
This Reno Mid-Century Landmark Comes With a Fully Stocked Bunker Underneath
Held by its founding family since 1962, this mid-century modern estate on Reno's Lakeside Drive is making its first-ever market appearance for $5,177,777. Reddit's take: "All this and a bunker below." Fair, since there genuinely is one — though nobody in the comments could find a single photo of it among the 121 on Zillow.
Eight Acres, a Spring-Fed Pond, and a Living Tree Indoors
Up a curved, flower-lined driveway, the 4,094-square-foot main residence sits on nearly eight manicured acres, with floor-to-ceiling windows framing a natural spring-fed pond home to fish, turtles, and migratory birds. Inside, a family room built around a full wet bar features an interior waterfall flowing toward a 12-foot living tree — the kind of detail that's hard to describe without sounding made up, but there it is.
The Part Everyone Actually Wants to See
Beneath the home sits a secure, fully equipped bunker with its own air-filtration system, well water, hot water, a fireplace, and a dedicated wine storage area. The estate can also run entirely off the grid via a private generator and water well, backed by a fire suppression system with dual pumps. Commenters compared the whole setup to a post-apocalyptic hideout straight out of a prestige TV series, and honestly, the comparison isn't far off. A detached three-bedroom guest house near the pool rounds things out, ready to serve as extended-family housing or income-producing rental space.
The Internet Has Thoughts
Naturally, this listing caught the attention of Reddit's r/zillowgonewild community. See what people are saying about it here.
A spring-fed pond above ground, a fully stocked bunker below it. View the full listing here.














