Secured property with rare value | Luxembourg word
« Unusual » is certainly the term that best suits this property, which is only offered a few steps from the Luxembourg border – because it is a real highly secure fortress!
For some time now, a bunker has been offered for sale by a Belgian real estate agency. The rather atypical property, which is located in the Courtil industrial estate in Gouvy, recently attracted the National Press’s attention.
In view of the tense geopolitical situation, in which the risk of a nuclear conflict revives and exploding the demand for private bunkers across Europe, this sale is very important. For example: In Spain, the construction of private bunkers has increased by 200 percent.
An increasingly present threat
In Germany, the authorities announced a few months ago that they create a list of bunkers and shelters in which the population could find refuge in the event of an attack. Such a measure is not intended in Luxembourg, but the existence of a survival package is reminded here, which should make it possible to live autonomously in the event of an armed conflict.
The sale of the bunker from Courtil is handled by the real estate agency B&C Immo in Ciney. « Historically, this bunker belongs to a former NATO location, » explains Geoffrey Belpaire, managing director and real estate agent. « At that time, these bunkers (there are a total of four, which are located next to each other, ed.
To purchase for 375,000 euros … Photo: B&C Immo
The bunkers were then resold to the inter -municipal Idelux, which manages the province’s business parks. « They were then converted in such a way that they could be used for commercial purposes. In the neighboring bunkers, for example, trading storage rooms set up, while another developed a mechanical activity. »
« Charm » was preserved despite conversion
Nevertheless, the half underground bunker kept his « charm » from back then and still has all the special features that make the place a real fortress.
Average price for old building at 5,905 euros per square meter
« We are talking about a reinforced concrete bunker that has an electrical installation and can be heated with a blower. The living space of the property is 625 m² and the total height is 6.3 meters. Of course, the doors are armored and extremely resistant. has. « I think this is the type of property that could please a large wine dealer who wants to store his bottles at a constant temperature. »
Not every use allows the industrial area.
However, the director of B&C Immo points out that there are some legal requirements that must be observed. « We are here in a commercial area where you cannot do what you want. Admittedly, in the event of a global apocalypse, it is difficult to imagine that compliance with regulations has a top priority. « There was interest from some potential buyers who wanted to use them as storage rooms for materials. »
Are you interested? However, you have to put 375,000 euros on the table to acquire this extraordinary property. That is enough to live protected from looking … and from rockets! And finally it also says: Caution is the mother of the porcelain.
The article first appeared at virgule.lu; Translation/editing: IZ.
