Insider Brief
- Volley Automation said its robotic parking systems have been selected for two Manhattan condominium developments by Legion Investment Group.
- The systems will be used at 38 Gramercy Park East and 550 West 21st Street in West Chelsea, both of which are under construction.
- Volley said its automated guided vehicles and software store and retrieve cars robotically, reducing the space and excavation depth needed for parking and allowing developers to use more of a site for residential space.
Volley Automation said its robotic parking systems have been selected for two Manhattan condominium developments by Legion Investment Group.
The systems will be used at 38 Gramercy Park East and 550 West 21st Street in West Chelsea, both of which are under construction, according to the company.
“Legion is demonstrating how innovation can solve difficult challenges, leading to better outcomes for the buildings’ residents, and the city overall,” said Nick Broz, chief sales officer, said. “Instead of treating parking as a necessary evil, smart developers like Legion see it as a design opportunity and amenity.”
Volley builds automated parking systems that use automated guided vehicles and software to store and retrieve cars robotically. The company said the systems can reduce the space and excavation depth needed for parking, allowing developers to use more of a site for residential space.
In dense urban projects, conventional parking can require drive aisles, turning areas, ramps and deep excavation. Volley said its system can provide up to twice the parking capacity of a conventional garage by removing some of those requirements.
The approach can also reduce the amount of concrete, steel and excavation needed while giving architects more flexibility in building design, according to the company.
Volley said it has additional robotic parking projects underway in Nashville, Miami, Los Angeles and Boston. The company recently moved its headquarters from South San Francisco to Denver, where it opened a 35,000-square-foot robotics research, testing and demonstration facility.
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