Garage Car Count

[DARREN GODFREY]

I am currently engaged in a residential assignment on a property with 2500 sf of car storage space.

My question is , where do we draw the line on the number of cars that a garage can hold. The garage in question has 3 car size doors , however you can fit 6 cars inside. I have found comps and am trying to get the data analyzed and this is kind of important. Also , I checked ANSI and couldn't figure out a clear answers. Maybe, i should use the square footage of the comparables garages...IDK.

 

[J Grant]

2500 sf certainly fits 6 cars. The 3 door entry to garage limits utility so just explain and adjust for it if comparing to a 6 car garage with 6 doors, but it holds 6 cars.

 

[DARREN GODFREY]

2500 sf certainly fits 6 cars. The 3 door entry to garage limits utility so just explain and adjust for it if comparing to a 6 car garage with 6 doors, but it holds 6 cars.

Yeah....this is making the analysis even more ...cumbersome.

 

[DARREN GODFREY]

I was hoping for a more standardized rule of thumb.

 

[J Grant]

hopefully you built it into the fee.

 

[Artemis Fowl]

I just looked at a 20 car garage with 2 levels, 3 doors and an elevator this year. Sometimes thumbs aren't useful. Are 2500sf garage comps available in your market? You mentioned you had some comp data. If this situation is not typical, I would be considering what the primary unit of comparison actually is for these garages. Run it both ways and see which make the most sense.

 

[J Grant]

2500 sf for 6 cars could be a super adequacy...or certainly generous, but still, it only has 3 doors...its market specific, relative to the property lot size, overall value , comparison to the comps etc. Just put the comps on the grid and see where it comes out for starters.

 

[DARREN GODFREY]

hopefully you built it into the fee.

Uggh, no I didn't ...I didn't notice the 2500 sq ft garage when I accepted this. It's burning up my time. I need to do better.

 

[DARREN GODFREY]

I just looked at a 20 car garage with 2 levels, 3 doors and an elevator this year. Sometimes thumbs aren't useful. Are 2500sf garage comps available in your market? You mentioned you had some comp data. If this situation is not typical, I would be considering what the primary unit of comparison actually is for these garages. Run it both ways and see which make the most sense.

No it's not common but there are some recent ...over garaged houses in the area. The state has it listed as 2500sf but in reality a the detached garage is only 450sf with a 1050sf carport. ... A hot mess. The other garage space is a true 1280sf attached garage.

 

[DARREN GODFREY]

2500 sf for 6 cars could be a super adequacy...or certainly generous, but still, it only has 3 doors...its market specific, relative to the property lot size, overall value , comparison to the comps etc. Just put the comps on the grid and see where it comes out for starters.

Yeah, putting into the grid will clear some things up...on that right now.