This former data center property is gaining attention after being listed for sale on Zillow and other real estate sites. (Image: Google Street View) H

Data Center Gone Wild? Zillow Listing Captures Internet’s Imagination

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2021-07-29 10:30:04

This former data center property is gaining attention after being listed for sale on Zillow and other real estate sites. (Image: Google Street View)

Home shoppers browsing Zillow seeking homes in the Dallas area are encountering an unusual opportunity: A former data center being offered for sale as the “ultimate safe house.”

From the exterior, the 5,786-square-foot property on Southview Lane looks like a huge single-family home, complete with a fireplace and large windows. But as you enter the property, you encounter not a grand foyer or staircase, but a “man trap” corridor and security booth. There are no proper bedrooms and just one bathroom, but how about a backup generator and raised-floor technical space?

The Zillow listing appears to be a clever marketing ploy for a former data center property. It has succeeded, as the property was featured Wednesday on Zillow Gone Wild, the Facebook group that has exploded in popularity amid the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting unusual property for homebound real estate surfers.

Although listed as a single-family home, the building appears to be a small purpose-built data center for AT&T that was designed to blend into its surroundings in a residential neighborhood just north of Interstate 635 in North Dallas.

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