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“Carlos and his team did an amazing job! Very assessable and easy process from start to finish. Thank you for lifting the burden of moving and loving what you do!”
Tamarsha A.
For River North, Streeterville, and Gold Coast high-rise condos, the management office almost always wants a certificate of insurance naming the building before they’ll release the freight elevator or the dock. We issue COIs fast, usually same day, so your elevator window doesn’t slip and you’re not rescheduling around a piece of paper.
For the vintage side of the city: Lincoln Park graystones, Lakeview walk-ups, Wicker Park flats with no elevator and a narrow turn at the landing, we crew up and pad every doorway, because that’s where damage and lost time happen.
The building paperwork, done for you
Most of the friction in a condo move is administrative. Here’s what we line up so move day stays on the clock.
- Certificate of insurance (COI) naming your building and management company, issued fast, to their exact wording.
- Freight-elevator reservation coordinated so the crew arrives inside your window, not before or after.
- Loading-dock time booked, plus a plan for buildings without one.
- Elevator padding and floor protection per building rules.
Walk-ups and the May 1 churn
Chicago leases turn over hard around May 1 and again October 1, and that’s when elevator slots and dock windows get scarce. We schedule early and move fast, and for no-elevator vintage units we bring the crew size the staircase actually needs.
| Apartment size | Typical flat range |
|---|---|
| Studio | $380 – $620 |
| 1-bedroom | $620 – $1,000 |
| 2-bedroom | $1,050 – $1,650 |
Prefer to pay by time? $149/hr for a two-mover crew, $199/hr for three. A $129 deposit holds your elevator-window date and applies to the total.
Why a Chicago condo move needs a specialist
A downtown high-rise and a Bucktown vintage flat are two different jobs, and a crew that only does suburban houses gets eaten alive by either. Downtown it’s the COI wording, the dock reservation off the alley, and the elevator that locks out at a set hour. In the older stock it’s a sectional that won’t make the turn at a tight landing and a back staircase built in 1925. We do both every week, so we show up with the right gear and a realistic plan, not improvising in your lobby while the elevator window ticks down.
What’s not included
The building’s own fees — elevator deposits, move-in charges, or refundable damage holds your management office sets, are between you and them; we just make sure we meet their rules. Specialty pieces (piano, safe) start at $399, and packing is our separate full-pack service from $420.