Real estate

Woman discovers an entire apartment behind her bathroom mirror


Inside the eerie home hidden within a home


In New York City, space comes at a premium, and most residents can only dream of finding extra square footage in their homes. However, one unsuspecting tenant got rather more than she bargained for when she unearthed a secret apartment hiding behind the mirror in her bathroom. The eeriest domestic discovery we’ve seen to date, click or scroll on to see her unsettling find…




Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article.

A curious case

Documented in a series of now-viral TikTok videos, 26-year-old Samantha Hartsoe noticed an unexplained stream of cold air in the bathroom of her three-bedroom apartment on New York’s Roosevelt Island. She examined the vents, before realizing that the icy draft was in fact coming from behind the bathroom mirror.




Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article.

Mirror, mirror on the wall…


To the shock of Samantha and her two roommates, the mirror lifted away from the wall to reveal a gaping hole in the studwork. At first, they assumed the space was just a void for electrical wiring, but on closer inspection, they got a hair-raising surprise…




Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article.

Secret living space

Through the hole, they glimpsed an empty room lying on the other side of the wall. In a twist befitting of the Academy Award-winning film Parasite, they wondered if anyone might be living in the eerie space, mere inches away from their own home.




Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article.

Stepping into the unknown

Despite her roommate’s protests, Samantha decided to venture inside the room to find out more. Donning a makeshift headtorch and mask, and arming herself with a hammer, she crawled through the gap and discovered an entire three-bedroom apartment hiding just behind the wall. 




Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article.

Signs of life?


Inside, she found a discarded porcelain toilet, along with trash bags of belongings and debris littering the stripped rooms, almost as though the apartment was abandoned in the middle of a renovation. The windows had been left open, which accounted for the draft in Samantha’s bathroom. Most unnerving of all, however, was the water bottle balanced on the staircase balustrade: “Okay, so there’s signs of life”, Samantha whispers in one video.




Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article.

An unsolved mystery

Thankfully though, after a thorough investigation of the abandoned property’s two floors, there were no secret residents to be found. Samantha locked the front door to prevent unwanted visitors from trespassing, before returning unscathed to her own home. Even now, the apartment within an apartment remains a mystery, with the building’s management reportedly perplexed by the chilling discovery…




Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article.

Awesome covert spaces hidden from view

Samantha’s apartment isn’t the only home hiding a secret. From plush mansions concealing tropical paradises to houses harboring top-secret tunnels and panic rooms, these elusive spaces across the world have to be seen to be believed. Let’s take a look at some of the best clandestine rooms hiding in plain sight…




Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article.

The disappearing ballroom

This six-bedroom mansion in Surrey, England, has all the trappings you’d expect in a luxury home and then some. Once on the market for $21 million, it features a supercar turntable, a wine and cigar room and a spa. However, it’s the ballroom that’s the real highlight. 




Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article.

The disappearing ballroom


At the mere touch of a button, the ballroom floor turns into a fabulous swimming pool, taking just six minutes to complete the transformation. The floor can even be adjusted to different depths, making it ideal for less experienced swimmers or young children.




Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article.

Concealed safe room

Made from cherry wood, this traditional fireplace is a nice addition to any room. A stylish focal point, this design also hides a concealed space behind it that you would never know is there. 




Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article.

Concealed safe room

With the touch of a secret switch, the fireplace opens up to reveal a safe room. Accessed with a magnet, that touches a button hidden on the mantel, it conceals a passage with a heavy-duty steel door backer and an electromagnetic locking system. 




Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in…



Read More:Woman discovers an entire apartment behind her bathroom mirror

2021-03-13 23:55:00

Get real time updates directly on you device, subscribe now.

Business News Updates

Having a business name does not separate the business entity from the owner, which means that the owner of the business is responsible and liable for debts incurred by the business. If the business acquires debts, the creditors can go after the owner's personal possessions. A business structure does not allow for corporate tax rates. The proprietor is personally taxed on all income from the business.

You might also like More from author
Subscribe
Notify of
guest
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Accept Read More

Get more stuff like this
in your inbox

Subscribe to our mailing list and get interesting stuff and updates to your email inbox.

Thank you for subscribing.

Something went wrong.

We respect your privacy and take protecting it seriously