Q&A
Discussion on parking plans for Parkchester development
2:37:45
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171 sec
Council Member Riley inquires about parking plans for the Parkchester development, focusing on the existing garage's capacity and future arrangements. The representative from Parkchester Preservation Company provides details on current parking usage and plans for replacement parking.
- Current garage has 490 licensed spaces, not at full capacity
- Plans to build replacement parking at 1990 location before demolishing existing garage
- Intent to give priority to current Parkchester residents for parking
- New project aims to create more parking than currently exists
Kevin C. Riley
2:37:45
The existing purchaser garages provides both everyday utility for many purchaser residents who rely on it for parking historical significance given several unique terracotta sculptures along the facade.
2:37:57
If this site were to be redeveloped, what would be your plan for parking?
2:38:02
And would you commit to providing parking for current purchaser residence?
UNKNOWN
2:38:06
Yes.
2:38:07
I'll answer that.
2:38:08
You know, we've spent a lot of time talking with the purchaser community.
2:38:12
We are an owner of condominium units within the Parkchester community and are very aware of the needs, you know, of the residents that brand from us as well as the residents that own their own units within Parkchester.
2:38:26
The current garage has that's actively used at Parchester has 490 license bases.
2:38:33
It right now is not at full capacity.
2:38:37
We have engaged Philip AbbVie.
Kevin C. Riley
2:38:38
You said number 1 more time?
2:38:40
I'm sorry.
UNKNOWN
2:38:40
It's 490.
2:38:41
490.
UNKNOWN
2:38:42
It is not at full capacity.
2:38:45
Currently, we have engaged Filipa Beev's office to do a study.
2:38:50
They, I believe, are I'm expecting that study back this week.
2:38:55
To look at what the engagement is.
2:38:57
We had done an engagement study just prior to COVID, and so we wanted to update it with real time data.
2:39:04
Our intent is to build replacement parking at the 1990 location first for the parking that's currently used at 2040.
2:39:13
We do intend to create a mechanism that would give priority preference to protests current protester residents within that parking garage.
2:39:24
And and, ultimately, I I appreciate what I heard today, you know, in the prior conversation about the need for parking and the how to facilitate that.
2:39:35
We're working on how we would capitalize this project because we are developers.
2:39:39
We intend to build something here.
2:39:42
And, you know, how do you capitalize parking in today's environment, you know, and I think that you need public private partnerships in in making that happen in the in the community.
Kevin C. Riley
2:39:52
Do you currently have the the number that's occupied in Parkinson's.
2:39:57
Yeah.
2:39:57
No.
UNKNOWN
2:39:57
But I'm I'm trying to I we were we were at about I would say 75, 80 percent occupancy
Kevin C. Riley
2:40:03
Okay.
UNKNOWN
2:40:03
Pre COVID.
2:40:04
So I'm just trying to get the updated numbers, and I'm happy to share that when we have Thank you.
Kevin C. Riley
2:40:09
Majority of them.
UNKNOWN
2:40:10
And the only thing I would say is the plan that we're presenting creates more parking than what currently exists in in that location.
Kevin C. Riley
2:40:17
Okay.
2:40:18
Thank you.
2:40:18
Hey.
2:40:19
Hold on.
2:40:19
Before I go, does so you said your plan currently it would not interfere because you're not at max.
2:40:28
Right?
2:40:28
But does it affect how much parking you have with this new project?
2:40:32
Being that you're not at max at your other parking garage for parking.
UNKNOWN
2:40:36
You know what what the intent would be is that we build our new new building at 1990, which is closer to the train station, we would build the replacement parking in that before we would ever tear down the active garage that has the 490 spaces.