Wall Street Journal: Garage Turntables Take Your Car for a Spin
Author: Amy Gamerman MARCH 21, 2026
A custom subterranean garage with a rotating turntable preserves ocean views and rethinks function as design.
A custom subterranean garage with a rotating turntable preserves ocean views and rethinks function as design.
Auto buffs and developers are installing electronic car turners to help address narrow driveways or to boost the bling factor
Andrew Canter’s oceanfront home in La Jolla, Calif., has a rooftop infinity pool, retractable window walls, a steam room of Brazilian granite and a rubber sink for washing off his surfboard. But the star attraction? The revolving turntable in his subterranean garage, where he keeps his Ferrari 458, his Aston Martin DBS and his Range Rover.
“I’m a car guy. I always wanted my dream house to have a really cool garage,” said Mr. Canter, 31, who owns a real-estate development and financial services company in San Diego. Once his two sports cars are parked on the 19.6-foot turntable, it can be rotated 180 degrees so that Mr. Canter never has to back out through his titanium-and-koa-wood garage door—or turn his back on his ocean view.
