Volley Automation, a developer of advanced robotic parking systems, announced that its AI-enabled parking technology has been selected for residential developments 38 Gramercy Park East and 550 West 21st Street in West Chelsea, both developed by Legion Investment Group. Both buildings are currently under construction.
Volley’s systems serve as an integral component of each building’s design, helping Legion unlock greater buildable square footage, maximize urban density and create more thoughtfully designed living spaces on sites where conventional parking structures that require expensive deep excavations would have been nearly impossible, the company said.
At both projects, Volley’s automated guided vehicles (AGVs), integrated with proprietary AI-enabled software, store and retrieve vehicles robotically, allowing Legion’s design teams to materially reduce the square footage and excavation depth devoted to parking. The result: more livable, better-proportioned floor plans, additional residential square footage and the ability to build more substantially on sites that would otherwise have been dimensionally constrained.
Volley Automation’s robotic systems offer developers, architects and building owners:
- Greater Density – Up to two times more parking capacity compared to conventional garages by eliminating drive aisles, turning radii and ramp structures.
- Reduced Construction Complexity and Environmental Impact – Smaller, more efficient structures require less concrete, less steel and less excavation, reducing both construction costs and carbon impact.
- Increased Architectural Options – Parking no longer dictates the shape of a building’s core or podium, so architects gain meaningful freedom to optimize residential design.
“Legion is demonstrating how innovation can solve difficult challenges, leading to better outcomes for the buildings’ residents, and the city overall,” said Nick Broz, chief sales officer, Volley Automation. “Instead of treating parking as a necessary evil, smart developers like Legion see it as a design opportunity and amenity.”
Volley has a variety of additional robotic parking projects underway in Nashville, Miami, Los Angeles and Boston.
