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A nuclear bunker converted from a sewage pumping station is for sale in the Baarsjes neighbourhood of Amsterdam for £245,000. The structure, designed to accommodate up to 80 people, features three levels and has undergone renovations to improve its condition.
The bunker, located on Postjeskade in Amsterdam, is currently listed for £245,000 and features a 55sqm layout including an airlock and 30cm thick concrete walls. Property Noord has reported that, despite its zoning classification for traffic purposes, there have been 20 inquiries from potential buyers, and discussions with municipal officials about possible residential use are ongoing.
Hero Panman, co-owner of Property Noord, confirmed that municipal officials are open to discussions about zoning, which may allow for residential use of the bunker, despite its current designation for ‘traffic’ purposes. Twenty interested parties have already approached the estate agent, indicating market interest as improvements have increased the property’s appeal since its last sale.
What remains unclear — Prospective buyers are uncertain about the legal uses permitted for the property due to its zoning classification.
Nuclear bunker in Amsterdam listed for £245,000 after renovation efforts
The entrance to the nuclear bunker in Amsterdam which was originally a sewage pumping station (Picture: Property Noord/Cover Media)
It’s an eerie reminder of the tense years at the height of the Cold War – and for £245,000, it could be yours.
Located in the heart of Amsterdam, the nuclear bunker was originally built as a sewage pumping station before being converted into a fallout shelter in 1960.
The structure, on Postjeskade in the Baarsjes neighbourhood, is 55sqm and features an airlock, 30cm thick concrete walls, electricity, water and – crucially – internet access.
The staircase leading up to the surface is on the other side of an airlock door, designed to protect people from a nuclear attack (Picture: Property Noord/Cover Media)
It was designed to accommodate up to 80 people and was later used, among other things, for Civil Defence storage.
The bunker has three levels, with one above ground and two below.
Visitors enter through a small brick building beside the canal before descending a concrete staircase to two shelters measuring approximately 10sqm and 17sqm.
Both rooms are painted white and have electricity, lighting, heavy steel doors and an emergency exit. A ventilation system uses sand filters to supply fresh air.
The building was originally a pumping station and some of its features still remain (Picture: Property Noord/Cover Media)
A further descent, via a hatch and ladder, leads to the former pumping cellar, which measures about 18sqm.
The cellar remains in a rough condition with original pipe fittings still visible. Estate agent Property Noord said that the new owner will need to do some work on the site.
The property includes a private parking space on a canal-side plot measuring 76sqm.
A heavy steel door with the building plan on the wall (Picture: Property Noord/Cover Media)
Last sold in 2011 for £12,500, it was on the market with an asking price of £920,000 in 2022 but failed to attract a buyer.
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At the time, it was ‘overgrown with ivy, inaccessible to most buyers’, according to estate agent Property Noord. Since then, improvements have been made in an effort to secure a sale.
‘The ivy is gone, and the cellar has been renovated and furnished in the style of the 1960s. Local residents are seeing for the first time what stood there all those years,’ the property listing states.
The ground lease has also been paid up until January 31, 2098.
A sign on the entrance to the nuclear bunker, indicating it can accommodate 80 people
(Picture: Property Noord/Cover Media)
However, prospective buyers face uncertainty over what they will legally be allowed to do with the property.
Hero Panman, co-owner of Property Noord, told RTL Nieuws that the main obstacle was the site’s zoning classification.
Municipal planning documents designate the property for ‘traffic’ purposes, leaving its potential uses unclear.
Despite this potential problem, the estate agent said it had already been approached by 20 interested parties and residential use has not been ruled out as municipality officials are open to discussions about zoning.
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