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Watergate of Alexandria maintains two separate underground garages for use by its homeowners and residents. Click here if you wish to see a map (in PDF format) of both garages showing the parking spaces assigned to each home (the map is password protected and accessible to Watergate homeowners only). North Royal Street Garage The car entrance to the Phase I garage is accessible from North Royal Street near Second Street. There are three pedestrian entrances - one near the north end of the fishpond area, a second one near the south end of the fishpond area, and a third one off the east-west walkway (what used to be First Street before Watergate was built) that divides Phases I and II of the Watergate complex. The Phase I garage houses an office and restroom for the groundskeeper, a small bike storage room, a dedicated car wash area, a machinery room for the fish pond's water pump and filtering system, and recycling bins.
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North Pitt Street Garage The car entrance to the Phase II Garage is accessible from North Pitt Street near First Street. There are five pedestrian entrances -- two off the grassy esplanade, two leading toward the berm area, and one adjacent to the car entrance. The Phase II garage houses a Board meeting room, a large bike storage room, a dedicated car wash area, storage areas, and recycling bins. Garage Spaces for Rent The Watergate of Alexandria Homeowner's Association owns several spaces in both garages that it rents to homeowners, residents and others on a monthly basis. The Board also maintains a list of homeowners who have extra parking spaces available for rent. Interested persons should contact a member of the Board for current availability and pricing information. |
All parking spaces are owned by individual homeowners and are reserved at all times. There have been an increasing number of incidents where cars were parked in someone's else's parking space. We reserve the right to tow and remove any improperly parked cars without warning and at the car-owner's sole expense and liability. Garage Doors From time to time the garage doors and/or the opening mechanisms are seriously damaged when cars drive into them. Please come to a complete stop at a reasonable distance from the closed garage doors, and allow them to open completely before proceeding through the entranceway. If you notice that a garage door is not functioning, please let one of the Board members know so that the garage door repair service can be notified. Garage Door Openers Owners and residents are responsible for replacing all lost or damaged garage door openers, and all depleted batteries. Click here if you need additional or replacement transmitters (the page is password protected and accessible to Watergate homeowners only). Our automatic garage door system is compatible with Homelink and other pre-installed and after-market vehicle transmitters. |
Many homeowners and residents are storing materials in the garage, including many items that are potentially hazardous, such as paint, gasoline, oil, and a variety of car care products. Using the garage for storage poses a danger to the community because hazardous materials may start a fire, stacked materials may fall on people or vehicles, and materials struck by a moving vehicle could cause substantial damage to multiple vehicles and individuals. Further, materials stored in a parking space may obstruct the access of others to their parking spaces. Accordingly, the Board of Directors has decided that the only items that may be stored in the garage besides automobiles are motorcycles, bikes, and mopeds, provideed that they are stored within their owner's parking space and that the motorcycles, bikes, and mopeds do not intrude or cause the motor vehicle parked in the space to either intrude into the driving areas of the garage or unduly restrict the access of other residents to their parking space or a resident's abilty to enter or alight from their vehicles. The Board will order that unauthorized materials in the garage be removed and destroyed. Expenses incurred in removal and destruction may be charged to the owner of the space in which the materials are found. The Board also wants to assure that the garage is free of hazards and unnecessary clutter for everyone's benefit. Please remember to insure under your homeowner's policy any bikes or mopeds stored in the garage, since such storage is at your own risk. Please do not park, or allow your tenants or guests to park, in a space that does not belong to you. |
