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Located on 19 forested acres in Saranac, New York, the home appears to be a serene mountain escape [2] at first glance. The “surface home” is an open 1,800 square foot lodge with hardwood floors, a wrap-around porch and ample skylights that fill the home with sunlight. Exposed beams, glass curtains, and a private airstrip make the mountain house an already coveted property.
But below the surface, two additional levels of luxury living are also accessible with a touch of a keypad. The super-secure Launch Control Center has been converted into a suite of luxury living. Blast doors lead down to a 125 foot stairwell, which accesses the subterranean space with a kitchen, dining room, entertainment room, three bedrooms and deluxe Jacuzzi bathroom. Even further down, two blast doors lead to the actual missile silo [3], which stretches down nine floors, or 185 feet, below the surface. The tunnel is 50 feet in diameter, and was built to withstand a nuclear attack.
The unique 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom property, which took over 20 years to renovate, was sold by Gibbons and Francisco for $750,000, and provides the luxury client with a home that is just as safe as it is unique.
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