China Basin L C C Parking

Me and this other poor woman had the worst time trying to get our cars out of this abominable mess of a parking garage after hours (meaning like, 8 PM, not super late). FIRST we couldn’t figure out how to get into the damn garage; luckily I had my key card from working in the building, otherwise I don’t know how we’d have gotten in the lobby.
THEN we had to hunt for the stairs to the garage, hidden near the loading dock
THEN the machine wouldn’t scan our tickets, so we had to go back to the intercom where some building guy told us to hold them exactly an inch away and do some other voodoo
THEN after finally getting our tickets to scan, I was able to pay, but the other lady’s credit card wouldn’t work and it wouldn’t give her any more chances to pay– it kept saying ‘go to cashier at B14’ when there’s obviously no cashier there, it’s after hours
THEN she buzzed the building guy and he told her to go to some other kiosk on the other side of the garage
THEN she tried that and it didn’t work either! At this point I was idling in my car because I didn’t want her to be trapped in the bowels of this shitty garage and not get out– she lived in San Ramon and needed to drive back.
THEN it took me forever to find the f******ing EXIT, as it is very hidden and narrow.
In the end she just trailed right behind me and got out that way.
This is easily the worst parking garage experience I’ve ever had in my life. This garage sucks. Lady, if you’re out there, let’s get a drink, we went through some serious adversity there! Literally every thing that could go wrong went wrong. This garage sucks. $ 28 for the day is also overpriced; you can do much better w/​the garages on Townsend.

Beware! This garage is like playing the board game Operation with your car! DON’T SCRATCH THE SIDES!
I worked in the China Basin building above and parked here for years. I kept an extra star because the staff here is actually great and always kind to deal with.
The reason for such a low rating is just the facility itself is too cramped. I knew it was bound to happen sooner or later, but after awhile the front corner of my car finally got scratched by clearly misjudging a very tight squeeze next to someone who can’t align their car behind the divider line correctly because people live in their own bubbles of giving zero f#$ks when they park. Since parking your car in this garage is like fine threading a needle, it’s a matter of time until your car gets a $ 2k fix worthy scratch. Is that worth the $ 320/​month to park here?

We just left the garage after paying $ 60 to park for the Giants game. When we dropped off the car (because it was valet only) we had half a tank of gas. Now our gas tank is miraculously empty, just 3 hours later. If you park here, take a photo of your dashboard because without proof the attendant won’t care that your car was either left on or siphoned.

This has got to be one of the worst garages in SF. VERY narrow lanes and parking spaces are more cramped than ever! Good luck trying to navigate the garage with anything bigger than a Mini Cooper!!!

$ 40 to park during a Giants game? Understandable, since there’s no other options. But what a terribly laid out garage. And the pillars are in the worst spots. If you have a large car, avoid at all costs, you WILL have a hard time parking here.

One of the pricier options for parking around the SoMa area. It’s right next to AT&T park and right below UCSF imaging center. Rate is $ ³⁄₂₀ minutes but as I happily found out several hours later, is a $ 20 DAILY MAXIMUM, max 12 hours, regardless of validation. I was at UCSF for at least 3 hours and had lunch several blocks away for another hour at a place that has no parking nearby, so I was quite relieved when I came back to my car at 1pmish that parking wouldn’t as expensive as I thought it would be.
Validation is done if you are a UCSF *patient*. If you are a visitor, your validation is on the mercy of whoever invited you (in my case it wasn’t). If the daily max hasn’t been reached, valet parking is $ 12. At least valet person and cashier were nice.
Parking spaces are a little bit on the narrow side. If you miss the area that you have to make a left turn, you have to reverse as the spaces along the main entrance and exit are reserved. Elevators in the parking garage can take you to the right floors along the China Basin complex.
If I wasn’t going to an appointment I would have looked elsewhere for cheaper parking options.

I parked my car in China Basin garage. When I returned to the garage, the valet that parked my car had hit something leaving several large scrapes on the side. I then filled out a «claim form» at their request. After a few weeks of chasing them around, they got back to me to say «claim denied, tough luck». They damaged my car and would not pay for it. I will never park here again !!!

not good for motorcycles

This garage might be too expensive, but that is life. I have been to this garage a couple times and when it is full, the workers offer to valet your car free of charge. So really, just read the signs when you park there, don’t leave your car past closing hours, and don’t expect to get in-​n-​out privileges and you should be fine.
Also: $ 20 for special event parking is an amazing deal. Just check out the lots that charge 50 – 75 you’ll be happy to park here :)

Parked here for Opera at the Ballpark because it was across the street. We were willing to pay the $ 20 they charge for special events/​all day parking.
After the opera, we wandered around SOMA for dinner. By the time we came back the place is closed! The garage only had car entrance and exits, which were both shut. All around the building there was no pedestrian entrance. The sign they posted even said after hour should wait until next day to retrieve vehicles. WTF! What kind of garage holds people’s car hostage?
Good thing we went to the courtyard and waved down the security. He kindly let us in and showed us the elevator to the garage.

Entrance is actually on Third Street just south of Berry. Parking here is $ 5 per day for motorcyclists, but the garage does not offer monthly passes or allow multiple entries in a day so be wary if you’re leaving the garage for lunch. Bicycle parking is free.