Nicholas Group building seven-storey car park

Group Chairman Issa Nicholas, at the ceremony to mark the construction of the facility, said there is a dire need for parking facilities in the city.

“That is the only way we could have people come to the offices and get them to stay. Otherwise we will have empty buildings with no offices in it,” he said.

The modern parking facility, he said, will provide for 200 cars.

The entrance will be on Abercromby Street while the exit will be through Chacon Street.

It is scheduled for completion by July 2017. Nicholas, who has already built four car park facilities, said that two years ago, he bought the land adjacent to his office building Nicholas Court and decided to use it to ease up the problem of parking in the city.

Apart from parking spaces, he said, “it will add to the lively atmosphere of the commercial surrounding area.” In brief remarks, Minister of Planning and Development Camille Robinson-Regis said that though simple, the ceremony was “of great significance” to the capital city which needs revitalising.

Noting that parking was an issue for the city, she said, the investment was timely.

“On each occasion Mr Nicholas and his team have made an input into changing the landscape of Port-of-Spain, it has been very effective and significant for Port-of-Spain,” she said.