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Green Street Parking Garage
- FIRM: THA Consulting, Inc.
- LOCATION: Newark, NJ
- OWNER: Newark Parking Authority
- STAFF: Todd Helmer, PE, SE
The Newark Parking Authority worked with prime design firm THA Consulting, Inc. to develop a new 515-space mixed-use parking facility to support a variety of users in downtown Newark, New Jersey. The new Green Street parking facility supports the parking needs of the Newark Parking Authority, Newark Finance Department, adjacent Newark Municipal Court Office, events at the nearby Prudential Center, and public parking for the city.
The garage is wrapped by approximately 45,000 square feet of mixed-use space that supports a variety of office and community space. It includes several aesthetic design features to complement the look of the surrounding buildings, while creating an attractive and modern new feel within the downtown area. The design team incorporated several enhanced architectural features on the façade of the facility, as well as in the public spaces and the mixed-use elements. The goal of the project was to create an inviting and comfortable experience while supporting the needs of a wide range of visitors.
The parking facility includes several sustainable design elements, as well as plans to support additional green efforts in the future. This included components in the planning of the facility such as proximity to mass transit and implementing shared-use strategies, but also various design and technology enhancements to reduce the environmental impact of the garage. Further, given the nature of the garage supporting a municipal court building, the design team included several enhanced safety elements to protect both the public and the workers in the development. While a pedestrian bridge connects the liner building with the court building, the garage connects only through a secured door, limiting access between the garage and the court building to authorized personnel.
“The Green Street Garage project is so much more than just parking! The mixed-use facility is in the heart of the City’s Government district and serves as the new home of the Newark Parking Authority, the City of Newark’s Finance Department, and Municipal Court Offices, and provides much needed parking for the district and Prudential Center events. The Newark Parking Authority and THA Consulting worked collaboratively and successfully on the project from initial conception through operational start up! The project’s design provides an attractive, welcoming, and safe environment that has greatly contributed to the continued renaissance of downtown Newark.”
The parking facility is wrapped by a three-story liner building to the north. The first floor of the liner building is set up for future retail use such as a café. The second and third floor of the liner building incorporate expanded, secure space for the municipal court building. The northwest corner of the structure includes a pedestrian bridge between the liner building and the municipal court building, providing secured access between the two buildings. The pedestrian bridge only connects to the liner building, and not the garage, ensuring that access to the municipal court building is cut off from the parking garage, yet office workers in the liner building can easily move between the two secure buildings. Several aesthetic elements provide an attractive experience for office employees, while also providing necessary security. The windows in the customer service area of the parking authority space are bulletproof for added security.
The ground level of the garage includes the infrastructure for three, dual-point electric vehicle charging stations to be installed later to charge up to six vehicles. Further, the proximity to public transit allows the facility to support the parking needs of patrons intending to utilize any of the transit options available at Newark’s Penn Station.
This article has been written and/or compiled by the staff of Parking & Mobility magazine.
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