Descriptions of new builds often carry a formula like "0.75 parking spaces per apartment". It sounds technical, but behind it is a simple question: will there be somewhere to leave the car in the evening — for you and for your neighbours. Here is where the figure comes from, what the standard requires and how it is met at the Gissar quarter.
Where the ratio comes from
The ratio is the total number of parking spaces in the quarter divided by the number of apartments. It shows how well the building or the quarter as a whole is provided with parking; it does not guarantee a space to a particular apartment, because spaces are sold separately.
For Gissar it looks like this:
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Apartments in the quarter | 811 |
| Parking spaces in total | 613 |
| of which underground | 524 (three levels) |
| of which outdoors | 89 |
| Spaces per apartment | 613 ÷ 811 ≈ 0.75 |
| Standard | ≥ 0.7 per apartment |
The ratio is calculated for the whole quarter. The first building's own technical indicators — 231 apartments and 253 spaces — describe one block, not the whole project, which is why the figure of 613 in Gissar's description refers to the quarter.
The standard of ≥ 0.7 spaces per apartment is recorded in the master plan's compliance table with a reference to ShNQ 2.07.01-23 and to the resolution under which the project was approved. With 811 apartments the minimum under the standard is 568 spaces; the project has 613, that is 45 more than required. The row "Parking spaces per apartment: standard ≥ 0.7 — project 0.75" is on the documents sheet together with the other 44 indicators.
What 0.75 means in practice
Put the ratio on a household scale: for every four apartments there are three parking spaces. By comparison, the standard of 0.7 gives seven spaces for ten apartments. The difference looks small, but in a dense district built long ago — and Navnihol is exactly that — a free spot on the street in the evening is hard to find. That is why the project provided parking to the standard with a margin, not as an afterthought.
The second consequence matters more than the first. Once the cars go to the parking, the courtyard belongs to people: the entrance to the underground levels is from the street, inside are playgrounds and sports areas, and about a third of the territory (31.5 %) is green. Separate guest parking is provided so that visitors do not take over the courtyard.
How the first building's underground parking is arranged
The quarter's first building — a 12-storey block with 231 apartments — stands over three underground levels at −3.900, −7.800 and −11.700 m. By the building's technical indicators it has 164 underground and 89 outdoor spaces, 253 in total.
What else is known from the project and the developer's brief:
- The parking is about 3.6 m high. Not only cars but crossovers and SUVs drive in.
- A lift from the parking straight into the entrance hall. You go up to your apartment from the parking level without stepping outside.
- 30 spaces with electric-car chargers — 5 % of all spaces in the quarter.
- 30 spaces for residents with limited mobility — also 5 %, next to the entrances.
- A closed territory under video surveillance.
By the master plan, 20 m² is allowed per underground space and 35 m² per outdoor one: these are the standard areas parking is calculated with, not the size of a particular bay. Bay dimensions are not marked on the basement drawings — if that figure matters to you, the sales office will check it against the working documentation.
What to check when you are quoted a ratio
- How it was calculated. The ratio is honest when the denominator is every apartment in the quarter and the numerator is every space, outdoor ones included. At Gissar it is 613 for 811.
- How many are underground. Outdoor spaces are parking too, but in winter and summer the difference is real. At Gissar 524 of the 613 are underground.
- Where the standard is written. Not in an advertisement but in the project documentation: at Gissar, in the compliance table with a reference to ShNQ.
- How it is bought. Is the space sold separately or included in the price? At Gissar it is separate.
- What happens to the courtyard. When there is enough parking, the courtyard is designed without cars — you can see it on the landscaping plan.
How to buy a parking space at Gissar
A parking space is not included in the apartment price and is sold separately. The developer has not yet approved the price, and parking sales are temporarily closed — on the site we write "to be confirmed" rather than a figure that does not exist. When the price appears it will be on the project page and in the apartment catalogue, where a space can be reserved together with an apartment.
The plans of all three underground levels, with numbered bays, are already on the project page. If you would like to go through them together and ask about parking spaces, leave an enquiry in contacts or come to the sales office.