Pricing a Los Angeles apartment or condo move
An apartment move plays by a different rulebook than a house, and across Los Angeles the units we price split into two types whose numbers barely resemble each other.
Two jobs sharing a name
The Downtown LA or Santa Monica high-rise unit sits inside a building where a booked freight elevator and a certificate of insurance have to clear before the truck even reaches the loading dock.
The Silver Lake or Los Feliz walk-up sits two or more floors up in an older building with no elevator, and cost rides on the stairs and narrow street parking rather than a building office.
| Type of unit | Movers and vehicle | Rate you can expect | Notes on access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio high-rise unit, Downtown LA or Santa Monica | 2 movers, 1 truck | $450 – $720 | Freight elevator window, loading-dock booking |
| 1-bedroom ground-floor condo | 2 movers, 1 truck | $720 – $1,180 | Reserved loading spot near the entrance |
| 2-bedroom Silver Lake or Los Feliz walk-up | 2-3 movers, 1 truck | $1,180 – $2,050 | Interior stairs, no elevator, narrow street parking |
| 3-bedroom condo or townhome | 3 movers, 1 truck | $2,050 – $3,350 | Interior stairs, HOA move-in window |
Why ground-floor doesn’t always win
A ground-floor unit should beat a walk-up since nobody’s hauling a couch up three flights, but a few property rules can eat the savings. Some buildings and downtown high-rises ask for:
- A booked freight elevator. Some Downtown LA and Santa Monica buildings hand out just one two-hour window for move-day freight service, and missing it bumps the job to whichever day the building opens the window back up.
- One approved loading spot. Whatever dock number or curb space the property assigns, Priya locks it in before your date instead of the crew guessing at the entrance morning-of.
- A visitor certificate of insurance. A handful of managed buildings want one on file; Priya sends it over so the freight elevator never gets held up.
No surprise fees on the rate
The number is the whole rate for a move anywhere in the city or the Valley. Whether it’s ground-floor or a third-floor walk-up, or the truck ends up parked half a block out, the total stays exactly what was quoted.
| Fee people brace for | What we charge |
|---|---|
| Stair or walk-up fee | $0, built into the crew size |
| Fuel surcharge | $0, built into the rate |
| Freight-elevator booking fee | $0, included |
One written number, our own crew
The crew is our own W-2 movers, never day labor, with Eddie Vasquez lining up any certificate or elevator booking and Marcus Boyd scheduling the truck around 405 and 101 traffic. A blank valuation form still means something under federal rule: coverage defaults to $0.60 a pound automatically, no paperwork needed. Prefer a higher ceiling? Tell us the declared value of the shipment and full-value protection swaps in for that default. Send over the address and which floor you’re on, and Marcus has a written figure back to you within the hour.
