Bay type 01 · under 1,250 sq ft
The micro-bay. Your first four walls.
Under twelve hundred fifty square feet with a grade door, real power, and an address that isn’t your house. Unlike a storage unit, you’re allowed to work in it.
Pricing and lease terms on request
Melissa from above
The garage graduates.
The first-truck contractorOne van of tools and material that currently lives in the garage, the basement, and the backseat. A micro-bay consolidates the whole operation behind one bay door, and the house goes back to being a house.
The marketplace sellerInventory racked to the ceiling, a packing bench by the door, a clean corner for photos, and a pickup address you can hand a stranger. The Facebook Marketplace Guide was written in this room.
The starting detailerOne vehicle inside with walkaround room is roughly 700 square feet, which is why detailing careers start in exactly this bay, out of the weather, with water and power that don’t belong to a customer.
The serious hobbyistThe boat, the project car, the woodshop that outgrew the two-car. Half our micro-bay partners aren’t businesses yet. About a third of them accidentally become one.
What a micro-bay comes with.
| Spec | Typical | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|
| Size | Under 1,250 SF (±800 SF is the classic) | A pickup is 20 feet, sketch your layout with the sizing method before you tour |
| Door | Up to 10'W × 12'H grade roll-up (Somersworth) | Backs a pickup or a small box truck straight in |
| Power | 100 to 200A, 120/240V | Runs a compressor, welder, or full woodshop, see the power guide for the math |
| Clear Height | Varies by park; the Welcome Team confirms it for your bay before you sign | Vertical storage doubles a small footprint |
| Access | Set up with you before move-in, by park | Access hours and security vary by park |
| Term | 12 months typical; MTM at several parks | The size class where flexible terms are most common |
What it actually costs.
Micro-bay pricing depends on the park, bay and lease terms. Ask the Welcome Team for current availability and the written monthly quote for the space you need.
Request One United Price in writing: the lease structure, recurring charges, separate costs and scheduled increases for your bay before you sign.
The comparison that matters: a large climate storage unit in these markets runs $250 to 450/month, and you can’t legally work in it. A micro-bay is a space that earns.
Explore micro-bays.
The Welcome Team confirms each bay and a written quote before you sign.
No micro-bays are listed in that state. Choose another state, or search every park in the finder.
Looking in Texas or New Jersey? Melissa, TX leases bays from 1,200 to 7,500 square feet; Anna, TX and Medford, NJ take waitlist sign-ups.
Storage stores. A shop works.
We compete with storage units for this size class and we’re happy to say so out loud. If all you need is to put boxes somewhere, rent the storage unit, it’s cheaper and we’ll tell you that on the phone.
But if you’ve ever run an extension cord under a storage unit’s door, worked with a flashlight in a facility that prohibits exactly what you’re doing, or given a customer your home address because the business doesn’t have one, that’s the tell. You don’t need storage. You need the smallest real shop made: a door, a panel, a light, a lease that says go ahead.
And when the one truck becomes two, the bay next door is the cheapest expansion in commercial real estate.
Small-bays with drive-in doorsDo the homework. We already wrote it.
Micro-bay questions, answered straight.
No, and the lease is the proof. A storage unit’s agreement prohibits occupancy and work; a micro-bay is zoned and leased as workspace. Power tools, workbenches, inventory operations, customer pickups, all allowed on paper, not just tolerated until someone complains.
Live in it, and run uses the property isn’t permitted for, heavy auto work at some parks, anything hazardous everywhere. Ask us about your specific use before you tour and you’ll get a straight yes or no; the site-wide FAQ covers the common cases.
Ask the Welcome Team for current availability and a written monthly quote. Confirm the lease structure, recurring charges, separate costs and scheduled increases before signing.
Request a tour with the Welcome Team. They will confirm the available tour options, timing and application steps.
Tell the Welcome Team how your needs may change. Ask about expansion options and interest lists, subject to availability and lease terms; the graduation playbook helps you plan ahead.
The garage was chapter one.
Ask the Welcome Team about a micro-bay for your business, current availability and the next available tour.