It's the downside of owning a car in Manhattan. You either pay through the nose for a space, or you spend hours and hours circling your block looking for one. NY1's Michael Herzenberg reports on a company using technology to solve that problem.

Trevor Gebhardt is on the front lines of a new industry. His work is often tedious, time consuming and at times uncomfortable.

He spends the day moving around Manhattan by foot, subway and even a scooter, to pick up and drop off cars that belong to someone else.

"It's one of those jobs that's better than you think it's gonna be," Gebhardt said.

He's a mobile valet for a new company called DropCar.

"Our customer base is exploding we're getting about 4 new monthly customers every single day," Gebhardt said.

The app-based company claims it takes the pain out of parking.

"Everyone has a great app idea and this was something that I thought about over 20 years ago and just the fact that I'm seeing it in operation now is a great feeling," said DropCar Creator David Newman.

Newman says he's been signing up customers for six months and now has more than 1,000 in Manhattan. 

It's like UBER, for parking.

"We have drivers all over the city waiting for requests," Gebhardt said. "A customer needs their vehicle picked up, dropped off, moved or whatever."

DropCar is one a growing number of mobile valet services in the city using smartphone technology.

DropCar provides four different levels of service, for $9 a valet will pick up your vehicle and drop it at your garage. That's its basic service.

The premier package costs $299 a month and comes with a garage space and valet service up to ten times per month.

It's really worked out it's just as convenient and I'm saving $200 dollars," said one customer.

With some garage spaces costing close to a $1,000 a month, DropCar is getting a close look by some weary Manhattan car owners.

"If I'm looking to economize here or there I'd rather I did it with my garage than my dinners out or theatre," said a DropCar customer.

For now — Drop Car operates only in Manhattan — with one exception. It just inked a contract to become the official valet service for Barclays Center in Brooklyn.