Pune’s first 20-storey automated parking facility to be demolished

2 min readPuneJul 25, 2026 12:14 PM IST According to PMC, the mechanised steel structure of the parking facility has become risky, and the expenditure on repair exceeds its use, (File photo) The Pune civic body on Thursday decided to demolish the city’s first fully automated multi-level parking facility on the Sambhaji Garden premises. Launched with much fanfare in 2007, the 20-storey ‘Vertipark’ at JM Road suffered a major technical snag five years later and has since been lying defunct. The Rs 2.5-crore facility that could accommodate 60 cars was designed to maximise parking area using minimum urban space.“It was decided to dismantle the mechanised parking facility, which is beyond repair. The facility has not been in use for years, and the civic body is unable to find an expert agency t