Nevada non-profit as of 4/1/2014.
Apparently, this home will be open to the public April 28. The gala, which will feature cocktails and appetizers, costs $150 a ticket; an extra $75 gets you access to a VIP reception.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/homes/real-estate-millions/famous-underground-las-vegas-house-to-open-to-public-photos/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYRch0Jqrvw
I wish I could be there, but $150? I'll watch the videos.
How did they build it? Did they just excavate the entire area, build and fill it back in? I wonder if they lived in there and never went out or if it was just like living in a house and they came and went like we would out of our house
If it was me, i would turn it into a all day/night long escape room experience.
Quote: WizardI'm tempted to go. Anybody want to join me?
I would definitely go. Seems tickets are limited to 100 people. I would also be down for paying the extra 75 for the reception. If you could figure out how to get the tickets I will pay for the reception for you. Let me know.
Quote: MaxPenI would definitely go. Seems tickets are limited to 100 people. I would also be down for paying the extra 75 for the reception. If you could figure out how to get the tickets I will pay for the reception for you. Let me know.
Yeah, because it’s PROBABLY YOUR OWN BUNKER. Shilling your own property, eh?
Quote: RSYeah, because it’s PROBABLY YOUR OWN BUNKER. Shilling your own property, eh?
lol, MaxPen would only be about 4th on my list of people on this board most likely to live in a bunker.
Quote: rxwinelol, MaxPen would only be about 4th on my list of people on this board most likely to live in a bunker.
He’s top of the list IMO. He’s also #2-5 on the list, too.
Who above him on your list? ZK and EB?
Quote: GWAEGawd I have so many questions. I would love to go see this.
How did they build it? Did they just excavate the entire area, build and fill it back in? I wonder if they lived in there and never went out or if it was just like living in a house and they came and went like we would out of our house
There was a house in Daytona Beach we came extremely close to buying in 1999 for my newly widowed mother-in-law.
It was 2300 sf, 4 br 3ba house, built on beachside, but facing the Halifax River (IC waterway), with the slope you would expect. It was entirely underground, except daylight dug out to level on the river side. You thought it was an empty lot driving up to it.
2 foot concrete overhead and walls, heavy sod above that. 2 foot thick, 8 foot high concrete perimeter walls for the entire lot, with reinforced steel electronic gates. 150 ft riverfront x 600 ft deep lot.
Interior had small round skylights every few feet, that had steel and lead airtight hatches that could be closed. Very bright and dense light fixtures inset in all ceilings. All bedrooms were in the back (buried) half, with a heavy load-bearing partition and reinforced doors to that part of the house. Bomb shelter inset further behind those, with exhausted generator, cots, and many strong shelves.
Front, with living room, kitchen ,dining, den, led out to patio (extremely heavy sliding glass doors), which overlooked flagstone hot tub that cascaded into small lap pool. Fig and date trees lined the inner perimeter like sentinels marching down to the water. Otherwise perfectly tended grass lawn. The one exterior wall was painted a cheerful yellow, as were all interior walls and ceilings.
Lawn sloped to an expensive dock and boat lift. Walls extended into the water on either side, but no wall across the water, I think: can't remember exactly how or if it was protected from the river side.
It was completely weird, creepy, and gorgeous all at the same time. Priced to sell at $250k, cash only, probably worth 4x that, more now.. We made the offer, but couldn't raise the cash in time and lost it.
Somewhere we have a lengthy video tour and pictures. I'll have to look around. Never seen anything like it.
I guess I have too many pre-conceived notions.Quote: beachbumbabs...which overlooked flagstone hot tub that cascaded into small lap pool.
I've only owned one house with a hot tub. That one was built into a deck, and we didn't have a pool at all.
I have trouble thinking of having the hot tub water cascade into a lap pool. Wouldn't that tend to heat up the pool, perhaps more than you would want in Florida? Do you have to keep adding make-up water and heating it to hot-tub temperature?
Just doesn't fit my mindset.
Quote: DocI guess I have too many pre-conceived notions.
I have trouble thinking of having the hot tub water cascade into a lap pool. Wouldn't that tend to heat up the pool, perhaps more than you would want in Florida? Do you have to keep adding make-up water and heating it to hot-tub temperature?
Just doesn't fit my mindset.
My hot tub cascades over the wall into the pool during normal hours when the pump is running. I have to turn a valve lever to keep the water in the hot tub. Most people only heat their hot tub before using it so it is generally about the same temperature as the pool.
