What it costs to move an apartment or condo in New York, NY
An apartment move runs on math all its own, far removed from a house. What drives it: how many flights stand in the way, whether you climb or ride a freight car, what management demands on file ahead of time, and where a truck can legally sit. We take on co-op, condo, and rental work throughout the boroughs every week, and a studio gets blanketed and logged with the same care we give a four-bedroom townhouse. Pick the unit and the floor below for a quick bracket.
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How unit size plays against the floor
Here are the set brackets we hold for borough apartment work. Truck, movers, hand trucks, floor runners, stairwell padding, and blankets all live inside each cell, and nothing gets pulled back out afterward as a tack-on.
| Apartment | Ground floor | 2nd-floor walk-up | 3rd-floor walk-up | Elevator bldg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $550 – $700 | $620 – $790 | $710 – $900 | $650 – $850 |
| 1 Bedroom | $850 – $1,100 | $960 – $1,250 | $1,120 – $1,400 | $1,000 – $1,300 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $1,400 – $1,800 | $1,560 – $2,040 | $1,800 – $2,400 | $1,640 – $2,200 |
| 3 Bedrooms | $2,400 – $3,000 | $2,640 – $3,380 | $2,980 – $3,900 | $2,760 – $3,600 |
Why a higher floor lifts the price
Each flight forces the whole load onto someone’s back, up and then down, and the tight landings of an aging tenement walk-up in the East Village or Bushwick stretch the clock out even more. A freight-car building tends to fall near a two-story climb, faster than a staircase, though we are still holding the car, lining its walls, and guarding the corridors as the crew passes through.
Fees the building can tack on without us
A co-op or condo brings charges a private home never sees. Those are owed to the building, not to Marley, yet they earn a line in your budget all the same:
- Certificate of Insurance. A managed address keeps the crew waiting at the entrance until our COI reaches them, typically wanted a day or two early; we cut it same-day at no cost. Plenty of co-ops also charge a move-in fee, frequently $250–$1,000, owed straight to them.
- Freight-elevator deposit. A tower or co-op will often require you to hold the service car against a refundable deposit, typically $500–$1,000. We lock the window; that deposit is strictly a matter between you and the front office.
- A long carry from the curb. You will never find a standalone carry line on our paperwork, but when the nearest legal slot for a 26-footer is half a block off, or a loading-zone permit comes into play, the job takes more time and the range is priced to match.
- Storage between leases. If your next place is not ready, a unit runs about $120–$340 monthly depending on size, usually with a half-price opening month, a cleaner answer than jamming your couch into a friend’s spare room until the keys arrive.
- Cartons and packing labor. We pass supplies along at cost with zero markup; figure roughly $140 for a one-bedroom kit, and full packing on a one-bedroom starting near $550.
The kinds of buildings we work week in, week out
Odds are our movers have already worked the freight routine, the parking, and the stairwell at your address:
- Doorman towers across Midtown and Chelsea. Service cars on reserve, a loading dock, and a front desk that checks the COI before anyone heads up. Once the slot is locked, these tend to be our cleanest jobs.
- Pre-war co-ops on the Upper East and West Sides. White-glove boards, tight COI rules, and freight cars pinned to a set window. We square things with management ahead of time so the morning runs clean.
- Walk-up tenements downtown and in Brooklyn. Five and six stories in the East Village, the Lower East Side, Astoria, and Bushwick, where narrow landings and street parking dictate the pace.
- Brownstone duplexes in Park Slope and Fort Greene. Stoop hauls and slim interior stairs, where access and where the truck sits shape how the whole day unfolds.
Common questions on apartment pricing
Is there a per-flight stair charge?
You will never spot that line on a Marley invoice. A higher floor edges the whole range up a touch since the crew logs extra time on the steps, yet that sits within the one figure and is never piled on afterward.
My board wants proof of insurance. What happens next?
Send the request over to us and consider it taken care of. We run every job with $1M in cargo coverage plus full workers’ compensation, so issuing a Certificate of Insurance for management is a few hours’ work, not days, and there is no cost to you.
Can a single crew clear one apartment and load the next in a day?
That is the everyday apartment job: two stops, one team, one day. The same hands that empty the first unit go on to fill the second. Put down where you are leaving and where you are headed, and we tune the figure to exactly your case.
What if the new place is not ready on moving day?
Between-lease storage covers that gap. Our team keeps your belongings for a few days or a few weeks at the quoted price and delivers once you have the new keys in hand. If the dates are still loose, ring (888) 711-4778 and we will figure it out together.