Parking in fells point?

Submitted by coinmurderer t3_y5y7ry in baltimore

Hello all,

I am in the process of finding a place to live near fells point. The parking situation was described as “open parking”. The house I am looking at does not seem to have a drive way(I am looking at it in person next week).

Can anyone that lives in the area comment on parking? Do residents get parking permits with set spaces near by their house? It would only be one car I am bringing, which is nice.

Any info/advice is appreciated.

Thank you!

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ACFrank088 t1_ismgvi7 wrote

Parking is tough. About 2/3 of Fells parking requires a residential permit if you want to park more than 2 hours. Unfortunately this doesn't help much because A) there's a lot of residents and B) a lot of tourists etc coming and going for 2 hours looking for parking. No set spots.

The 1/3 of parking that is nonresidential permit is obviously even tougher. Basically I don't have too much of a problem finding parking in the day time during the week, maybe ten minutes of circling, but Thur - Sunday morning is really tight. I'm willing to walk s long ways but in the evenings on Friday and Saturday there is just nowhere to park. And the frequent festivals/special events are rough. This marathon thing on Saturday was a shit show with the tow trucks and what not, for example.

Solution: I work from home, so I do all car based errands on weekdays. Weekends I'm walking everywhere.

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coinmurderer OP t1_ismh9j5 wrote

I am very fortunate that I also work from home, so I can definitely stick to the schedule that you follow yourself. I really appreciate your answer!

If you don’t mind, do you like the area otherwise? I’ve visited on vacation once and fell in love with the city. I found a really nice house that I’m looking at buying if the in person visit goes well.

Also do you drive for groceries or are their affordable walkable options?

No pressure on my other questions. Truly, thank you for responding!

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amberthemaker t1_ismj9tn wrote

There’s a Whole Foods, Target, Sprouts, Harris Teeter and Safeway all in Harbor East or Canton. No shortage of groceries. Fells Point has great shops and restaurants too.

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DiscoDeadhead t1_ismi4uw wrote

You are going to buy after only visiting once? Personally I would rent for a year to make sure the city is the right location for you, especially if you don’t have private parking.

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coinmurderer OP t1_ismiepa wrote

That’s a valid concern but I am at the point where I am sick of renting and would prefer to actually own property.

I was in Baltimore for a full week and explored the different neighbor hoods. I like it better than Philly.

This house is not my end all be all choice and I will be looking around at other options. I just wanted to have a better idea of what I was looking at for this house specifically.

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ACFrank088 t1_ismjlnd wrote

I usually drive for groceries. I'm halfway between whole foods and Canton Safeway, but I don't really like either store and I don't like schlepping grocery bags on foot. So I go to Canton or uptown if it's a big grocery trip. But if it's one bag or some other thing like hardware (great Ace store by the Safeway) or whatever I just walk. It's such a great neighborhood to walk in, Harbor East, Little Italy, Patterson Park, Canton all walkable from Fells. I love that! Everyone is incredibly cool and friendly that lives and works in the neighborhood. Days are pleasant. Some great shops, beautiful streets, restaurants, bars, cafes, etc.

Downside to Fells for me is the traffic and noise at night. People act like no one lives here, like it's their personal playground. The worst is this bicycling bar thing that circles the neighborhood at night on weekends, everyone screaming and blasting horrible music, blocking traffic going 2 mph. (I swear I'm not a boomer!) Honing horns and drunk people littering. Then the Baltimore motorcycle crews parading through the area and those stupid three wheelers with the arena sound systems at all hours of the night...

So yeah, good and bad. Just make sure you live more than three blocks away from Broadway Square. Any closer and everything I said in the last paragraph is exponentially worse.

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Ardennan t1_ismqq2d wrote

If you need a quick part or piece of hardware it’s always worth checking Hi’s Variety if that’s closer to you. Those two guys have saved me a lot of trips!

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ACFrank088 t1_isn536z wrote

Oh it's a hell of a lot closer, I've just never gone in. It looks like an awesome store though

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ohitsanazn t1_isn4vwf wrote

I noticed Canton Safeway sells those upright carts which could make groceries easier!

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Similar_Coyote1104 t1_isoffkz wrote

I used to live there. The parking is best described as “the pain in the ass that will never go away” as opposed to open. If you get home by 6 pm and don’t drive on weekends it won’t be bad for you.

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coinmurderer OP t1_isqfm5d wrote

I work remote so I can definitely plan my errands during week days. Thanks for the honesty!

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Obvious-Delay9570 t1_isml63d wrote

I personally like the park on Fleet Street it’s free after 5 PM or 6pm and walk over be sure not to park near a bus stop you’ll get a ticket

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sxswnxnw t1_isnkwlj wrote

Generally the closer you get to the water, the harder it is to park. Exception: Mount Vernon.

Have you considered buying parking in some of the garages near there?

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thc4va t1_isqf9g1 wrote

Fells has the worst parking out of any neighborhood personally. Inner harbor is even easier to park😂

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coinmurderer OP t1_ismfyw5 wrote

I did do some googling and found there is a permit to get for select spaces. Just wondering about fells point in general.

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DiscoDeadhead t1_ismhdwj wrote

They are not selected spaces, you get a permit for a specific area.

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coinmurderer OP t1_ismhqop wrote

I meant select areas, thanks for commenting to confirm!

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