New Summit Parking Garage Open To Public Nights, Weekends On Aug. 8

LAKELAND, FL — Construction on Summit Consulting’s new nine-story, 135,000-square-foot office building and 450-space parking garage at 117 N. Massachusetts Ave. is complete and employees are now occupying the space.

As part of the sale and purchase agreement for the property, the city of Lakeland pre-paid $2.5 million toward a 30-year parking lease that allows the public to use a portion of the parking garage on nights and weekends.

“We are excited that Summit Consulting is now downtown, and their employees are moving into the new office space," City Manager Shawn Sherrouse said. "As part of the sales agreement, we structured the contract to allow for public parking in Summit Consulting’s garage when it isn’t being utilized by employees. This agreement is a win-win because parking garages are extremely expensive, and this public/private partnership provides public parking spaces on nights and weekends when we need it most.”

Beginning Monday, Aug. 8, the public will have access to 150 covered parking spaces located on the first two levels of the Summit Building’s parking garage, according to a news release from the city.

The parking agreement was executed during the original sale of the property, and it specifies that no less than 150 non-exclusive parking spaces will be available as free public parking from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. Monday through Friday and 6 a.m. to 3 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.