75 Howard Garage

Decent garage. I get here early enough for the early bird. $ 22. But it’s still expensive. Street meter for 7*hrs is about $ 17

It’s a good place to park after 4pm for four hours; then it’s only $ 8.00 but if you exceed that time it will be an additional $ 6 per 30 minutes. Read carefully the rules.

I left the garage very upset after what happened to us. After reading a few reviews, I could not believe how similar my story was to the one shared by Ingrid L. on 5÷24÷2014: Saturday, daylight, 6^th floor. There were two guys working for the parking lot: a security guard and a guy driving a golf cart. I talked to both of them but they were clueless about what happened and what to do. Not even on how I could make a complaint or make sure that there was record of what happened so the management could do something about it for future customers.

This is a good parking lot to use when going to Saturday’s Farmer’s Market at the Ferry Building. It’s convenient in and out, good price too. The parking spaces on first 2 floors are reserved and are marked appropriately… don’t understand why someone would think of parking in spaces marked «Reserved», just drive on to the next open spot.
I’ve never had a problem with the gates leaving the lot. But I usually leave within 5 minutes of paying. I don’t understand why someone would think the gates would open just because a car would drive close to it. Wouldn’t people stop paying if they knew the gates would open. People are simply amazing… hahaha!

Summary: $ 6 for 4 hours on Saturday, but GET OUT before the 4 hours are up: $ 6 for every 30 minutes afterward.
Ferry Building /​Farmer’s Market? Stroll on the Embarcadero? Leisurely walk to the Exploratorium or Pier 39 or Fisherman’s Wharf? If you’ll be there and back in 4 hours, this parking structure is unbeatable for the price and location. For a real steal, check out Golden Gateway Garage at 250 Clay Street – just $ 3 for the whole day. But this place is better located, if you want to be closer to the Southern part of the Embarcadero. Be mindful of the time limits, though… 4 hours is only $ 6, but 5 hours is $ 18!

Need parking in the financial district after 4pm? Come here. Beautiful bay bridge view included.
Sitting on prime real estate, 75 Howard Garage is very close to the ferry building and a block from Mission Street. For a total of just $ 8 during the week, you’re able to park here from 4−11pm. There were many spaces available when I arrived around 6pm, but I do have two small complaints. The first would have to be that the spaces are rather compact and second was that the first two floors are always reserved. I found multiple spaces open between the third and fourth floors, so this wasn’t much of a problem on a weeknight.
Normally, this garage isn’t the cheapest place to park, but if you hit a deal time you’re in luck. On the weekends, it’s just $ 6 for 4 hours. These deals are tough to beat!
If you’re in the financial district after 4pm or spending a Saturday morning at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market — I’d highly recommend this garage.

Parking lot is great and inexpensive if you hit it at the deal times. Be sure to read the signs or the information on Unilocal under More Info. Awesome proximity to financial district and Ferry Building. Open late (some garages close early).

We parked here for the Sat Ferry Building Farmers Market, which is a great price — $ 6 for 4 hr parking. We got our minivan broken into, as did three other cars on our floor. It was broad daylight. I have parked here before without any problems. I would caution that there are no security cameras anywhere, and there is only 1 – 2 security people (who are geriatric and not likely to intimidate a car thief) on the 1^st floor.
There was no visible signs of anything valuable — no computers, purses, wallets, etc. We have a Honda Odyssey — nothing flashy but we just got super unlucky.
Avoid parking on the upper floors, which was my mistake, I think, because there are less cars and traffic here. I was driving a minivan, and it’s hard to maneuver into tight parking spaces, so I went higher. But, I would advise parking on the lower 3 floors. Turned out that this day outing for fresh produce cost me over $ 300 to get my rear window repaired. Calling SFPD will get you nothing because they won’t come out to investigate and there’s really nothing they can do.

On 9÷15÷13, I parked in this garage in order to take my great grandson to the Exploratorium. After a terrific day, we returned to the garage, paid the ticket only to find I had a dead battery. AAA came and jumped my car. When I drove to the exit, my ticket was not valid — I explained the situation — but was told to back up — park on the side and buy another ticket which meant leaving my car running. Meanwhile the Tow truck came to the exit and was told to get out and buy a ticket. As a result there was a huge back-​up and people were honking and yelling. This should never have happened! My grandson said as we finally drove out of the garage «this is the worst garage I have ever been in» and I had to agree with him.

I parked here at 7:07PM and left at 11:08PM. That was $ 29.50 when it should have been $ 8. They charged me the $ 8 plus $ 21 for the early morning parking the next day. This is by definition predatory and I highly recommend against parking here. The attendants are no help at all, and the man on the phone even agreed that it was an unethical business tactic.

$ 6 for four hour parking on the weekends. My go to parking lot when I’m enjoying my Saturday mornings at the farmers market.
Minus one star since its overpriced to park here on a weekday.

they charge you full $ 30 everytime and anytime you get in… dont get fooled by the signs…

This is my second review. Do not park at this place!!! The daily max is posted as $ 21.99, but was charged 29.50 for 2hr and 4 mins! This is ridiculous! Parking attendant was no help and shrugged shoulders. The amount was only a few dollars over the actual rate plus tax but it is still not right to be cheating all of those customers day after day. It adds up and is unethical!

One of the biggest downfalls of going to the Ferry Building was finding sane, affordable parking. Well, search no more! On weekends, they have a deal where you get 4 hours of parking for $ 6! Even the validated parking across the street from the Building doesn’t get you that kind of a deal. Just beware of staying over the 4 hours, since it’s like $ 5 for every 15 minutes or something exorbitant like that. Happy eating!

i have never ever written a Unilocal review and am creating a profile to do so just because i am so so infuriated by this experience.
i parked here for the evening price, and ended up getting charged $ 30 of the lost ticket price. WTF?
then, there was no one there to help me. the gate wouldn’t open (i don’t mean the arm at the machine that lifts up after you insert a paid ticket, but the actual huge metal gate for the entrance of the garage). i drove up closer because naturally a gate would sense there is a car and open, but this gate did not. finally it did but it ended up completely SCRAPING the front of my new car. it RUINED everything, the bumper, completely bent. and it even took off my license plate. it destroyed the front of my car. whoever owns and operates this place is completely disgusting to have the heart to do this to people

Parked for the early bird special of $ 8 until 11pm. What happened when I left at 11:30? I got charged a full day price of $ 30. F’ers
Don’t forget — these places have 25% parking tax included — no wonder they cost so much! F’d up San Francisco taxes.

Easy parking for the Ferry Building /​Embarcadero. $ 6 for 4 hours on weekends. Easy to get to also. Normal sized parking spaces, machine on 1^st floor to pay. Takes credit cards.

Thanks for the other Unilocalers, I knew the $ 5 for 4 hours on Saturdays special. But what’s missing was «how much is it after 4 hours»? Well, it is $ 3 every 15 minutes, with daily maximum of $ 29. It was too late for me to drive around to find somewhere else so I parked here, and I got the daily max, of course.
Great location and $ 5 for 4 hours is a good price to go to the Farmer’s Market, but might not be the best deal for the whole day parking.

I think this is the garage we parked in to hit up the Farmer’s Market at the Ferry Building. It was a great deal! Only $ 4!!!
But of course only until 6pm.
We arrived a bit late and were afraid the car was locked until the morning. Nope just paid $ 29 to get out. I guess that isn’t bad but just make sure to get out before 6pm!

I’m going to be pretty useful here and tell you that on Saturdays, when the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market is on a block and a half away, you can park at this garage for up to 4 hours for $ 5.