Mark Zuckerberg (left) and his wife Priscilla Chan (right) are building one of the priciest properties in the world
A layer of mystery around Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s massive underground bunker on a secluded Hawaiian island may have been lifted recently.
Zuckerberg’s property called Koolau Ranch in Kauai includes a 5,000-square-foot shelter below ground, according to planning documents viewed by WIRED magazine.
The bunker will have cost the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp boss about $270million with the land purchase price factored in, and is on track to be one of the most expensive properties worldwide.
Planning documents reveal the property includes more than two dozen buildings with 30 or more bedrooms and the same number of bathrooms.
Mark Zuckerberg started buying land in Kauai in 2014 (Picture: Instagram)
Two central mansions appear to be connected by a tunnel that branches off to the underground compound which has a living space, mechanical room and an escape hatch that can be reached by a ladder, according to the plans reported by WIRED in December.
Many of the doors of the bunker will be soundproofed and accessed through keypads.
The door of the below-ground shelter ‘will be constructed out of metal and filled in with concrete—a style common in bunkers and bomb shelters’, according to the magazine.
It has security cameras everywhere and a ranch operations building alone has over 20 cameras in its plans. All workers on the project from security guards to electricians and carpenters are reportedly required to sign nondisclosure agreements.
‘The only other time you see that is when you’re doing secure military installations,’ an official in the construction industry linked to the site told WIRED.
‘For a private project to have an NDA attached to it is very rare.’
Zuckerberg began buying the land in Kauai in 2014. Reports of him development have sparked a slew of queries on purchasing bunkers.
‘The phone hasn’t stopped ringing (like) World War III is coming,’ Ron Hubbard, who runs Atlas Survival Shelters, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Del Mar bunker construction company founder Robert Vicino also told the publication that he’s received increased inquiries .
‘Now that Zuckerberg has let the cat out of the bag, that’s got other people who share his status or are near his status starting to think, “Oh God, if he’s doing that, maybe he knows something that I don’t, maybe I should seek this out myself,”’ said Vicino.