Apartment and House Moves
Everything blanket-wrapped, floors and door frames covered, and beds and tables taken apart and put back together at the new place at no extra charge.
Household moving
Culver City movers for apartments in Palms, condos in Fox Hills, new townhomes off Washington and family houses in Sunkist Park. We help with the City’s moving truck permit, and hourly rates start at $119 for two movers and a truck.
Culver City is its own city, with its own permits and its own parking enforcement, surrounded on almost every side by Los Angeles. Palms, Mar Vista and Beverlywood often get called Culver City, but they belong to LA. Even some addresses with a Culver City ZIP are in Los Angeles. For a move, that difference decides whose truck permit you need and who enforces it.
Sinatra Movers has worked on the Westside since 2015, and Culver City is a short drive down the 405 from our office in Brentwood. As your Culver City movers, we check the address against the City’s map before anything else. Then we tell you which permit applies and plan the truck, the crew and the timing around your building.
Housing in and around Culver City ranges from 1960s apartment blocks to brand-new mixed-use buildings and craftsman houses. Here is what we move most often.
Everything blanket-wrapped, floors and door frames covered, and beds and tables taken apart and put back together at the new place at no extra charge.
Household movingLease ended sooner than planned? Call us. If a crew is free, we can often fit a studio in within days. For small loads, the 2-Hour Special is usually the cheapest option.
Small movesFor a family house, packing is often the biggest job. The crew packs the kitchen, closets, garage and anything breakable, labeled by room.
Professional packersProduction companies, agencies and tech offices in downtown Culver City and the Hayden Tract. Desks, workstations and gear, moved with as little downtime as possible.
Office movingPianos, safes, gym equipment and marble tables are planned ahead. Items over 150 lbs carry a $200 fee, and we tell you before booking.
Piano movingMove-out on the 31st and move-in on the 10th? We keep your things in storage for the gap and deliver them when you get the keys.
Full-service storageWe charge the same hourly rates in Culver City as across Los Angeles. Here is what a typical move here looks like.
| Home | Crew | Truck | Hourly rate | Typical time* | Labor estimate* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 movers | 18–20 ft | $119/hr | 2–3 hrs | $357 (3-hr minimum) |
| 1 bedroom apartment | 2 movers | 18–20 ft | $119/hr | 3–4 hrs | $357–$476 |
| 2 bedroom apartment or condo | 3 movers | 22–24 ft | $169/hr | 5–7 hrs | $845–$1,183 |
| 3–4 bedroom house | 4 movers | 24–26 ft | $209/hr | After a walk-through | Written estimate |
*Loading and unloading only. Double drive time, packing, items over 150 lbs and long carries are extra. Every booking has a 3-hour minimum, and each extra mover is $50/hr. Current rates are on our pricing page.
In Palms and Mar Vista, it’s usually stairs: lots of two-story apartment buildings with outside staircases and no elevator. In Fox Hills, it’s the walk from a parking structure through a large condo complex. In the newer buildings downtown, it’s waiting for a shared elevator. Tell us which one you have and the estimate will be close.
Drive time is billed twice on hourly moves in California. A move inside Culver City adds a few minutes. A move from North Hollywood or Santa Monica adds more. Our double drive time guide shows how it’s calculated. If you’re still choosing a neighborhood, our guide to moving to Culver City covers the area in more detail.
Moving a studio or a few items? The 2-Hour Special is a flat $350 for two movers and a truck. Extra time after two hours is $150/hr.
Culver City handles moving trucks through the same application it uses for dumpsters and PODs. Here are the steps from the City’s moving truck permit page:
Fees depend on the number of signs and whether metered spaces are involved. For current amounts, call Public Works Engineering at (310) 253-5600.
For these neighborhoods, the Culver City permit doesn’t apply. In the City of Los Angeles, curb space is reserved with LADOT Temporary Tow Away signs, requested at least 10 business days ahead. Our Brentwood & Bel Air page walks through that process.
Most of our Culver City moves fall into one of three kinds of buildings.
Outside stairs, no elevator, and parking that fills up early. We send three movers for a busy two-bedroom on the second floor, so the job doesn’t drag into the evening. If something won’t fit around the landing, we take it apart, or lower it over the balcony when that’s safer.
Fox Hills complexes and the newer buildings downtown and along Washington usually come with HOA or management rules: set moving hours, a booked elevator, and a certificate of insurance from the movers. Send us the rules and we’ll take care of the certificate.
Bigger homes mean more packing and a garage full of things nobody has looked at in years. For 3- and 4-bedroom houses, we usually pack a day ahead and do a walk-through first, often by video.
Culver City is 90230 and 90232, but the neighborhoods around it share the name in everyday use. Here are the ones we work in most.
Mixed-use buildings, new apartments, and creative offices along Washington and in the Hayden Tract. Elevators and loading rules are common.
Large condo and apartment complexes with HOA rules and long walks from parking to the unit.
Single-family homes on quiet streets. Easy truck access, and more to pack.
Hillside houses with views and steeper driveways. Truck size gets checked ahead of time.
City of Los Angeles. Dense apartment streets with walk-up buildings. LADOT rules apply, not Culver City’s.
City of Los Angeles. A mix of houses and small apartment buildings just west of Culver City.
Apartment moves are usually booked in one call. Give yourself at least a week if you need the City permit.
Reach us at (888) 777-2090 or through the quote form with both addresses, the floors, and your date.
We tell you whether the address is in Culver City or Los Angeles, which permit applies, and the truck size to put on the application.
You post the signs and send the photos. We send the certificate of insurance to your HOA or building if they need one.
We cover floors and door frames, wrap the furniture, load, deliver, and reassemble everything at the new place.
When plans change quickly, we try to fit you in, and we don’t cut corners to do it. Every piece is wrapped, every doorway protected, and anything we take apart gets put back together.
Blankets, wardrobe boxes and dollies are included at no extra charge.
You know the hourly rate, the 3-hour minimum, the heavy-item fee and how drive time works before you book. Houses get a written estimate after a walk-through.
We are licensed by the California Public Utilities Commission (MTR 0191841) and registered with the U.S. DOT (USDOT 3074703).
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Sinatra Movers charges $119 an hour for two movers and a truck, $169 for three movers and $209 for four, with a 3-hour minimum. A one-bedroom apartment usually takes 3 to 4 hours, so about $357 to $476 in labor plus double drive time. Houses with three or more bedrooms get a written estimate.
To reserve street parking, yes. Apply online with the City’s Reserve Parking Space application or at City Hall, 9770 Culver Boulevard, 2nd floor. Review takes up to 5 business days, and the fee is paid before the permit is issued.
At least 48 hours before the move, with a minimum of two signs no more than 30 feet apart. Email photos of the posted signs with your permit to Parking Enforcement. The signs aren’t enforceable until those photos arrive at least 48 hours in advance.
Not always. Palms, Mar Vista, Beverlywood and some other addresses with Culver City ZIP codes are in the City of Los Angeles, where LADOT rules apply instead. Check the City’s Property Information Search map, or send us the address and we’ll confirm it.
Often, yes, especially for studios and one-bedrooms. Call us at (888) 777-2090 with your addresses and the date, and we’ll tell you right away whether a crew is free. Keep in mind that a Culver City street permit needs time for review and the 48-hour posting rule.
The hourly rate stays the same, but stairs add time. For a second-floor walk-up with a lot of furniture, we often send three movers so the job finishes sooner.
Sinatra Movers is licensed by the California Public Utilities Commission (MTR 0191841) and registered with the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT 3074703). Basic valuation coverage of $0.60 per pound per article is included, and we can send a certificate of insurance to your HOA or building.
Our Culver City movers also work across the Westside and South Bay, including:
Send us both addresses, your date and the floors. Our Culver City movers will confirm which city’s rules apply and come back with a crew, a truck and a time estimate you can plan around.
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