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The City of San Francisco Ellis O’Farrell Parking Corporation was incorporated in 1964 under the laws of the State of California as a non-profit corporation for the primary purpose of aiding and assisting the City in acquiring and operating the public parking garage located at 123 O’Farrell Street in downtown San Francisco. The Garage presently has parking capacity for approximately 1,020 vehicles on 10 levels, and has approximately 11,000 square feet of leased commercial retail space on the street level. The Corporation is governed by a 10-member Board of Directors, and has one full-time employee who serves as the Corporate Manager.

Through an open RFP bid process, the Corporation contracts with a professional parking operator for the day-to-day management of the parking operation. The current operator, Parking Concepts, Inc., was awarded the contract in May 2002.

The Corporation works directly with the City’s Department of Parking and Traffic and submits an annual operating plan and budget to DPT, as well as the City Controller’s Office. Majority of the garage revenues is returned to the City’s Municipal Railway to support public transits. The remaining portion is retained by the Corporation to maintain and make capital improvements to the Garage.

The Corporation operates the garage with community in mind. Its objective is to provide affordable, convenient public parking for visitors to the Union Square / Downtown area, and offering the highest level of customer service in a clean / safe facility. The Garage is an amenity of the community it serves. The Corporation actively participates in the Union Square Association and the Union Square Business Improvement District (B.I.D.).