What’s a GarageDominium and why do you need one? Let Bruce Rowley explain
If there seems to be one thing Wichitans like — besides car washes, coffee shops and hamburger joints — it’s storage.
Now, east-siders have a new option in the form of garage condominiums, or GarageDominiums, as the new GreenLight garage condos are known.
“It is actually storage that you own,” said Bruce Rowley, who is doing the venture with Steve Hayes and Mike Snyder.
Their garage condos are at 9840 E. 35th St. North, near 35th and Webb Road across from Jabara Airport.
“It’s tucked back behind some trees, so it’s nice and private and secure,” Rowley said.
“We see this really as something that is locally driven,” he said. “In other words, people really want to use one in their neighborhood.”
Rowley said the site, where construction should start by the end of October, has a lot of homes around it.
A lot of those homes, he said, have HOAs that won’t allow detached garages, or maybe the lots aren’t large enough for them.
In some cases, people may want more privacy “so they can smoke cigars and be loud.”
“Or maybe they have a hobby that they need more room for.”
Regardless, he said there’s a need for storage, and he and his partners think people will want to own their own spaces.
“We really think most people want to buy these like you buy a house,” Rowley said.
The units, which start at $299,000, are customizable. However, Rowley said a lot is already included in that base price, with kitchenettes, bathrooms and other amenities.
He said customers can choose their own finishes if they like. There are mezzanines with the units, along with heating and cooling, lighting and 22-foot ceilings.
For people who may want fewer amenities, Rowley said that “you can delete those.”
“We can make it as bare bones or as luxury as someone wants.”
Units start at 1,328 square feet. The largest is 4,000 square feet.
There will be 18-foot roll-up doors, which Rowley said are handy for multiple vehicles.
People may want to use the units for car, boat and RV storage, or they may have other ideas.
The car culture led to the GreenLight name.
“It kind of speaks to the automotive culture,” Rowley said.
The plan is for 29 units over three buildings for a total of 42,000 square feet.
Accel Construction is the contractor, and 3ten Architecture if the architect.
Rowley said to look for the units to be ready in April.
“We’ve already gotten quite a lot of interest.”
