How Do I Compare Denver Apartment Parking Before Signing a Lease?

Is parking included with Denver apartments or charged separately?

Parking is often charged separately. The lease price is one number. The place where the car sleeps is another.

Modera West Wash Park lists street parking as no cost and optional garage parking at $125 to $225 per space each month on its 2026 fee page. The same page separates parking from base rent. 24Fifty at University Park also lists secure-garage and assigned-parking charges separately in its 2026 FAQ.

These are property examples, not a Denver-wide average. They establish the point that matters at lease review: “parking included” needs a written definition. It can mean street availability. It can mean one named space. It can mean a garage space with a separate addendum and separate monthly bill.

Street access is a different system. A Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Residential Parking Permit only exempts a resident or guest vehicle from posted time limits in its eligible block or area zone. It does not create private apartment-building parking.

For eligible addresses, Denver lists a $20 annual administrative fee for a vehicle-specific permit and a $25 annual administrative fee for a Flex Parking Permit on its 2026 program page. The Flex permit is for a guest, service provider, or additional resident vehicle. It is not a garage key.

How much does garage parking cost at Denver apartments?

The available Denver property examples place one garage or assigned space between $125 and $225 per month, with terms that change by property and space type.

All figures in the table come from the properties’ 2026 public pages. The comparison is not rent plus parking in the abstract. It is rent plus the exact parking terms for the unit and the vehicles at that address. The same habit applies when weighing other vehicle costs, as in Phone Deals: Calculate the Cost Beyond the Free Price: the visible price is not the whole cost.

Ask whether the stated price covers a numbered space, an access device, an enforcement permit, tandem use, or only the right to seek an unassigned space. Ask whether the space begins with the lease, ends with it, or can be removed under a separate parking agreement. Public data does not supply one answer for all Denver buildings.

What is the difference between assigned, unassigned, covered, and garage parking?

Assigned parking ties a resident to a stated space; unassigned parking gives access to a shared area; covered and garage parking describe shelter or enclosure, not always exclusivity.

An assigned space narrows the daily question to one stall. It also creates a designated-space rule. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission lists unauthorized use of a designated space, missing permits, blocked driveways or roadways, fire-lane parking, and improper accessible-space use among common residential-tow reasons on its 2026 guidance.

Unassigned parking needs a different question: how many eligible vehicles can use the lot at the same time? A building can offer parking without promising a space at the hour a resident returns. A covered space protects from weather. A garage often adds controlled entry. Neither term, alone, proves that the space is reserved.

EV charging is another separate term. 24Fifty states on its 2026 FAQ that it has no on-site EV charging stations. A garage is not proof of charging. Public sources also do not establish universal Denver apartment vehicle-size limits. The lease, parking addendum, signage, and leasing office’s written reply are the record for vehicle dimensions, vehicle type, waitlists, and charging access.

Towing turns vague rules into a bill. The PUC lists a $250.91 base fee for a vehicle weighing 10,000 pounds or less, $48.19 per 24-hour storage period, and $3.80 per mile in its 2026 residential-towing guidance, with other listed charges that can apply. Except for specified violations, the PUC states that a windshield notice is required 24 hours before a residential improper-parking tow. The Colorado Legislative Council Staff also states that private-property towing requires notice of the parking regulations and the risk of towing or booting.

Read the signs. Read the addendum. A parking space is a rule before it is a convenience.