South Bay parking
Moving to South Bay with a plan to rent a 2/3 bed apartment. I’ve noticed lots of apartments only provides 1 parking spot. As we have two cars, how hard/expensive to rent a parking spot? Also love to hear your opinions on keeping only one car for a family(wife does not work).
Mostly there should be on the road parking for free
Might be hard to park but definitely free
Where are you moving in South Bay? Some 2/2 apartments offer 2 parking spots. Check out Irvine company apartments. Or you can rent additional spot on your lease for $75-$100. Street parking is usually a headache around apartments.
So far I’ve looked at a few places in Mountain View, Sunnyvale and Cupertino. $100 a month doesn’t sound too bad but I wanna try to avoid. And Uber pool/Lyft share might be more cost effective if I have to factor in that cost.
I would stay away from the Irvine company. Check out the reviews.
Do not be misled by anyone into having only one car. Me and wife commute mostly together, but there’re always days someone has an early meeting or a late evening something and the second car is a blessing!! Also, most apartment complexes have one designated and then some open spots. Why don’t you rent a townhome with a 2-car garage?
Thanks for the info. Yes that’s definitely an option, just wondered if my option had to be limited.
You can make with road parking. Also sometimes you can get away with guest parking. Ideally you want to be in a residential neighborhood with ample outdoor parking. Worst case scenario you get a permit that allows you to park except for the posted hours when they do street cleaning.
Shoutout to all my fellow South Bay locals in LA! These NorCal techies don’t know about the OG South Bay 🤙🏻🤙🏻🏄🏻♂️🏄♀️
Is it? Just curious what’s the South Bay in LA? Is OC considered South Bay? OC fan for life - Irvine! Will move back once child is school age.
No. Not Irvine. Lol. Or any OC. South Bay in LA is El Segundo Down to Palos Verdes (El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa, Redondo, Torrance-kinda, PV)
Learn how to use public transportation.
In the South Bay? HAHA. Public transportation in the South Bay is a joke. OP would be better off using a ride hailing app.