Automated parking inside a Greenwich Village landmark block
12 East 13th Street is an 11-story luxury condominium on one of Greenwich Village’s most tightly constrained residential blocks, where building footprints and floor plates are shaped by century-old street geometry and zoning limits that leave little room for conventional parking infrastructure. ParkPlus was engaged to deliver 11 automated parking spaces within a single upper level, matching the building’s premium residential standard without dedicating significant additional floor area to vehicle circulation.
The ParkPlus AGV system handles the full parking cycle without driver involvement. Vehicles are loaded at the entry point and transported to the AGV level, where free-roaming robotic units navigate using laser sensors, vision systems, and floor markers to retrieve, rotate, and store each vehicle. The system operates under traffic management software that coordinates multiple robots simultaneously, keeping retrieval times consistent regardless of how many vehicles are in storage.
This installation also includes a custom automated trash removal feature integrated into the system, allowing building waste to be moved through the parking level without manual handling. It is an example of ParkPlus engineering a system to the specific operational requirements of the building rather than fitting a standard product to the space.
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The Value Case
Greenwich Village floor plates are among the most constrained in Manhattan. Dedicating a conventional parking level to vehicle circulation, ramps, and turning radius would consume space that in this market converts directly to sellable square footage. The ParkPlus AGV system delivered 11 parking spaces on a single compact upper level, with no ramps and no drive aisles, freeing the remaining building envelope for residential use.
The custom trash removal feature provides an additional operational return: building waste is handled through the automated system rather than requiring a separate service route or manual labor. For a premium condominium, that kind of integrated building intelligence is both a cost reduction and a resident experience improvement.
Footprint and space recovery figures are project-specific estimates based on comparable conventional parking structures in this market. Actual results vary by site conditions and local factors.
See It in Action
11 spaces, one floor, no room for ramps
Greenwich Village zoning and lot geometry leave luxury residential developers with very limited options when it comes to parking. A conventional structure delivering 11 spaces would require multiple levels, a ramp, and drive aisles wide enough for human-driven vehicles. That footprint was not available within the building envelope at 12 East 13th Street, and the loss of upper-level floor area to a conventional parking structure would have reduced the total sellable residential units. The project also required an integrated solution for automated trash removal, a building operations requirement that a standard off-the-shelf parking system could not address.
AGV robotics on a single compact level
ParkPlus engineered a custom AGV system occupying a single upper level. Without ramps, drive aisles, or turning clearances, the system fits a footprint that a conventional 11-space structure could not. Free-roaming AGV robots handle the full storage and retrieval cycle autonomously, coordinated by traffic management software. ParkPlus also designed and integrated the automated trash removal feature into the system, routing waste handling through the same automated level and eliminating the need for a separate manual service operation. Every element of the system was engineered specifically for this building’s operational requirements.
System Specifications
Common questions about the 13th Street system
How does an AGV parking system work in a high-rise condominium?
In a high-rise installation like 12 East 13th Street, vehicles are driven to the entry point and loaded onto the automated system, which transports them to the AGV level. Free-roaming, battery-operated robots then take over, navigating autonomously to position, lift, and store the vehicle on a tray. No driver needs to enter the parking level at any point during storage or retrieval.
Multiple robots can operate simultaneously under the traffic management software, which coordinates their movements to avoid conflicts and optimize retrieval times. Residents request their vehicle through the building’s access interface, and the system delivers it to the transfer point.
What is the automated trash removal feature at this installation?
ParkPlus engineered a custom automated trash removal feature integrated into the AGV system at 12 East 13th Street. The system routes building waste through the automated parking level without requiring manual handling or a separate service operation. This is a building-specific engineering addition, not a standard product feature, and it reflects ParkPlus’s turnkey capability to design custom functionality into a parking system to meet the operational requirements of a specific property.
How many ParkPlus automated systems are installed in Manhattan?
ParkPlus has completed 14 automated parking systems on Manhattan island, the largest concentration of automated parking systems by any single provider in the borough. Installations span luxury residential, mixed-use, and institutional buildings across multiple neighborhoods. The 13th Street system is part of a broader portfolio that establishes ParkPlus as the dominant provider of automated parking infrastructure in New York City.
Can AGV systems be configured for above-grade levels rather than below ground?
Yes. The ParkPlus AGV system can be installed on any level of a building, above or below grade, depending on the structural configuration and the developer’s design priorities. The 13th Street installation is an above-grade upper-level configuration. ParkPlus engineers each system to the building’s specific geometry rather than requiring the building to accommodate a fixed system layout.
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