Teh One Who Knocks
03-25-2013, 11:33 AM
By Daily Mail Reporter
With the fear of meteor crashes rising, people looking for cover might just be in luck.
A concrete bomb shelter in South Florida is going up for sale for a cool $499,500, for anyone looking for a place to prepare for the apocalypse.
The structure was built during the Cold War, to 'withstand the big blast,' the real estate agent handling the sale told the Zillow real estate blog.
http://i.imgur.com/ZzYlq3z.png
Since the 1980s the shelter has suffered vandalism and has fallen into disrepair it is in need of some tender loving care from a new owner.
The 30-inch-thick steel-reinforced concrete structure, with 17-foot-high ceilings sits on 6 acres of land.
'It’s something out of an old Japanese Godzilla movie,' Hoyt C. Murphy Jr., the listing agent for the property told the blog.
'It was built to withstand the big blast.'
http://i.imgur.com/yNszZOn.png
Original plans show the the property came with 200-kilowatt generators, air-intake tunnels, decontamination showers and a ventilation system that could be utilized in the case of a disaster.
Because of the property's deep history, the realtor has advertised the space to a group of South Florida Survivalists.
Since the area is plagued by severe hurricanes, the sturdy structure would be a selling point as a haven during the rough weather.
But not all potential buyers have necessarily been seeking an escape from Doomsday, one buyer enlisted the help of an architect to see about converting it into a residential space.
'It will be interesting to see who buys the space,' Mr Murphy commented.
'To turn it into a home, they will have to be creative and have deep pockets.'
http://i.imgur.com/ICytzKZ.png
With the fear of meteor crashes rising, people looking for cover might just be in luck.
A concrete bomb shelter in South Florida is going up for sale for a cool $499,500, for anyone looking for a place to prepare for the apocalypse.
The structure was built during the Cold War, to 'withstand the big blast,' the real estate agent handling the sale told the Zillow real estate blog.
http://i.imgur.com/ZzYlq3z.png
Since the 1980s the shelter has suffered vandalism and has fallen into disrepair it is in need of some tender loving care from a new owner.
The 30-inch-thick steel-reinforced concrete structure, with 17-foot-high ceilings sits on 6 acres of land.
'It’s something out of an old Japanese Godzilla movie,' Hoyt C. Murphy Jr., the listing agent for the property told the blog.
'It was built to withstand the big blast.'
http://i.imgur.com/yNszZOn.png
Original plans show the the property came with 200-kilowatt generators, air-intake tunnels, decontamination showers and a ventilation system that could be utilized in the case of a disaster.
Because of the property's deep history, the realtor has advertised the space to a group of South Florida Survivalists.
Since the area is plagued by severe hurricanes, the sturdy structure would be a selling point as a haven during the rough weather.
But not all potential buyers have necessarily been seeking an escape from Doomsday, one buyer enlisted the help of an architect to see about converting it into a residential space.
'It will be interesting to see who buys the space,' Mr Murphy commented.
'To turn it into a home, they will have to be creative and have deep pockets.'
http://i.imgur.com/ICytzKZ.png