Southwest Downtown Parking Garage

BEWARE!!! I paid for parking at Midtown Plaza Garage in Gainesville for the football game. I did this so my 70 year old grandad who I brought to the game with me could be closer. It says on our receipt from the parking pass “You may park anywhere that doesn’t say reserved” so we did. Got back to our car and we have a immobilized notice with a subject to tow. SEVEN other people with us had one too and receipts where they paid. We called the number no one picked up luckily one of the other people got in touch and a man named Kevin (employee #105723) with superior towing pulled up. I went up to Kevin and asked him why I had this on my car when I paid and he threw his hands up at me and yelled at me saying “anything past level 3 is resident parking ONLY and there’s a big sign explaining this

The art inside is beautiful. I have parked here for years and never had a bad experience. Not bad pricing (especially compared to the other downtown parking garage) but wish the city would make it free again!

We recently moved to Gainesville and decided to try out some of the restaurants around. We park in this garage and I think to myself...hmm this is odd you don't have to pay for parking as there is no gate to stop at to get a parking card. Well we get back to our car to find we got a ticket. Come to find out you do have to pay. After walking around my wife finally notices a small sign (see the picture, if you have trouble seeing it, well its because its the small sign next to the right of the large sign), which blends in with all the graffiti on the walls and another small sign near the entrance (again see the picture and good luck finding it). The place is lit up with electronic signs and graffiti all over so its easy to miss these small signs which tell you to somehow pay from your p

Visited the 352 Murals in Gainesville!! Didn't have a map, but we found quite a few. Beautiful work, a must see when in Gainesville!!

Well lit and clean but garage closes at 10pm for non permit parkers (despite you having to pay an 8pm to 6am flat rate) Edit: owners comment clarified - you just can’t enter after 10. Great parking area!