Orton Companies builds private auto storage and car condominiums in Minneapolis. Tall doors, clean spans, and a finished room for the cars — not a leftover shed.
Minneapolis collectors usually outgrew the garage years ago. We design the bays around the cars you have and the ones you will buy: door height, turning, security, and a winter envelope that keeps the collection dry. Multi-bay buildings for clubs and private warehouses for a single owner are the same craft — one crew from the drawing to the last door.
City of Minneapolis for city parcels; surrounding first-ring cities each have their own rules
License
MN License BC-809449 · 19060 253rd Avenue, Big Lake, MN 55309
People in Minneapolis often type “pole barn builders” and mean the land they actually own — Dayton, Rogers, or Becker more often than a city lot. We serve Minneapolis owners, and we usually build on ground that can take the building.
If your parcel is inside the city, we will tell you whether post-frame is realistic. If you live in Minneapolis and own acreage in Sherburne, Wright, or Anoka County, that is often the better project — and it is a short drive from our yard.
Collector storage for Minneapolis owners usually lands in the suburbs or on a rare industrial parcel. We site it where height and use are legal.
What Minneapolis sites usually need
Minneapolis proper is not a farm-barn market. Lots are tight, reviews are urban, and a classic agricultural pole barn is the wrong product. The jobs that make sense are specialty structures, commercial shells where zoning allows, renovations, and buildings for owners who live in the city and build on land they own outside it.
Typical Minneapolis projects
Specialty and commercial post-frame where zoning allows
Repairs and renovations on existing buildings
Shops and barns on land Minneapolis owners hold in the suburbs or exurbs
High-finish vehicle storage on rare suitable parcels
Nearby communities
St. PaulGolden ValleySt. Louis ParkColumbia Heights
Minnesota work we do for Minneapolis owners
Finished buildings from the Big Lake crew — the same work we do for Minneapolis owners. When we complete a project there, it will sit here with the city and size.
Yes. Orton Companies builds private warehouses and collector garages for cars in Minneapolis.
Can you build a car condominium near Minneapolis?
Yes. We build multi-bay car condominiums for collectors and clubs across Twin Cities Metro.
Do you build custom garages in Minneapolis?
Yes. We build tall-door custom garages for Minneapolis owners who need secure storage and a finished exterior.
Can the building look like a gallery, not a shed?
Yes. Around Minneapolis we finish collector buildings as rooms for cars — lighting, clean spans, and an elevation that belongs on the lot.
Do you work with Minneapolis owners on pole barns?
Yes. We serve Minneapolis owners. Many projects land on land they hold in the northwest metro. We confirm what the actual parcel can take before we bid.
Where is Orton Companies relative to Minneapolis?
Our yard is at 19060 253rd Avenue, Big Lake, MN 55309 — about 45–50 minutes northwest of Minneapolis.
Are you a licensed Minnesota contractor?
Yes. Orton Companies holds Minnesota Residential Building Contractor license BC-809449, founded by Elijah Orton, and based in Big Lake.
If the cars have outgrown the garage in Minneapolis, tell us the mix and the lot. Orton Companies designs and builds collector storage across Twin Cities Metro in Minnesota.
