Our Impact
Rethinking Space. Rebuilding Connection.
In the U.S., there are more self-storage units than all the McDonald's, Starbucks, and Subways combined — over 50,000 facilities taking up 1.9 billion square feet of space. That's more square footage than the entire office space market in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles combined.
Meanwhile, drive through any neighborhood and you'll see empty garages, unused carports, and vacant driveways — just sitting there, underused. What if we could tap into that existing space instead of building more concrete boxes?
Environmental Impact
Every new storage facility built means:
- • More paved land and impermeable surfaces
- • Higher urban heat retention
- • Increased vehicle traffic to off-site storage
- • Wasted resources and building materials
With Garagely, we're helping people reuse the space that already exists — no bulldozers, no new foundations, no sprawl. Just better use of what's already in our communities. That's sustainable thinking in action.
Local Economic Empowerment
Garagely empowers homeowners to earn passive income from their underutilized spaces. Whether it's a corner of a garage or a spot in the driveway, that monthly income can go toward:
- • Mortgage or rent relief
- • Groceries and essentials
- • Emergency savings
- • Childcare or education
- • Paying off debt
It's small-scale impact that adds up to real financial breathing room — especially in times when every dollar matters.
Community Connection
We're more than just a parking platform — we're rebuilding neighborhood trust. Garagely creates micro-networks of shared resources, where people meet, help, and support one another.
- • Instead of sending money to a national storage chain, you're supporting someone local
- • Instead of long drives to access a storage locker, you're keeping things close and convenient
- • Instead of isolation, you're part of a community economy
The Big Picture
Garagely is about using what we already have — space, community, and creativity — to build something smarter, more sustainable, and more human.
Because the future of storage isn't in building more boxes.
It's in opening more garage doors.
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