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Project Garage Condo

HIRISC

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Thought some of you might find this interesting.

My wife and I had been considering moving to a 3-5 acre piece of property that would be big enough for a house as well as an out-building (workshop/mancave).

We’ve decided to stay in our current home, but with my minor addiction to cars/toys, we’ve maxed the 4 car capacity of our current garage, leaving me no room for my next project: Cobra build.

Solution (excuse to buy) = garage condo.

Part storage, part workspace, part place to escape.

Location is the Auto Motorplex facility (40 acres) outside of Minneapolis. The host facility for the Minneapolis Cars & Coffee and Cycles & Coffee events.

There are currently 7 out of 11 buildings complete, with approximately 175 garage condo units and a 4000 square foot clubhouse with a bar/big screen tv’s/kitchen for ‘owner’ gatherings, events and such.

The unit we’re building-out is 1600 square feet (40x40) with a 16’x40’ mezzanine. Ceiling height is 18’. The upstairs will have a kitchen, ¾ bath, living room type area (flat screen/wi-fi), office and deck for cigar smoking. The bottom level will be a full workshop with a couple of lifts, storage room, 220V power, in-floor heat, wash bay/drains, another flat screen, and a lot of room for cabinets/tools.

Here’s the rough plan, some initial pics of the full-length (80') shell, and a few after the mid-wall was installed of the mezzanine i-beam and mezzanine decking going in (today).

I’ll add to this as the build-out continues.

See ya.

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metal1313

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wow that is awesome. thats all i can say. seems like a good idea for folks like myself who dont have enough property to do a decent build, dont want to move, or like me cant move(job requires i live here for a certian time peroid).

in that last pic how big are those joists they look huge?
 
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HIRISC

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Thanks. That's the situation we were in - sell our place (that we love) and take a beating or just find a cool 'other' space. Bonus that there are a lot of great car-centric folks in the Motorplex to hang out with.

The joists are 2x12x16's - 12" on center.
 
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Tom Fuehrer

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HIRISC, good to see somebody posting about something I am familiar with!

The Motorplex operation is outstanding. **** and Bruno are first class guys. I have been amazed that they have continuted to expand during the current economic "oddities".

For more information, here is the link to the website:
http://www.automotorplex.com/index.php

Many of the units have been finished off with amazing detail - I'm not a motorcycle guy but the "Harley Garage" is my favorite. Some of the tenants there have units 4-6 times the size of HIRISC's.

Are you giving tours on November 7th??

Tom Fuehrer
 

D KRAGER

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WOW, Is about all I can say. A garage condo, never knew anything like it existed. One hell of an idea. A great place to work, party, and share like interests with people and show off some of your toys. I'm looking forward to seeing this build.......
 
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