Only about two miles from the Las Vegas strip, an ordinary-looking house sits on top of a 15,000-square-foot bomb shelter. The massive doomsday bunker is listed for $18 million, including a 5,000-square-foot home furnished in full 1970s style, plus murals throughout.
Realtor Stephan LaForge told Business Insider that the real draw of the listing is the massive underground property, though the I-beams and underground features are harder to represent in photos than the house's interior. LaForge told Realtor.com that the price reflects the impossibility of creating a structure like this today. It last sold for $1.15 million in 2015.
The house itself is a unique draw and has become somewhat famous. It has five bedrooms, six bathrooms, and a pool, plus a small guesthouse that sits aboveground. It was built in 1978 as a bomb shelter, although it isn't actually protective against a nuclear disaster. Current owners, the Society for the Preservation of Near Extinct Species, added period-appropriate furniture and other improvements that might make the house more livable to potential buyers.
3970 Spencer Street is listed with Stephan LaForge with Berkshire Hathaway Nevada Properties.
From the outside, only the small townhouse is visible.
The underground house is accessible through a staircase from the lower level.
It isn't easily mistaken for the real thing, but the lighting does create day and night effects.
Inside, the home is filled with '70s furniture.
All furniture is included in the price of the house.
The house is actually cooled by eight air conditioning units installed by a previous owner, which ensure good air circulation underground.
It also has more recent additions of repeaters for cell phone reception and Internet.
Lighting changes based on the time of day.
The outdoor-themed area has a six-foot-deep pool and two hot tubs...