The Fifth's garage will open soon — next to two empty lots. The site's future is unclear. Kim Norvell, Des Moines Register As The Fifth's parking garage prepares to open downtown, what happens next? UP NEXT Later this month, visitors and workers in downtown Des Moines will be able to park in a brand new, 11-story parking garage designed to serve a 40-story tower that may never get built. Des Moines is in the process of closing on the sale of the 751-stall garage, intended to be part of a landmark project, The Fifth, a residential and hotel skyscraper and movie theater complex whose future is now in question after the developer was declared in default.