Why not tear down 3 or 4 buildings to put in a conventional parking garage? That might work. However, it would be very difficult to disguise such a structure, and eliminating that many buildings might well change the nature of the neighborhood.
Why not build a parking garage underground? A great idea! No need to tear down any buildings. Just provide an entrance/exit. But, there’s a problem that comes from
A surface parking lot is out of the question.
Use the already limited on-street parking; most of which is occupied by local residents? Probably not a good idea or viable option.
Here’s the way we did it. Can you find the parking spaces in this peaceful street scene?
They’re right there…behind the black wooden
doors:
Now, you ask about the water table problem.
Since an automated parking system is much more space and volume efficient than
a parking garage, much less excavation depth (and width) was needed.

The next time you’re in the vicinity of Prinsengracht 311 – 1016
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