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That's right off Coit on Southview,  near the In-N-Out Burger. 

1 minute ago, Da Fino said:

That's right off Coit on Southview,  near the In-N-Out Burger. 

The In-N-Out Burger is on 635...  

Well, it tells you in the description.

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A property unlike any other! With walls, flooring, and ceiling made of concrete, this property can serve as the perfect storage spot for large wine collections, art collections, multiple cars, as well as serving as the ultimate safe house. The building is connected to two electrical grids and also features a natural gas generator that has is powered by two diesel fuel tanks in the event of a natural gas failure, making the chance of power loss a very rare. With office space as well as warehouse space and large outdoor area, there are many ways this property can be utilized.

 

12 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

The In-N-Out Burger is on 635...  

Near the In-N-Out burger. 

Nothing makes a house feel more like a home than a "getting booked in jail" room.

 

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2 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Former grow house? 

That's what it looks like to me.

There is probably 200k plus if not significantly more in scrap value for the electrical system, switch gear and generator. 
 

in truth it would be a great place for a hydroponics grow house as well.

 

But let’s be real, that was some preppers safe house or a cartel stash house..

Fairly certain the cartels don’t hang fire extinguishers.  Seems like it was put together legitimately.

 

4 hours ago, BearMace said:

Former AT&T data center.

 

Winner winner chicken dinner

 

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/former-att-data-center-on-sale-as-potential-safehouse-or-wine-storage-facility/

 

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A former AT&T data center in Dallas, Texas, is being listed for sale as a potential safehouse or wine storage.

Built in 2000 by SBC, the single-story 5,786 sq ft building at 13229 Southview Ln is available for $989,000. Previous listings describe the facility as a former AT&T data center.

As it is built in a residential area, the frontage of the building has been disguised to look like a large house.

 

 

a potential safehouse or wine storage? 

That is a truly exceptional binary case of knowing your customer. 

20 hours ago, Dennis Taylor said:
Belongs on the "What the fuck is wrong with you,  Dallas? thread 


I know right? If Houston it would be a metal building in the middle of that neighborhood.

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What seems super strange is why ATT or whomever decided they needed a data center or relay station (whatever it is) in an expensive residential area, instead of a quarter mile away in a more commercial area.

What did the neighbors think when a bunch of dudes parked at the house and on the street in 8 hour shifts?

 

9 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

What seems super strange is why ATT or whomever decided they needed a data center or relay station (whatever it is) in an expensive residential area, instead of a quarter mile away in a more commercial area.

Cheaper land, potentially.  Get it rezoned for commercial, and then make assurances to HOA or whoever this would appear as a home.

ATT (and other telcos) have done this countless times; built a central office that to the casual observer looks completely benign.  

 

 

17 hours ago, Chewbacca said:

That's what it looks like to me.

I don't think grow houses worry too much about keeping up to code with exit signs and whatnot.

4 minutes ago, SquishMitten said:

I don't think grow houses worry too much about keeping up to code with exit signs and whatnot.


yup. If you’ve got that kind of money just built a purpose built place on your ranch.

17 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

What seems super strange is why ATT or whomever decided they needed a data center or relay station (whatever it is) in an expensive residential area, instead of a quarter mile away in a more commercial area.

It's definitely not an expensive residential area. Look at the other houses on the street. They're maybe in the $200K range. Whenever this was built in the early aughts, those properties were being appraised for under $100K. For security purposes, I could see why they would want their locations to be somewhat secret.

29 minutes ago, SquishMitten said:

It's definitely not an expensive residential area. Look at the other houses on the street. They're maybe in the $200K range. Whenever this was built in the early aughts, those properties were being appraised for under $100K. For security purposes, I could see why they would want their locations to be somewhat secret.

Well, relatively speaking.

What did the neighbors think when a bunch of dudes parked at the house and on the street in 8 hour shifts?
 
I didn't see any black couches, so...

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3 hours ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

Cheaper land, potentially.  Get it rezoned for commercial, and then make assurances to HOA or whoever this would appear as a home.

ATT (and other telcos) have done this countless times; built a central office that to the casual observer looks completely benign.  

 

 

A CO requires a ton of cabling and fiber to and from the facility. No way this is a CO or else they'd dug up the street to lay the cabling. Also requires separate entrance facilities for redundancy and a separate generator building for emergencies. 

 

Not a CO.

35 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

A CO requires a ton of cabling and fiber to and from the facility. No way this is a CO or else they'd dug up the street to lay the cabling. Also requires separate entrance facilities for redundancy and a separate generator building for emergencies. 

 

Not a CO.

Sure, but ATT (SBC) built it.  And they didn't go to any lengths to make it livable inside.

Also, from the listing:

 

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The building is connected to two electrical grids and also features a natural gas generator that has is powered by two diesel fuel tanks in the event of a natural gas failure, making the chance of power loss a very rare.

 

Finally, you or I have no idea how much fiber ATT has underground in that area.  Would be trivial for them to just bore underneath the property to get to the fiber and get it into the structure.  Telcos bore under streets and other property daily to pull their fiber.  

Former AT&T data center.

Yeah. SBC had a smaller one in Plano made to look like a residential home.
Former AT&T data center.

Yeah. SBC had a smaller one in Plano made to look like a residential home.
1 hour ago, MissingInAction said:

My next sex dungeon.  Thanks!

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6 hours ago, nnm said:

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Are you kidding?  Confused?  He IS the Gimp.

I heard this bldg. mentioned today on NPR Morning Edition.

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10 hours ago, Longboard Horn said:

Looks like great filming locations if Breaking Bad ever comes back. 

A Cavalli's pizza on the roof would really tie the place together.  

CSB Trigger Warning:

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Years ago I drove for Uber a few weekends just for shits and giggles ... and frankly hoping to pick up some ridiculously hot chicks from clubs and hope for back-seat make out session, but I digress. I picked up an <triggerwarning>Asian</triggerwarning> lady from her day job and dropped her off at her "house" in North Dallas. She basically shared 8-12 people live there off and on and most of the house is used for various crafts, etc., things that the "boss" or whomever would sell. She made necklaces and beads and other "imported" stuff. Probably a lot of darker stuff going on there ... before you ask, no you would not have wanted a happy ending from her. #noracist

 

Wife used to work at the school near there and that house always stood out as odd to me.  

I figured it to be an owner that had a large RV and the HOA had rules on whether it could be visible.  

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