Uncommon KC-area actual property itemizing lands on ‘Zillow Gone Wild’ for concrete construction with safe again lot
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A real estate agent hopes you’ll bring your “vision and imagination” to this unusual listing — the former Cass County, Missouri Jail in Harrisonville. Take a look at what the inside looks like now.Paula Voss is the real estate agent behind the property. She said the jail dates back to the 1960’s. It housed inmates for around 40 years, but more recently, it’s been used as a storage space.Voss specializes in residential properties but took the listing to help a friend. She said the jail began to draw international attention after it was posted on ‘Zillow Gone Wild.’“When it hit Zillow Gone Wild is when it really got out of control,” she said. “Like my phone’s gone wild and my emails gone wild and everything like that from all over the country.”She said she expected it to sit on the market for a lot longer than it did. She found a buyer after only three weeks.KMBC 9 talked to the man who is set to buy the property. He said they still haven’t decided what exactly they intend to convert it to, but they want it to be “jail-themed.” They have ideas ranging from an escape room and laser tag, to Airbnbs and hostels.Both the buyer and Voss are excited for the potential economy boost it could bring to Harrisonville.“I think it’ll be fun to watch and see what they make and make out of it, and it’ll be fun to come back and see that revisit it when it’s done,” Voss said.The listing on her website describes the half acre property. The building is more than 10,000 square feet with “a very secure fenced lot.” It has 34 cells – all with a sink and toilet.She said the building is definitely a fixer upper, but people on social media have been sharing a lot of ideas for the half century old property.“We’ve had all kinds — Airbnb’s or escape rooms or restaurants, bar, pet resort,” she said. “The funniest one was on the way here and they want to do a scared straight summer camp.”The listing price for the jail was $195,000.
A real estate agent hopes you’ll bring your “vision and imagination” to this unusual listing — the former Cass County, Missouri Jail in Harrisonville. Take a look at what the inside looks like now.
Paula Voss is the real estate agent behind the property. She said the jail dates back to the 1960’s. It housed inmates for around 40 years, but more recently, it’s been used as a storage space.
Voss specializes in residential properties but took the listing to help a friend. She said the jail began to draw international attention after it was posted on ‘Zillow Gone Wild.’
“When it hit Zillow Gone Wild is when it really got out of control,” she said. “Like my phone’s gone wild and my emails gone wild and everything like that from all over the country.”
She said she expected it to sit on the market for a lot longer than it did. She found a buyer after only three weeks.
KMBC 9 talked to the man who is set to buy the property. He said they still haven’t decided what exactly they intend to convert it to, but they want it to be “jail-themed.” They have ideas ranging from an escape room and laser tag, to Airbnbs and hostels.
Both the buyer and Voss are excited for the potential economy boost it could bring to Harrisonville.
“I think it’ll be fun to watch and see what they make and make out of it, and it’ll be fun to come back and see that revisit it when it’s done,” Voss said.
[Click here to see photos inside the jail as it looks today]
The listing on her website describes the half acre property. The building is more than 10,000 square feet with “a very secure fenced lot.” It has 34 cells – all with a sink and toilet.
She said the building is definitely a fixer upper, but people on social media have been sharing a lot of ideas for the half century old property.
“We’ve had all kinds — Airbnb’s or escape rooms or restaurants, bar, pet resort,” she said. “The funniest one was on the way here and they want to do a scared straight summer camp.”
The listing price for the jail was $195,000.
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