--- title: "This Luxury Nuclear Apocalypse Bunker Has a Swimming Pool, Movie Theater and Sauna" description: "The Survival Condo is a converted luxury condominium complex comprised of 15 floors, reaching 200 feet below the surface." date: "2020-07-07" modified: "2020-07-07" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/luxury-nuclear-apocalypse-bunker" categories: - "Energy" - "Nuclear Fusion" - "Renewable Energy" - "Science & Energy" tags: - "apocalypse" - "bunkers" - "doomsday bunker" - "the digest" --- # This Luxury Nuclear Apocalypse Bunker Has a Swimming Pool, Movie Theater and Sauna ![The Survival Condo is a converted luxury condominium complex comprised of 15 floors, reaching 200 feet below the surface.]() *\Image: Survival Condo\* ## Apocalypse in Luxury While humanity is still dealing with an ongoing pandemic of disastrous proportions, some Americans are preparing for a very different doomsday scenario: waiting out a nuclear winter inside luxurious underground bunkers. *CNET*'s Claire Reilly recently got an [exclusive look]() at just how lavish this kind of apocalyptic lifestyle could be — if you can afford it, that is. https://youtu.be/TX1sRxCrduA ## Survival Condo Reilly got a tour of the Survival Condo, a vintage doomsday bunker that's been converted into a luxury condominium complex comprised of 15 floors, reaching 200 feet below the ground, roughly 200 miles from Kansas City. The gigantic complex dates back to the Cold War and has been retrofitted with nine-foot reinforced concrete walls. According to its renovators, it can withstand a 12-kiloton nuclear warhead being dropped just half a mile away. For a measly million dollars, plus an additional monthly $2,500, survivors can enjoy a variety of facilities, ranging from a massive resort-sized swimming pool, complete with a waterslide, to a rock climbing wall and even a shooting range. There's even a classroom and library, a cinema, and a bar. ## Waiting Game The facilities are powered by five redundant energy sources, including a wind turbine on the surface. A hydroponic system even allows for fresh fruit and vegetables to extend a vast preserved food supply. Signing for a condo even means that a large portion of the internet will get downloaded, depending on your needs, so you can access anything from medical to hobby information if the web goes down. Inhabitants will have to deal with bidets, though, since storing five years of toilet paper for all condo units would take up an entire floor. **READ MORE:** [Inside the luxury nuclear bunker protecting the mega-rich from the apocalypse]() \[*CNET*\] **More on bunkers:** [*The Wealthy Are Hiding From the Pandemic in Bunkers*]() ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()