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The $55m Arizona house has a bunker — and a bar behind the books

Beau Brummell · November 7, 2026

A Paradise Valley compound pairs a private shooting range with a wellness wing. The asking price is more ambitious than the survival plan.

At this Paradise Valley estate, the escape routes are part of the entertaining plan.

During the remodel of the main home’s living room, they created a speakeasy hidden behind a bookcase, Case said. Photo: Realtor.com / Colton Simon LUX Image.

An Arizona compound listed for $55 million includes a roughly 2,000-square-foot underground bunker, a private shooting range and a speakeasy concealed behind a bookcase. The bunker has been softened with seating and a small bar. Apparently the end of the world should still come with somewhere to put a drink.

A two-level lounge area overlooks the sports court in the recreational shed. Photo: Realtor.com / Colton Simon LUX Image.

The estate, built in 2024, occupies about 2.5 acres. There is a four-bedroom main house of roughly 13,600 square feet, a two-bedroom guesthouse and a recreational building containing a sports court, golf simulator and the bunker. Darren Case, the attorney representing the selling investment group, told the source publication that security was a principal attraction.

The roughly 2,000-square-foot underground bunker can be accessed through secret pathways, according to Case. Photo: Realtor.com / Colton Simon LUX Image.

That extends to an AI surveillance system designed to flag suspicious movement patterns. It is a seller-described capability, not an independently tested promise that the property is impenetrable.

The shooting range has two practice stations, touch-screen controls and overhead target retrieval systems, said Case. Photo: Realtor.com / Colton Simon LUX Image.

The renovation above ground

The main home spans roughly 13,600 square feet. Photo: Realtor.com / Colton Simon LUX Image.

The investment group bought the compound in early 2025 for $33.5 million, according to property records cited in the report. A subsequent remodel cost roughly $15 million, Case said. The work expanded the kitchen and added a wellness wing with red-light and dry saunas, a cold plunge, gym and massage room.

The built-in bookcase in the main living rooms opens to the speakeasy. Photo: Realtor.com / Colton Simon LUX Image.

Outside, the additions include olive trees, a Silkie chicken coop and a waterslide. The effect is a private resort with a contingency plan beneath it.

Outside, they added a Silkie chicken coop and planted around 30 olive trees. Photo: Realtor.com / Colton Simon LUX Image.

The asking price would exceed the $40.2 million Arizona home-sale record cited by listing agent Katrina Barrett. It is an ambition, not a completed transaction. On the seller’s figures, purchase and renovation alone add up to about $48.5 million before carrying costs or selling expenses. The bunker may protect the residents. It does not protect the margin.