Princeton, MA Listed for $600K, This Earth-Sheltered Home Offers a Dose of Surprising Sunniness: Massachusetts Homeowers Homebuyers

Now’s your chance to own a subterranean home that “looks like it was lifted straight out of a James Bond movie,” according to listing broker Greg Maiser, of Re/Max.

The earth-sheltered home in Princeton, MA, on the market for $600,000, seemingly vanishes into the landscape.

From the radiant floor heating throughout the concrete house, to the massive wood sliding doors that open to a spacious kitchen, this energy-efficient home does boast luxury accoutrements. Aspiring secret agents might approve of its location, tucked away down a private driveway on an 11.59-acre wooded lot.

Inside, the sprawling concrete and glass structure offers stylish living and modern amenities.

Built in 2005, the three-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom home features natural cooling in the summer, with the massive earthen berms helping to maintain the heat during the colder months.

“The living room boasts a clear span of 30 feet across, room enough to serve as banquet, dance hall, or an evil genius secret laboratory,” the listing notes, tongue in cheek.

Though the 2,760-square-foot concrete home is surrounded by earth, there’s plenty of natural light provided by the 8-foot skylights and walls of glass. Insulated for extra efficiency, those windows offer amazing views of the beautiful natural setting.

Maiser vouched for the underground home’s sneaky sunniness.

“People have called it a bunker, but there are a lot of windows and bright space inside,” he says. “You can sit and have coffee and watch the deer and turkey walk by through the glass walls. The heating and cooling here is very affordable.”

“The couple who owns it now are the second owners of the property,” Maiser adds. “When they originally bought it, they stumbled upon it and it was a must-have for them because they are of the belief that life is short.”

Whether short or long, life is best lived when surrounded by creature comforts. And this underground lair delivers.

“The kitchen has double wall ovens, plus stainless-steel cabinets under granite countertops with wood cabinets above,” Maiser notes. “There is a gas range and a Sub-Zero fridge along with central air with ductwork under the floor. The home also features radiant hot water on the floor to keep your feet warm during the winter, and there is also a top-of-the-line Viessman boiler. Even the four-car garage is heated, and you can drive right into it.”

There’s also an opportunity for a new owner to subdivide the spacious property—if privacy isn’t a paramount concern.

“It is on 11.5 acres and there is a 4-acre portion that could be carved off to one or two buildable lots, but the last two owners bought it especially for the seclusion,” Maiser notes.

Who does Maiser think will be the next lucky owner of the house?

“Someone who is looking for something awesome and also very unique,” he says. “We have had two or three showings every evening during the week. A house like this comes on the market very rarely. It’s really a once-in-a-lifetime property.”

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