Apartment and Condo Moves
Two or three movers, a truck sized to the street, and furniture wrapped in blankets before it leaves the unit. We take beds and tables apart and put them back together at the new place.
Household moving
West Hollywood movers for walk-up apartments, elevator condos off Sunset and the hillside streets above the Strip. We help you get the City’s moving permit sorted before the truck shows up, and our rates start at $119 an hour for two movers and a truck.
West Hollywood covers less than two square miles, and most of it is apartments. Moving here is usually not about how much you own. What slows the day down is finding a place for the truck, climbing the stairs in an older building, and finishing before your elevator booking runs out.
Sinatra Movers has been moving people around the Westside since 2015, and our base in Brentwood is a short drive down Sunset. As your West Hollywood movers, we ask about parking, stairs and building rules when you first call, not when the crew is already on your street. A third-floor walk-up on Havenhurst needs a different crew from a doorman condo on Doheny, and we want to know which one you have before we quote.
Most of our West Hollywood jobs are apartments and condos, with some houses in the hills and small offices along Sunset and Santa Monica Boulevard.
Two or three movers, a truck sized to the street, and furniture wrapped in blankets before it leaves the unit. We take beds and tables apart and put them back together at the new place.
Household movingA studio, a few pieces from a storage unit, or a couch going to a friend in Silver Lake. For short jobs like these the 2-Hour Special usually works out cheaper than hourly.
Small movesThe crew packs the kitchen, closets and anything breakable, and labels every box by room. It saves you a week of evenings and makes moving day shorter.
Professional packersYour lease ends on the 30th and the new one starts on the 15th. We move everything out, store it, and deliver it to the new address on the day you get the keys.
Full-service storagePianos, safes and stone tables need extra planning, and more so on a staircase. Any item over 150 lbs carries a $200 fee, and we’ll tell you that before we book.
Piano movingSalons, design studios and production offices along Sunset and Santa Monica Boulevard. Commercial moves have their own permit type, so let us know early.
Office movingOur hourly rates in West Hollywood are the same as everywhere else in Los Angeles. What changes the total is the building, so the table below assumes an elevator or a ground-floor entrance.
| 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 |
| Townhouse or 3+ bedroom house | 4 movers | 24–26 ft | $209/hr | After a video 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.
Stairs are the main reason. Plenty of buildings here were put up before elevators were standard, and carrying a sofa down three flights takes far longer than rolling it into a freight elevator. The other reason is distance. If the truck can only park half a block away, every trip from the door to the truck gets longer. Neither one is a problem when we know about it before we quote. They become a problem when the estimate was made for a ground-floor unit with the truck at the door.
Drive time counts too. On hourly moves in California, the drive from pickup to delivery is billed twice. A move from Norma Triangle to East WeHo adds only a few minutes. A move out to the Valley or the beach adds more. Our double drive time guide walks through the math, and our guide on how many movers you need covers crew size.
Moving a studio or a few pieces? The 2-Hour Special is a flat $350 for two movers and a truck. Time beyond the two hours is billed at $150/hr.
Most residential streets in West Hollywood are in permit parking districts, and Parking Enforcement is out every day. The rules below are from the City’s Parking Moving Permits page:
The City doesn’t post the price online. Fees are charged per permit or per parking space, and current rates come from the Parking Division at (323) 848-6578 or permitparking@weho.org.
In practice, give yourself about two weeks. That leaves time for the application, the payment, picking up the signs, posting them and getting them verified before the 72-hour deadline. When you book, we send the truck length and the number of spaces it needs, so you’re not guessing on the application.
One more thing to check: a West Hollywood mailing address doesn’t always mean the City of West Hollywood. Much of 90046, including Laurel Canyon and the hillside streets above the Sunset Strip, belongs to the City of Los Angeles, and the WeHo permit rules don’t apply there. Send us the address and we’ll tell you which city your move falls under.
Three kinds of buildings make up most of our work in West Hollywood, and we plan each one differently.
Spanish courtyard buildings and two- and three-story walk-ups line streets like Havenhurst, Harper and Kings Road. Stairs are often narrow, with a turn on the landing. We measure the large pieces, take apart anything that won’t make the turn, and send three movers instead of two when there are a lot of stairs, so the job doesn’t drag into a seventh hour.
Managed buildings usually want a certificate of insurance from the movers, a booked time slot, and pads in the elevator and hallways. Forward us the building’s requirements and we’ll send the certificate directly to management. Our guide on how to reserve a freight elevator covers the rest.
Streets above Sunset are steep, and many are too narrow for a big truck. When the photos or the map show that, we bring a smaller truck and do an extra trip rather than block the road for the neighbors.
West Hollywood is small, but each part of it comes with its own parking situation and building type.
Small houses and low-rise apartments on tight residential streets near Doheny. Permit parking almost everywhere, so a moving permit is almost always worth getting.
High-rise condos with managed loading docks along Sunset, plus steep side streets that run up into the hills.
Single-family homes and duplexes west of La Cienega. Wider streets, but driveways and front walks add carry time.
Apartments around Santa Monica Boulevard and San Vicente. Heavy traffic, so we aim for early starts.
Walk-ups and courtyard buildings between Fairfax and La Brea, near Plummer Park. This is where most of the stair-heavy jobs are.
Hillside homes in the City of Los Angeles with WeHo-area addresses. Narrow roads, and usually a smaller truck.
Most apartment moves are booked over one call. The permit is the only step you need to start early.
Reach us at (888) 777-2090 or through the quote form. Include both addresses, the floor, whether there’s an elevator, and your date.
We match the crew size to the stairs and the truck to the street, and give you a time range based on similar moves.
You apply for the City permit with the truck details we send you. We handle the certificate of insurance and the elevator time slot with your building.
We cover floors and door frames, wrap every piece in blankets, load the truck, and deliver and reassemble everything at the new place.
Narrow halls and old stairwells are where furniture and walls get damaged. Our crews wrap every piece before it moves, cover the door frames, and take things apart instead of forcing them through. Blankets, wardrobe boxes and dollies are included at no extra charge.
A lot of our West Hollywood customers have moved with us before, some of them two or three times.
You know the hourly rate, the 3-hour minimum, the heavy-item fee and how drive time works before you book. We tell you if your stairs will add time.
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. Walk-ups with several flights of stairs take longer.
Usually, yes. The City requires a permit for vehicles over 24 feet long or over ¾ ton parked on residential streets. You apply online with the Parking Division, then pick up the signs at the automated garage behind City Hall.
For a residential move, the signs must be up and verified by Parking Enforcement at least 72 hours before the move, and the City’s processing time comes on top of that. Starting about two weeks ahead is a safe plan.
Only with a Resident Overnight permit from the City of West Hollywood. On most two-day moves we take the truck back overnight instead, so you don’t need one. If leaving it parked makes more sense, we’ll tell you when we plan the move.
It could be either. Part of 90046 is in the City of West Hollywood, while Laurel Canyon and much of the hillside area belong to the City of Los Angeles, where WeHo permit rules don’t apply. Send us the address and we’ll confirm it.
The rate stays the same, but stairs add time. For a third-floor walk-up we often send three movers instead of two, so the job finishes sooner and the total stays close to what a smaller crew would cost.
Yes. Forward us the management company’s requirements and we’ll send the certificate directly to them before the move. Sinatra Movers is licensed by the CPUC (MTR 0191841) and registered with the U.S. DOT (USDOT 3074703). Basic valuation coverage of $0.60 per pound per article is included.
Our West Hollywood movers also work across the Westside, Hollywood and Mid-City, including:
Send us both addresses, your date, the floor and a few photos. Our West Hollywood movers will come back with a crew size, a truck that fits your street, and the details you need for the City permit.
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