Taking a big-picture approach to solve a parking crisis.

In coming up with a parking solution for the popular St. 萨拉索塔的主要购物区, planners had to alleviate a dramatic space shortage without compromising the area’s distinctive charm. 项目- St. Armands first parking garage — would also need to be completed in the midst of a bustling downtown urban setting during low season to minimize impact to the local restaurants and retail stores. The solution would be a public-private partnership with the team of Jon F. Swift 建设/澳门足彩app at the helm of CMAR services.

Swift/澳门足彩app steered the complex, seaside project into a global benchmark.

The four-story, 484-space precast concrete garage was built on an existing surface lot. 拥有充足的自然采光, a durable exterior and a stainless-steel mesh and cascading external stairwell, the inviting structure offers easy access to law enforcement, 事件停车, public restrooms and paid parking that supports the nearby community. 这个项目, which included burying overhead power lines and installing median improvements and signage, included a solar panel array intended to offset almost 50 percent of the building’s energy needs and benefited from $2 million in value 工程 during preconstruction.

Making access easier and appealing for visitors, retailers and residents.

More than 13,000 vehicles parked in the structure in the first two months it was open. 车库增加了停车容量, alleviated traffic congestion and created a paid parking program that’s won local and worldwide accolades. The garage was the world’s first municipal-owned garage to earn a USGBC LEED Parksmart Silver Award. In 2019, it took home the 佛罗里达 Parking and 运输 Association’s 奖 of Merit for design and architecture and received an American Society of Civil Engineers Project of the Year Award from the 佛罗里达 工程 Society Myakka Chapter. The Precast Concrete Institute (PCI) granted it two design awards in 2020 – one for an All-Precast Concrete Solution and another for Best Parking Structure (All-Precast).