Jonathan Baha'i Turns 64,000-Sq-Ft Diefenbunker Into 50 Luxury Condos, Selling 11 Units
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 15
Jonathan Baha'i Turns 64,000-Sq-Ft Diefenbunker Into 50 Luxury Condos, Selling 11 Units
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 15
Summary
A former Cold War bunker in Debert, Nova Scotia, is being rebuilt into 50 crisis-proof luxury condos, with completion targeted for early next year.
Jonathan Baha'i says rising global uncertainty and storm risk are driving demand; the off-grid complex will offer biometric access, 24-hour surveillance, medical services and food grown in an adjacent bunker.
The project has already sold 11 units, though purchase and rental prices remain undisclosed; when owners are away, units will be rented as hotel rooms and profits shared.
Baha'i bought the 64,000-square-foot site for C$31,300 in 2013 after earlier trying tourism and laser-tag uses, and now plans to add a 15,000-square-foot data centre and more than 40 hotel jobs.
Some local officials and museum advocates welcome the economic boost, but others say privatizing one of Canada's few remaining Diefenbaker bunkers limits public access to a historic site and may price out locals.