First Street Garage

Clean, easy to park your car. Clear signs and directions. Elevators and stairs. Walking distance from Lechmere Station. Block away from Taco Bell..Across the street from Cambridgeside Galleria. You pay as you exit in your car. There is a parking attendant to assist.

Fraudulent practices to rob customers, is rampant in this public parking garage run by the city of Cambridge. The parking ticket vending machine spits tickets, where the ‘time on entry’ has been deliberately printed on a defective/damaged paper. The parking attendant (in the booth) at checkout, then charges you $30 for ‘lost ticket’, instead of the advertised hourly parking fee, but cleverly 'collects the damaged ticket' back! Stay away from this garage!

I was in town visiting my daughter and found this garage. Parking during the week is the same as surrounding places, but on the weekends it’s just $5 per day. Now there is no in an out privileges but shoot, the T is only 2 blocks away. You can’t go wrong to go here when visiting town. The garage is clean and has plenty of space for small and larger vehicles. Remember though, it’s an open facility so anyone can get in. If you’re parking overnight make sure things are out of sight. Here is the big item to keep in mind. The guy who checks you out has an attitude, plain and simple. He won’t lean out to take your ticket, and if you say anything that might insinuate he’s lazy, you’re toast. PAY CASH, and you’ll be on your way with no stress.

Not much to say. Its a parking garage. The cost to stay was pretty darn good, I will say that. 10 hours of parking for 5 bucks. Cant beat that!

Great garage! Rates are very cheap now a days, ~$16 for 8 hours. Only reason I don't give it 5 stars is a majority of the spaces are very tight! It's in a good spot too, close to the expressway!