Real Estate Shopping for the Apocalypse
August 27, 2024 at 04:30PMClimate catastrophe. Nuclear war. Alien invasion. What’s your reason for seeking your very own bunker? Patricia Marx’s New Yorker story on underground hideaways and survivalist properties on the market is very funny, but also very disconcerting.
After weeks of scrolling, I found a handful of dream hideaways on the market whose sellers were willing to let me take a tour. There were two bunkers in Montana, one of which sleeps at least ninety; a prepper bunker in Missouri that features an inconspicuous entrance and a conspicuous arsenal of guns (not included in sale, but makes you think twice before criticizing the kitchen-countertop choice); a defunct missile-silo site in North Dakota; and a twenty-thousand-square-foot cave in Arkansas used by its previous owner to raise earthworms. (Favorite bit of real-estate marketing copy: “The worm room speaks for itself.”)
Two Earth Sheltered (Bunker) Homes on +/-7 acres in the beautiful Paradise Valley of SW MT. . . . The second earth home shelter is +/-6000 sf. . . . Over 300 feet long underground, with 2 floor levels living area, and a basement storage area. Many small BR, with options for bunk beds; 1 master suite. 11 toilets, 7 showers, 15 sinks. 2 alcohol cook stoves/ovens. . . .
—$1,550,000, Survival Realty
from Longreads https://longreads.com/2024/08/27/real-estate-shopping-for-the-apocalypse/
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