Northeastern University - needs for parking was a critical problem because of its downtown setting. We designed and built a 6-story 1,000 car parking garage for $8,500.00 per car at a time when parking garages in Boston were costing about $12,000.00 per car on average. This garage was designed on the split scissor principle and was entirely fabricated from precast concrete. The reason for economy was the productively efficient use of circulation space avoiding inside or exterior ramps solely devoted to circulation. Built on low strength sandy soil the building was designed to conform to the most stringent earthquake requirements for the area.