Parking Garage Demolition, Reconstruction To Start Soon In Annapolis

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Annapolis will close and start demolishing a downtown parking garage later this month. The city will then rebuild a bigger garage on the same property at 150 Gorman Street.

Officials have not yet announced the exact closing date of the current Noah Hillman Garage, which is more than 40 years old. Leaders said the 425-space garage was at the end of its service life in 2013. Engineers started considering a replacement in 2017.

The successor will offer 588 spaces. Sketches of the five-story structure are posted in this Patch story.

The new garage is slated to cost $28 million and open in May 2023. A group of private companies, known as the Annapolis Mobility & Resilience Partners, will pay for the garage in exchange for its first 30 years of parking revenue.

Patch will post a follow-up story on Thursday explaining the specifics of this deal. Until then, readers can browse an overview in this press release from the city.

Parking Options During Construction

The 14-month rebuild won't affect residential parking.

The city will transfer all monthly passes at Noah Hillman to either the Gotts Court or Knighton garages. Permit holders can call (443) 648-3087 or visit annapolisparking.com for more details.

Officials said there will still be 3,400 garage and lot spaces for downtown visitors during the project.

“We all need to support local businesses during the rebuilding process,” Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley said in a Feb. 23 press release. “We know that when it is complete, the new garage will be an amazing asset with more parking, better environmental controls and features, easier payments, better lighting, and more safety features. This will be a garage that takes our City into the future.”

The city recently launched accessannapolis.com, a new website to help guests plan their downtown trips. The webpage lists parking options and transportation services. It will also show a live stream of the construction and send out newsletters with project updates.

The five other Annapolis garages will stay open. The city encouraged visitors to park in the nearby Calvert Street, Gotts Court or Whitmore garages. Planners will incentivize using the Park Place Garage, which is on the outskirts of downtown, by lowering its rates during the build.

Every parking lot will remain available. Basil, Donner, Larkin and South Street are the closest downtown lots.

The Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium lot is closer to the city limits, but it has 4,000 spaces. The State Shuttle will shuffle drivers to and from downtown every 20 minutes. It costs $2 per trip.

The free Annapolis Circulator will run every 8 to 10 minutes along the West Street corridor.

An electric trolley will connect the Gotts Court and Whitmore garages with Dock Street, Main Street, Market Space, Maryland Avenue and State Circle. Anybody can flag down this eight-seat vehicle along its route. The open-air cart will come every five minutes.

The city also partnered with the Via mobile application to offer on-demand rides around key locations. This will connect the Gotts Court, Knighton and Park Place garages to sites along Dock Street, Duke of Gloucester Street, Main Street and State Circle.

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