ODESSA, Wash. - Beneath the windswept fields of Central Washington, a relic of a troubled time awaits a new owner. Real estate broker Kevin Burgess is the man to make it happen.
"The strangest property I've ever sold," Burgess said.
Only he hasn't sold it yet.
This abandoned Titan missile base base is now on the market more than 50 years after it was constructed to defend against the threat of a Soviet attack.
Back in the 1960s, the government built dozens of underground silos to protect America's deadly arsenal of nuclear missiles.
This site was decommissioned just two years after it was built, before it could even be armed.
The family that's owned this property for generations is looking for someone to make them an offer.
"It'd be a great place for storing wine," said Burgess. "That's for sure."
The 45,000-square-foot fixer-upper is actually 16 separate underground buildings.
Burgess said, "There's 2,000 feet of tunnel."
The property includes three 160-foot missile silos and two gigantic domes, each more than 100 feet across. One was used as a control room, the other for generating power.
"You could have a really nice underground house right here," Burgess explained.
Sixteen stories beneath the earth, no air conditioning is required.
"It's about 55 degrees, year-round, no matter what," Burgess said.
The site was built to survive a nuclear apocalypse, so this is some serious craftsmanship. Floors are mounted on giant springs, and massive, multi-ton doors, are still precision-balanced after decades. You can push them open with a single finger.
So go ahead, make an offer. Your missile base home will be limited only by your imagination.
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