Escape the ordinary or something else to your private sanctuary $899,000

Home For Sale

Escape the ordinary or something else to your private sanctuary on Stone Road. Located at the end of stone road high up with views of Superior and the Duluth skyline, is a custom stone home on 80 acres that offers so much and has so many potential uses. This amazing hand crafted home was built by 3 brothers as a safe place to get away from it all. This truly unique underground home is built to stand the test of time with a stone and mortar exterior, a living roof on top of a newer rubber roof laid over Spancrete, prestressed hollow core, ceiling slabs for the ultimate in strength and durability. The walls and interior structure is a mixture of poured concrete in high load areas to concrete block to create storage rooms and interior walls. Each unit is unique in the layout and configuration but they all have 3 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, a well appointed kitchen with pantries and storage spaces. One thing that sets this tri-plex apart is the fact that it features large common spaces. The upper level has a large lobby with access to the upper 2 units and the stairs to the lower level. It also provides access to the back stone walled, courtyard and stairs to the living roof. The lower level offers approximately sq ft of common space. This common space has a large rec room, a 3/4 bathroom with cedar lined sauna, a shop/storage room, office space wood storage room, utility room a canning kitchen and shared laundry with 2 washing machines and dryers and access to the attached 8 car garages. Heat is provided by a propane boiler with backup wood boiler. And for the ultimate in preparation, there are 2 wells on the property providing plenty of fresh water for the residents. Built by preppers for preppers, their are back-up valves and many other features *just in case* Use it as a corporate retreat, a large short term or long term rental, a custom escape compound, a large multi-family or group retreat, a great place to live off-grid and/or off the land. There was a large generator house that is now empty and a large tower for the old wind generator. The 8o acres of land is amazing with apple trees, the original quarry where the stone was sourced from, a 1000' shooting range and several acres of cleared land that would be perfect for gardening, or just enjoying the vistas. There is no other property like this in existence and if you had to build it today it would cost you millions. Seller has a photo album with the construction detailed available.