Whether you're a Sarasota local with a penchant for performance or a visitor with gasoline in your veins, this coastal city has something to ignite your passion for automobiles.

Sometimes four-car garages just don’t cut it. Especially for families like John Graybeal’s. He wasn’t sure how many cars his wife owned, but she quickly piped up when he asked her which was her most prized: a 1928 Ford A that “runs like a Swiss watch.”

Sixty-five garage condos due in 2023 with another 64 in 2024.

Founders Mike McKinney and David Slone, and spokesperson Jon Astore, used three special shovels for the occasion to move a little dirt and get the construction part of the project officially underway. Slone said the group was excited as they have been discussing the project since January.

Sometimes four-car garages just don’t cut it. Owners of a Luxe Dream Garage car condo will be able to store RVs and boats there, too. Perhaps most importantly, condo owners can connect with fellow neighbors who share the same auto obsessions.

The surging exotic and classic car market has driven into a pressing need across the region: more storage space. Several enterprising developers have gassed up to meet the demand.