In addition to the extreme expense of building a 5 story parking ramp on Menlo Parks downtown parking lots, ( 565 spaces x $200,000 per space = $113 million ) the Developers, their Architects and the city council refuse to admit, that a 5 story parking ramp is only used on levels 1 and 2.
Levels 3,4,5 and sub lower levels A and B are virtually EMPTY.
( the Council can go to Palo Altos Bryant Street ramp and see for themselves)
Why is it Empty? Because it is inconvenient (and scary) to get on an elevator in a parking ramp, especially with no security guards on site.
That is probably why Stanford mall has only 2 levels of parking ramps.
The city council is being driven by something other than reason and facts.
Council members: Please Abandon plans to build State mandated low cost apartments on the downtown parking lots!
It will NOT work.
Michael DeMoss, resident and commercial real estate attorney
Cost: $200,000 per parking space
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