Swiss Alps to Host Luxury Bunkers for the Ultra-Wealthy, Leasing Starts at $1.23 million
A network of fortified underground vaults is being built under the Brünig Pass in Switzerland, where ultra-rich clients can lease space for up to 99 years at prices beginning near 1 million Swiss francs.
In the Swiss Alps, a new complex of underground vaults is taking shape beneath the Brünig Pass, aimed at providing the ultra-wealthy with a highly secure storage solution for items such as fine art, gold, vintage Ferraris and rare wine. The project is led by Thomas Gasser, chairman of Brünig Mega Safe, whose family firm has decades of experience in quarrying and explosives. The development will feature roughly 20 private chambers, each embedded over 100 metres deep in solid rock and offered on 99-year leases starting at nearly 1 million Swiss francs.
Security protocols will include a special checkpoint and several undisclosed checks before entry, with the vaults’ protection level likened to that of the Swiss National Bank. Formerly the location of Cantina Caverna restaurant, a shooting range and a firefighter training facility, the site is expected to be operational next year. Local residents have expressed mixed feelings, some questioning the need for a billionaire bunker while others joke about seeing Ferraris on nearby Alpine roads. Switzerland’s long history of mountain storage facilities underscores the growing demand for ultra-secure asset protection amid global uncertainty.
Why it matters
It shows how rising global instability is driving the ultra-wealthy to seek extreme security for their assets.
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