A new kind of condo is headed for Westmont, and it is not meant for people to sleep in — it is meant for their cars. Torque Motor Suites is planning a car-condominium development in the DuPage County suburb that would give collectors private, climate-controlled garage suites along with a shared clubhouse.
The project marks a new entrant in Chicago’s market for car-collector condos, according to the report by Crain’s Chicago Business, written by Dennis Rodkin. The Westmont development is planned as a 31-unit project, with construction expected to start in late 2026.
But the unit count has shifted across public records tied to the project. A commission report from September described Torque Motor Suites as a proposed 31-unit car-condominium project at 755 Oakmont Lane, according to citizenportal.ai. An earlier concept reviewed by the same outlet described a preliminary plan for 34 commercial condominium units at 701 Oakmont Lane, tailored primarily for vehicle storage and related private uses. The available records do not clarify whether those differing addresses and unit counts represent successive versions of the same proposal.
What Torque Says It’s Building
On its own website, Torque Motor Suites describes the Westmont suites as starting at 1,200 square feet, with a standard 400-square-foot mezzanine included. The company says the development sits conveniently off Route 83 and will host monthly events for owners, and that owners will be able to rent the fully furnished clubhouse for special events or car shows. A company representative described the proposed units in September as privately owned commercial suites used for car storage and low-intensity day use, per citizenportal.ai…