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If you want to maintain passion for your life91裸聊视频檚 work, make it a sexy project. That91裸聊视频檚 the advice from Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 Joe Mahovlich, founder of The Vaults. Joe is tapping into the high-end storage-condominium market with a concept that91裸聊视频檚 been done before91裸聊视频攂ut never quite like this.

His concept is a mesh between storage and lifestyle. Each bay in The Vaults91裸聊视频攍ocated in Kelowna at the Airport Business Park91裸聊视频攈as space for cars, boats, RVs and also a mezzanine level for an office, entertaining or just relaxing among your toys. What sets The Vaults apart from the competition, according to Joe, is the unprecedented level of security and style.

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With clients storing their prized possessions inside The Vaults, Joe knew security had to be at the top of the necessity list.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e got a concrete and steel building with a giant, fully-enclosed overhead door. It opens with a coded transmitter and closes behind you. You can drive to your unit with complete privacy and anonymity.91裸聊视频�

Almost as important to Joe is the design and style of the project. The Vaults caters to an exclusive clientele and the exterior needed to reflect that.

91裸聊视频淲hen you pull up to one of our buildings at night, they91裸聊视频檙e dark grey with black and all you see is this glowing 20-foot glass overhead door. It just looks amazing.91裸聊视频�

If you91裸聊视频檙e thinking James Bond, so was Joe when he put pen to paper to design the first and now flagship location in Calgary.

91裸聊视频淚 love the spy movies,91裸聊视频� he chuckles. 91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 always a common thread. They pull into a warehouse where they have their cars, but also an area where they can lounge. There91裸聊视频檚 a bar to have a drink and a kitchenette to entertain.91裸聊视频�

Each private bay at The Vaults is completely customizable. Ranging from 1,600 to about 5,000 square feet, the sky is the limit when it comes to design. It91裸聊视频檚 not just car collectors that purchase units. You91裸聊视频檒l find everything from art to scotch collections in The Vaults.

91裸聊视频淭hese are spectacular units. We91裸聊视频檙e very intimately involved with the design of the bays. It turns into such a deep relationship with our clients. We91裸聊视频檝e made a lot of great friends in the process and now we have great ambassadors.91裸聊视频�

Satisfied customers are what you need when your plans are as grand as Joe91裸聊视频檚. With two locations already up, running and sold out, he91裸聊视频檚 ready to take The Vaults across the country and the continent.

91裸聊视频淲e would like to get to the point where we91裸聊视频檙e doing three to five starts a year. That91裸聊视频檚 very achievable as long as we set how the construction is being done.91裸聊视频�

Joe describes Calgary as the working model. It91裸聊视频檚 got the 46-bay flagship location, complete with clubhouse and wash facility, in the north. A second location in south Calgary is coming soon. For Joe, location is just as important to the business model as security and design.

91裸聊视频淥ur goal is always to be 20 minutes to the downtown core. We never go on the outskirts of a city, we want to be in an architecturally controlled newer area so that our building, that looks great, is around other buildings that look really good.91裸聊视频�

The next project will bring Joe back to his roots. Born and raised in Vernon, he91裸聊视频檚 excited about breaking ground on The Vaults Vernon before the end of the year.

91裸聊视频淭he Kelowna project sold out in 14 months, so we know there91裸聊视频檚 a demand here.91裸聊视频�

The Vernon project incorporates a new business avenue. The six-acre site in the heart of the city will include a second set of buildings called The Commerce. Same design, same quality, same dimensions as The Vaults, but designed specifically for small business.

91裸聊视频淭here is a demand for smaller bays. Warehouse space is often out of reach for smaller businesses91裸聊视频攅ither financially or the space is just too big. This really fills a gap in the market,91裸聊视频� says Joe. 91裸聊视频淚f we want to see our cities evolve, you need businesses to be able to come in and support the growth.91裸聊视频�

Joe91裸聊视频檚 family now calls Kelowna home. Each of his three children plays hockey; they ski and golf and fully embrace the Okanagan lifestyle. Joe has embraced his creative side with The Vaults, constantly working to make a great concept even better.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e still tweaking, still learning. After 65 units, we91裸聊视频檙e making it way more efficient from a building standpoint.91裸聊视频�

As he looks back at the past few years, it can be a bit heady for Joe: a university science major turned developer turned visionary. What started as a search for an office/storage space for his own use turned into a career and perhaps more importantly a passion project.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 really excited to build these things because each one is different. We91裸聊视频檙e doing it different and better than anyone else in North America,91裸聊视频� he says with pride. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a very sexy project.91裸聊视频�

There91裸聊视频檚 that word again! It definitely gets your attention, just like The Vaults themselves: the mysterious buildings with the glowing doors that leave you longing to be a part of the beautiful world locked away inside.

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