On paper a cross-town move is a half-day errand. The trouble is never the drive across the District; it is the first hundred feet and the last: a narrow brick stoop, an English-basement door, a rowhouse stair older than your sofa. Marcus Payne grew up in Northeast DC and ran dispatch for a large area mover before opening his own company in 2012, so our crew sizes your doorways, steps, and top landing before unloading a single pad. Typical jobs: a Capitol Hill rowhouse to a Shaw walk-up, a Columbia Heights couple buying in Petworth, a Bethesda family trading the suburbs for a Navy Yard tower.
Pay by the hour or lock a flat rate. Hourly, two movers and a truck are $145/hr, three $185/hr, four $245/hr, and we tell you the right crew size before the date. Flat: studio $450 to $720, one-bedroom $720 to $1,200, two-bedroom $1,200 to $2,050, three-bedroom $2,050 to $3,400. Most District blocks need a Temporary No-Parking sign before move day; we pull the permit, and the small sign fee is listed in the quote.
How a DC local move runs from curb to door
Planning starts with where the truck can legally park. The lead checks both addresses and posts the No-Parking sign so a 26-foot truck never circles a one-way street at dawn. Furniture gets pads, floors get runners, and casings and the newel post get padding. Big pieces are shrink-wrapped, the load is tied off for Rock Creek Parkway or New York Avenue, and crew size follows the home: bigger for a no-driveway three-story rowhouse, smaller for a ground-floor one-bedroom.
DC and DMV neighborhoods our crews cover
- Capitol Hill, Shaw, Logan Circle, and Columbia Heights rowhouses, narrow stoops and no rear alley
- Navy Yard, NoMa, the Wharf, and Mount Vernon Triangle towers with freight-elevator and COI rules
- Georgetown townhouses on cobblestone, tight parking, and no Metro stop at the door
- Across the river and out to Arlington, Alexandria, Bethesda, Silver Spring, and Rockville
Leaving the metro or crossing a state line? We haul that under our own authority as long-distance moving. Want it boxed first? Our full packing service does the kitchen and closets. Request a price and hear back within one business hour.
What’s Included
- Hourly rates sized to the home: two movers at $145/hr, three at $185/hr, four at $245/hr
- Or a flat rate instead, ranging from a $450-$720 studio to a $2,050-$3,400 three-bedroom
- The Temporary No-Parking permit pulled and the sign posted so the truck parks at your door
- Pads, shrink wrap, and floor runners laid at both the pickup and the drop-off
- Casings, stoops, and the newel post wrapped before any furniture is touched
- Loads tied off to hold steady on Rock Creek Parkway, I-395, or New York Avenue
- Crew depth matched to access, deeper for a three-story rowhouse without a driveway
- Up to $1M in cargo coverage, with your price written down ahead of the date
What Does It Cost?
Hourly from $145/hr (two movers) or flat from $450
Crew, truck, blankets & dollies included. Hourly $145, $185 or $245, or flat by home size.
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