How Much It Costs To Park In Boston
Recently a user on the popular social media platform Reddit u/sara6800 asked for a little bit of sanity in the city of Boston. Pleading:
Actual spot not pictured. This one goes for at least $123k in South Boston. Stool not included.
Here is the description: “With 24/7 Valet INDOOR PARKING SPACE in a Private Heated Garage located on Broad Street across from the Waterfront & Rose Kennedy Greenway. Close proximity to Financial District & Downtown offices – perfect for a professional, commuter, local resident or investor. Excellent opportunity to purchase a highly coveted spot in a flourishing neighborhood. $275 Monthly HOA fee plus Real Estate Taxes”
AN HOA FOR A PARKING SPACE!!! What for? To make sure the lines are always a crisp yellow? No oil hits the asphalt? For $82k I should be able to set up a small petting zoo in my Nissan Altima if I want. Did we learn nothing from George Costanza?
But, here’s the thing. That’s actually not that bad at all.
Here are some other spots that will cost you twice if not triple that price.
25 Savoy Parking Space $150,000
“GARAGE SOUTH END Tandem Parking. Spaces 50 & 51 available NOW at Rollins Square Condominiums vehicle entrance at 25 Savoy Street. Pedestrian entrance at 15 Waltham Street with elevator access to parking. Option for electric car charger see disclosures. Condo Fee $148. per month. Buyer must be South End resident.”
I mean at least there are no HOA fees, but that condo fee seems pretty suspect.
396 Beacon Street, Parking Space D $275,000
“Single parking space available for sale on waterside Beacon between Fairfield Street and Gloucester Street. There are no property taxes or fees associated with the space.”
This one is especially galling because it seems like it’s not even in a covered garage.
Those of us who are from out of town are always baffled by how casual Bostonians are about how expensive things are here. But at a certain point when the place you park your car costs more than the car itself you aren’t sophisticated, you’ve just become numb to being ripped off.
The Most Hilarous Space Savers As Boston Drivers Battle For Parking
Let's start with the basics...a chair!
This was definitely the aftermath of the storm where someone’s space saver was thrown out.
Summer Space Savers
(Boston, MA 01/11/18) A chair and a cooler are used as space savers in South Boston on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Staff photo by Nicolaus Czarnecki (Photo by /MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
Nothing says winter storm like a beach chair and a cooler!
Another staple - a table
BOSTON, MA – JANUARY 9: A deck table serves as a “space saver” for a parking spot in East Sixth Street in South Boston on Jan. 9, 2018. Boston has enforced a 48-hour rule when it comes to space savers. The objects can only be used while a snow emergency is declared, and must be removed 48 hours after it has been lifted, but not all residents comply. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
You have to have a table to go with those chairs right?
Rack and Frame
This is definitely some kind of rack that was broken. And it’s not cold enough, so let’s bring out the fan. Also probably broken!
A Bucket
Because no one would just kick the bucket out of the way. Wouldn’t be my choice. You need something that would be inconvenient to move.
Chair with a message
Well this sounds like a threat. “I wouldn’t move these if I were you.” And if the note isn’t enough, the skeleton was added for dramatic effect.
A Christmas tree
BOSTON, MA – JANUARY 9: An orange cone and a Christmas tree serve as a “space saver” for a parking spot on O Street in South Boston on Jan. 9, 2018. Boston has enforced a 48-hour rule when it comes to space savers. The objects can only be used while a snow emergency is declared, and must be removed 48 hours after it has been lifted, but not all residents comply. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Now there’s the holiday spirit! Lol
Dashing through the snow!
BOSTON – MARCH 1: This reindeer appears ready to spring into action on E. Third Street near H Street. South Boston residents talk about their beloved space savers, on Sunday, March 1, 2015. Mayor Martin J. Walsh has declared that all must be gone Monday, or they will be removed. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Not actually saving a space, but quite entertaining and in the holiday spirit!
Box of diapers and cat litter
BOSTON – DECEMBER 16: An empty box of diapers and a box of kitty liter are used as space savers to hold shoveled parking spots on Columbia Road in South Boston, Massachusetts on December 16, 2013 after the first snow storm of the season. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi for The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Triple threat
(Boston, MA 01/11/18) A dust pan, fan and bucket are all used as space savers on G Street in in South Boston on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Staff photo by Nicolaus Czarnecki (Photo by /MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
A triple threat here! A dustpan, fan, and a bucket. This person is SERIOUS!
Laundry Basket
(Boston, MA, 02/12/14) No space savers were seen on Shawmut Ave. in the South End but there was some creative parking. Wednesday, February 12, 2014. Staff photo by John Wilcox. (Photo by John Wilcox/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
I don’t know why I find this so funny. Maybe it’s because they went the extra mile to turn it upside down! Lol
A stool
BOSTON, MA – JANUARY 9: A stool serves as a “space saver” for a parking spot on N Street in South Boston on Jan. 9, 2018. Boston has enforced a 48-hour rule when it comes to space savers. The objects can only be used while a snow emergency is declared, and must be removed 48 hours after it has been lifted, but not all residents comply. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Functional, but basic. A stool.
A kid's 4-wheeler
BOSTON – FEBRUARY 27: Space savers including this one found on Columbia Road by Old Harbor Street in South Boston all must be moved next Monday in the city of Boston. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
There is a very unhappy child in someone’s house!
Trash can
BOSTON – MARCH 1: After driving his car out of this spot on E. Sixth Street, Arnold Gatto rolls this can in its place. South Boston residents talk about their beloved space savers, on Sunday, March 1, 2015. Mayor Martin J. Walsh has declared that all must be gone Monday, or they will be removed. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Vacuum cleaner
Looks like vacuum cleaners are a pretty popular (and expensive) space saver!
A bucket of snow
BOSTON – JANUARY 28: Space savers in the South End. (Photo by Sean Proctor for The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Oh nice, a bucket of snow to save your space that you just shoveled out. Brilliant!
