Reviewed by: Amelia Pilgrim
New parking lot in the works near Von Braun Center
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Parking downtown has become increasingly difficult in recent years, so the City of Huntsville voted to approve a contract to build a surface parking lot near the Von Braun Center.
The contract was awarded to Grayson Carter & Son Contracting.
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What to know about the new parking lot
The parking lot will be at the southwest corner of Monroe Street and Holmes Avenue within the footprint of the Front Row mixed-use development that’s under construction.
It is part of a 2023 development agreement with Front Row developers for the City to ground lease and use a portion of the site for public parking. The new parking lot will be City-owned and operated.
The ground lease with Front Row allows the City to increase downtown parking inventory in a cost-effective manner, given the needs adjacent to the VBC, Big Spring Park and the Pedestrian Access & Redevelopment Corridor (PARC) project.
City officials say the lot will also offset parking spaces lost when Lot K on Clinton Avenue becomes a staging area for the PARC project that will soon begin refurbishing and enhancing Pinhook Creek.
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