In the 2019 Bond election, voters approved Project No. 63 to provide additional parking facilities in Old Town. On July 1, 2024, Council gave direction to proceed with the addition of two levels to the existing City-owned parking structure at 1st Street and Brown Avenue.
Budget: $20,900,000
Sponsoring Division: Tourism & Events
Funding Source: Bonded
Project Location: First St. and Brown Ave.
Roger Berna
Project Manager
480-312-7845
Roger Berna
On Feb. 11, 2025, the City Council approved a Design Build Manager of Chasse Building Team to design the garage. Design work will take place for the rest of 2025 and construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in the summer of 2026.
The project team is currently in the data collection phase and will be conducting survey work at the current structure. The project team will meet with the community to go over site conditions and explore design options early in the design process.
You're invited to provide input on design options for the Brown Avenue Parking Structure Expansion during a public meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Civic Center Library Auditorium, located at 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd.
The upcoming public meeting follows an initial community outreach session held in May, where residents and stakeholders shared priorities for the upgraded facility. That feedback has informed the preliminary floor plans and exterior concepts, which will be unveiled and discussed at the meeting. Following the meeting, all concepts will be available for review and comment on the city’s project webpage.
A public meeting to kick off the design process was held at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 22, at the Civic Center Library Auditorium, 3839 N. Drinkwater Ave., Scottsdale. View the presentation and let us know what you think using the comment form.
The next community meeting will be held in the late summer/early fall of 2025 to go over the preliminary design.
The Old Town Farmers Market is currently held at this location – and will continue here through the 2025/2026 season, when construction preparations on the site are expected to begin.
The city is working with the Old Town Farmer’s Market to identify an alternative location in Old Town where they can continue to operate after this project begins.
| February 2025 | Design Contract Approved by City Council and Design Work Begins |
| Spring 2025 | Public Meeting #1 |
| Late Summer/Early Fall 2025 | Public Meeting #2 |
| Fall 2025 | Design Review Board |
| Summer 2026 | Construction Begins |
| Spring 2027 | Construction Complete |
In 2017 the city commissioned a study of the existing structure and the feasibility to add additional levels to the parking structure. Currently the structure is designed to accommodate up to three additional levels.
The study confirmed that the existing structure, originally constructed in 2004, was in good condition and capable of supporting additional floors. It recommended two options: Option 1, add three levels and eliminate the east/west alley access, or Option 2, add two levels with an elevated second level allowing east/west access for high profile vehicles.
At the April 16, 2024, City Council Work Study session, staff presented the expansion of the 1st Street and Brown Avenue parking structure along with two other options to expand parking in the most needed areas of Old Town. City Council directed staff to move forward with building two structures. Within available bond funding, the city will construct two additional levels at the 1st Street and Brown Avenue parking structure and under separate appropriation, an additional structure will be built in the Northeast quadrant of Old Town.