# Park Place Parking

> Park Place Parking is a privately held, Chavez family-owned parking operator serving drivers, property owners, businesses and government entities in the United States. It manages surface lots, garages, valet and event parking, with online location search, monthly permits and payment tools. Its relationship with Chavez Properties adds a real estate dimension: parking can provide an interim use for land held for future sale or development.

- **Founded:** 1972
- **Headquarters:** Cincinnati, United States
- **Founders:** Manuel Chavez Sr. (Founder of predecessor family parking business), Manuel Chavez (Co-founder of consolidated PCA business), Robert Chavez (Co-founder of consolidated PCA business)
- **Products:** Garage facilities, Surface parking, Monthly parking, Valet parking, Government services
- **Notable:** Operates thousands of parking spaces across structured garages and surface lots, according to company materials., Published case studies span corporate headquarters, a museum, an airport and religious and entertainment venues., A 2026 Chavez Properties feature describes the wider family enterprise as a third-generation business.

## Products & services

- **Garage facilities** — Staffing, maintenance, traffic flow, audit controls, reporting and customer account management for structured parking.
- **Surface parking** — Lot layout, payment systems, enforcement, maintenance and marketing for surface lots.
- **Monthly parking** — Location-based permits, recurring payments, account management and waitlists where available.
- **Valet parking** — Uniformed staffing, staging, traffic management, security processes and financial controls for venues and events.
- **Government services** — Operation and enforcement of public parking assets, with reporting and compliance processes.
- **Event parking** — Parking operations for special events; arrangements and pricing are location-specific.
- **Consulting services** — Consultative support for parking asset management.
- **Airport parking through Fast Park** — Related airport parking brands provide online reservations, shuttle service and loyalty benefits; distinguish from urban Park Place lots.

## Achievements

- Operates thousands of parking spaces across structured garages and surface lots, according to company materials.
- Published case studies span corporate headquarters, a museum, an airport and religious and entertainment venues.
- A 2026 Chavez Properties feature describes the wider family enterprise as a third-generation business.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Business development executive Karla Arriola Kalmes published a LinkedIn article, “Fix for a Bad Operator Isn’t No Operator,” arguing for people equipped with better technology.
- **2026-02** — Chavez Properties highlighted a September 2025 Parking Today cover story about the family’s origins and multigenerational parking operations; the page also displays an April 2026 date.

## Links

- Website: https://www.parkplaceparking.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/parking-company-of-america

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Last updated: 2026-10-17