Tampa auto hub developer expands luxury garage concept to Sarasota area

The developer of an auto enthusiast destination in Tampa is building a luxury private garage community in Sarasota. Called The Motor Enclave Sarasota, the facility will be in Manatee County, north of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport on U.S. 41.

It is being created by Brad Oleshansky, a 2023 Business Observer Top Entrepreneur after he founded a $150 million, 200-acre development called The Motor Enclave Tampa. Featuring a 1.72-mile driving circuit, 100-acre off-road course and 42,000-square-foot event center, that facility opened in early 2024. The business has generated more than $130 million in unit sales in less than two years, selling more than 300 private garage units, making it the largest luxury garage community in the world, according to a statement. Before that, Oleshansky also developed M1 Concourse, an auto enthusiast destination with garages, a track and event center in Pontiac, Michigan.

The Motor Enclave Sarasota will include 57 private garage units totaling more than 66,000 square feet. A customizable shell space will range from 973 to 3,333 square feet and contain separately metered utilities, bathroom plumbing, fire sprinklers and a rooftop HVAC system. Units can be combined, and a limited number of porte cocheres, balconies and private patios will be available. Base pricing is projected to start in the high $400,000s, Oleshansky tells the Business Observer.