BRUNSWICK — The newest tenants at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station may include Lamborghinis, Ferraris and other luxury cars, each housed in its own condominium.

The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize executive director Steve Levesque to negotiate the sale of approximately 15 acres at the former Navy base to Car Harbor LLC.

The Kennebunk-based company is already accepting reservations for the “gated, high-end car condominium community” it hopes to build on the site of a former mobile home park off Fitch Avenue.

According to the website carharbormaine.com, the condominium “ campus,” including a clubhouse, would eventually include nine car barns, each featuring 12 car condominiums, with a starting price of $91,500.

The facility would “provide the space for a classic car collector to house a passion and enjoy the company of likeminded folks in an exclusive country club setting,” according to the website.

Albert Kolff, who with his college roommate, Tom Lederer, recently incorporated Car Harbor LLC, said today that the condominiums would be the first of their kind on the East Coast.

The two hope to attract car enthusiasts who fly into Brunswick Executive Airport or perhaps own a beachhouse or island house “ where there’s not enough room for a 4-car garage or 6-car garage. We would recommend you buy a condominium and that way, you can rotate your collection of cars.”

A much larger condominium complex, Automotorplex, in Minnesota, has been very successful, according to Kolff, who noted, “It is quite mindboggling what some of these people will put out for their cars.”

Kolff said the two “are trying to make it affordable,” and will not build a barn until it has been 50-percent sold. So far, he said, they are encouraged by the interest expressed by potential buyers.

“We’ve had tremendous interest, but you have to convince your wife to spend the money,” he said.

While the sale price of the land remains to be determined, the MRRA board authorized Levesque to sell it for the greater of the appraised value or $46,000 per acre.

The property is zoned for residential use, so a zoning change to commercial mixed use would be required for the sale to move forward.

On Tuesday, the MRRA board also voted unanimously to authorize Levesque to apply to the town of Brunswick for a zoning amendment, which would require approval by the Planning Board and Town Council.

After Tuesday’s MRRA board meeting, Levesque said that the project would provide a good transition between commercial and residential areas at Brunswick Landing.

 

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