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Developer seeks extension to build automated parking garage in Old Town

Automated parking garage planned for Old Town (photo via City of Alexandria)

The developer behind plans to build a five-story, 142-space automated parking garage and a 16-unit mixed-use apartment building with ground floor retail in Old Town is asking the city for an extension.

Galena Capital Partners says that its plans to build the project were delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a legal dispute that was settled with a neighbor, new staffing in the city and more. The project was approved in 2022, and the development special use permit approvals expire in July.

Consequently, the matter is heading back to the Planning Commission in June.

“During all these delays, the Applicant continued to diligently pursue all their development permits to the best of its ability and it is very close to obtaining final site (approval),” Galena Capital Partners said in its submission.

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