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01/01/2010

Santa Fe, New Mexico

This 57-acre property features multiple garages: an eight-bay showcase space, a two-bay RV garage, and a two-car garage for everyday use. The Pueblo-style main house, a 6,600-square-foot structure, contains five bedrooms, two full baths, and three half baths. It is attached to a two-bedroom guesthouse. $2.85 million. Sotheby’s International Realty.

Fort Mill, South Carolina

In addition to a three-car garage, this home, being sold by an automobile collector, also has a two-car garage with a workshop and an area for hosting visitors. The home encompasses 6,000 square feet and sits on a 1.4-acre wooded lot adjacent to a pond. The open floor plan includes a master bedroom with an oversize closet on the main floor. The home has three other bedrooms and an additional three and a half baths, plus a space that could be converted to two more bedrooms or an in-law suite. The space has its own private access and is adjacent to the two-car garage. The home’s partially finished lower level includes a media/game room and a full bath. $997,900. RE/MAX Signature Properties.

Phoenix

Located in the Biltmore neighborhood of Phoenix, this 2.34-acre property has a freestanding showcase garage that includes built-in tool cabinets, custom flooring, a full bath, a washer and dryer, and a den with multiple TVs, a sound system, and a wet bar. The main residence features four bedrooms, a three-car garage, an outdoor dining area, patios, and a fire pit. The property also contains a freestanding theater/game room, a party pavilion/guesthouse, a pool and sports complex that has a tennis and basketball court, a batting cage, and putting and chipping greens. $6.9 million. Scottsdale Fine Properties.

Steamboat Springs, Colorado

A few feet from the main residence of the Wildflower Estate is a 6,000-square-foot auto plaza with a six-car garage. In addition to using the space to garage a car collection, you can employ it to store four-wheelers, bikes, and snowmobiles—the types of recreational vehicles that you would want to have handy when living on this 155-acre property. The auto plaza includes a greenhouse and a hobby room with lots of windows and plenty of natural light. Above the auto plaza is a guesthouse with three bedrooms, two baths, and a fireplace.

The main residence, an 11,000-square-foot structure, houses six bedrooms and six and a half baths and has its own three-car attached garage. It also has two hot tubs, a remote automation system, and an extensive surveillance system.

The property, located at the end of a private road off U.S. Route 40, includes eight ponds, a beach and dock, a tennis court, and a camping cabin. It offers panoramic views of the entire Steamboat valley, including an unobstructed view of Mount Werner. $20 million. Prudential Steamboat Realty.

San Francisco

In this former firehouse in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, the garage that used to house the fire trucks was converted to a great room. The firehouse was transformed in the 1960s by renowned designer John Dickinson, and its former owners have included onetime governor of California and presidential candidate Jerry Brown. The great room connects to a large, loftlike living room with a fireplace and a bookcase custom-built for Brown. The adjacent kitchen features stainless steel counters. The main residence has two bedrooms, three and a half baths, and an office. A landscaped courtyard separates the main house from a guest cottage that contains one bedroom, a full bath, and a kitchen. Additional features include an elevator, large skylights, custom-made chandeliers, and a wine cellar. $3.9 million. Sotheby’s International Realty.

Osprey, Florida

The Chrysalis Compound has eight air-conditioned garage bays including one that can accommodate an RV but also serves as a racquetball/handball court. The property encompasses nearly two acres and features an 8,600-square-foot main residence, a 4,500-square-foot guesthouse, manicured grounds, and a private lake. The main house includes five bedrooms, seven and a half baths, a game room, a theater, a wine cellar, and a craft room. The guesthouse, which is attached to the garage, has three bedrooms, three baths, and direct access to the aforementioned racquetball court. The estate’s other features include a hidden safe room, a Lutron home-automation system, fire sprinklers, hurricane-resistant glass, and a swimming pool. $4.8 million. Signature Sotheby’s International Realty.

Los Angeles

This recently completed gated estate in Los Angeles’ Brentwood Park neighborhood has a two-story garage as well as six bedrooms and eight and a half bathrooms. The grounds include a pool and spa that are surrounded by giant sycamores and lush gardens. $13 million. Sotheby’s International Realty.

Muttontown, New York

This postmodern five-bedroom home, set on nearly three acres, has a four-car showcase garage. Other highlights include a formal living room with a vaulted ceiling that is separated from the large formal dining room by a natural stone dual fireplace. The dining room has floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding glass doors that lead to the wood deck and backyard. The kitchen is equipped with Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances. The lower level is fully finished and includes a playroom, a gym, a large storage room, and a spa bath with a steam shower and sauna. This level also offers access to the indoor pool and spa area, which has seven sets of sliding glass doors. Stone paths connect the patio and deck areas to the pool and tennis court. $3 million. Laffey Associates Luxury Homes International.

Sarasota, Florida

This four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath home has an air-conditioned garage than can accommodate as many as 10 vehicles. The garage features black-and-white-tiled flooring, 11-foot ceilings, three garage doors, a glassed-in fitness room, and a glass elevator that goes to the main living level. $3.5 million. Michael Saunders & Co.

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