Climate-Controlled Storage in Aransas Pass.
Gulf Coast heat and humidity are hard on what you store. Here is what climate control actually means, how the options compare, and where a private garage you own fits. We sell garages. We don’t rent monthly units.
What Climate Controlled Actually Means
Three words get used as if they mean the same thing. They don’t.
- Ventilated
- Moves outside air through the space. On the coast, that air is still hot, humid and salty.
- Insulated
- Slows the heat coming in. It doesn't cool the air on its own, and the space warms up through a long summer.
- Climate controlled
- A system conditions the air and holds a set temperature. Exactly what that covers varies by facility, so ask.
Storage Units vs. a Garage You Own
General characteristics of each type. Individual facilities vary.
Standard storage unit
- Conditioned air
- No
- Fits a boat on a trailer
- Small boats only
- Work on the boat on site
- Rarely
- Place to stay
- No
- How you pay
- Monthly rent
Climate-controlled unit
- Conditioned air
- Yes, varies by facility
- Fits a boat on a trailer
- Rarely
- Work on the boat on site
- Rarely
- Place to stay
- No
- How you pay
- Monthly rent
SIDE BY SIDE® garage condo
- Conditioned air
- Yes, independent split-system HVAC
- Fits a boat on a trailer
- Yes, 16' × 40'
- Work on the boat on site
- Yes
- Place to stay
- Yes, finished suite
- How you pay
- You own it
| Option | Conditioned air | Fits a boat on a trailer | Work on the boat on site | Place to stay | How you pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard storage unit | No | Small boats only | Rarely | No | Monthly rent |
| Climate-controlled unit | Yes, varies by facility | Rarely | Rarely | No | Monthly rent |
| SIDE BY SIDE® garage condo | Yes, independent split-system HVAC | Yes, 16' × 40' | Yes | Yes, finished suite | You own it |
Self storage suits furniture and boxes. Boats have more choices: outdoor lots, covered storage, dry stack and private garages, each with its own trade-offs.Compare Aransas Pass boat storage
Four Questions to Ask Any Storage Provider
Is my own space conditioned?
In some buildings the air is conditioned in the hallway or the building as a whole. Ask what reaches your unit.
What temperature does it hold?
Ask for the actual range, and what happens during a power outage.
Will it take what I'm storing?
Check the door opening as well as the floor area. A boat on a trailer needs both, and a tower needs height.
Can I work on it there?
Many facilities don't allow it. If you do your own maintenance, ask before you sign.
Climate-Controlled Garages in Aransas Pass
How is the garage climate controlled?
The garage is fully insulated and runs on an Independent Split-System HVAC, which comes with a remote. Set the temperature you want and it shuts off on its own once it gets there.
What fits inside?
The garage is 16 feet wide by 40 feet long, with a door opening 13 feet wide by 14 feet high. That takes a single large rig, a boat on the trailer or an RV, with room to work around it.
Who pays for the electric?
Owners cover their own unit's electric. The HOA takes care of the shared site electricity. The HOA also covers water, sewer, landscaping, trash, maintenance, and property and building shell insurance.
Where is it?
350 Shaver Rd in Aransas Pass, under five miles from the Cove Harbor and Conn Brown Harbor ramps, with Rockport and Port Aransas close by. The property is not on the water.
Your Garage. Your Temperature.
SIDE BY SIDE® is six garage condos on a gated site in Aransas Pass. Each is a private 16' × 40' garage, fully insulated, on its own Independent Split-System HVAC, with a 13' W × 14' H door and a finished suite beside it.
Keep the boat or RV in conditioned air, and work on it there too. If that’s worth owning rather than renting, come see it.
Six units · Starting at $519,400