Strata Living (and Parking) with a Twist

It's one thing to say your apartment has parking but quite another to park your car in your apartment.  Usually you have to park in the basement and travel up a few (or more) floors to your apartment ... so it's not as convenient as it could be.


Well in a new luxury apartment development in New York they've fixed that problem by including parking for your car on the same level as your apartment.  So, you can have your car close by and it can also enjoy your view.


The arrangement works something like this as the New York Times reports.

• Drivers pull up to a door on 11th Avenue where an electronic reader that operates like an E-ZPass opens the gate
• After the driver pulls inside and make a left turn, , the door shuts and an elevator gate opens
• When the car is inside the elevator, a flat-panel display on the wall reminds the driver to shut off the engine and infrared sensors monitor and direct the car’s position
• The elevator automatically goes to the owner’s floor
• And the car is backed into the apartment garage space

Here's a short video report explaining it further.


I'm sure this could be very popular with some owners but wonder if it's all going too far.  


And it makes me think of Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Francesco ...