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Connected at the south side of the new Milpitas Public Library this 289-space, four level parking garage provides two vehicular entrances (at Main St. and at Winsor St.) and three pedestrian entries, one directly into the library’s civic entry plaza.
The garage is shown at right, behind the library’s civic entry plaza. Scroll down for a selection of construction photos.
The Midtown East Parking Garage was completed in September 2007, but will not open for public use until the library opens. Parking will be free with extended hours beyond library operating hours to encourage people to park and walk to Midtown businesses and restaurants.
Special features will begin a visitor’s learning adventure inside the garage. Display areas of historic branded boards from the black smith shop once on this site, a location for “Leapin’ Lena”, Milpitas’ historic fire engine, and a Milpitas history timeline will be displayed on the first floor. Wayfinding graphics will appear on upper floors.
Fast Facts:
- Milpitas Redevelopment Agency’s first major building in Midtown
- Funding: City of Milpitas Redevelopment Agency & Transient Occupancy Tax
- Cost: $9 Million
- Size: 126,131 square feet on four levels
- Capacity: 289 parking spaces, 18’ x 9’ each with 25’ back-up lanes
- Vertical transportation: Two elevators and two stairways
- Security: Digital video recording and gates for access control
- Architect: Chong Partners Architecture
- Construction contractor: Devcon Construction, Inc.
- Construction time frame: One year, August 2006 – September 2007
- The Midtown East Parking Garage will be owned and maintained by the City of Milpitas.
Structural Data:
- Foundation – 265 reinforced auger-cast displacement piles and 143 ground improvement piles, tie-beams and caps; first floor concrete slab on grade
- Reinforced concrete columns, sheer walls, beams and slabs
- Long-span beams to reduce the number of columns for easy parking
- Post-tensioned concrete decks for greatest efficiency
Plans and Documents:
*The documents above are in PDF format. The files requires an Adobe Acrobat Reader, which may be downloaded for free by clicking here.
Construction Photos:
Construction Start: August 2006
Completed: September 2007
North east view on N. Main St. before demolition for garage construction. Structure at right in foreground was once a black smith shop.
Northern view from Winsor St. showing historic building and completed surrounding demolition area on N. Main St. and Winsor St.
September 26, 2006: A brief groundbreaking ceremony included an auger-cast displacement pile demonstration; a process that eliminated noise and disruptions associated with driven piles.
September 2006: Foundation work for the garage begins.
Looking east: concrete columns and sheer walls begin installation. Note auger-cast displacement piles in center.
February 2007: Third floor garage decking in progress.
September 2007: Completed garage showing entrance to N. Main St. with steel framing for the library’s south tower in the foreground.
For more information, please contact:
Steve Erickson, PE
Acting Capital Improvement Manager
serickson@ci.milpitas.ca.gov |
