Parking in Downtown Portland

It looks like my office is moving to downtown Portland in late summer. All in all, I'm quite looking forward to the change-- with the exception that I will no longer have the free covered parking space that I enjoy in Beaverton.

I'm not planning on doing monthly parking, at least at first, because I travel enough that the economics don't seem to work. For my A6, there are several choices of parking that would be fine on a per day basis (the Heathman garage, with valet parking for $9/day, seems like the obvious choice).

However, when I drive a Ferrari downtown, I don't really want to valet it or park it in one of those buildings with tiny spaces and minimal turning room. I've parked in the Heathman garage myself, and I doubt if the 365GT could negotiate the turns in that building. And even if it would, the ramps would make short work of the clutch.

Any suggestions on garages which might be more suitable?

 

That's a good suggestion. Do you know how much the daily rate is?

I am going to be closer to Pioneer Square, but still worth thinking about.

 

I know all about that one, and have ranted about it many a time. Always worth remembering, though.

 

Ouch! The going rate downtown is $8-10 per day, typically.

The Fox tower is a great suggestion-- I will check on that. I've heard that it has a lot of excess parking since it was built to handle parking for the other, unbuilt tower as well.

 

True enough. I parked in the lower levels of the Fox Tower yesterday, and I think that will actually work pretty well. And there was an Aston Rapide parked a few spots over.

 

$9.50/day.

200 Market is a long way away from Fox Tower-- about 7 blocks south, and 3 or 4 blocks east. Maybe you're thinking of a different building?