Brookline, MA Movers

Why every Brookline move happens in daylight

Brookline has an overnight on-street parking ban, so a loaded truck can't be left on the street overnight. That rules out the plan some people have of loading the night before and driving off early. We schedule the job to start and finish the same day.

To hold curb space for the truck, you need a moving permit from the town. On Beacon Street, Harvard Street and the blocks around Coolidge Corner, where meters and bus stops take up most of the curb, that permit makes the difference between a short carry and a long one. Send us the address and we'll suggest where the truck should sit before you apply.

Courtyard buildings and small elevators

Many of the brick buildings around Coolidge Corner, Brookline Village and Washington Square are built around a courtyard, which means a long walk from the street door to the building door before any stairs or elevators. Add a small, old elevator that fits one person and a dolly, and timing becomes the main issue.

We plan for that with crew size. A third person staging at the elevator keeps the car moving while the other two carry. Send us your building's move-in hours, the elevator reservation and any rules about padding or using the service entrance. If management wants furniture to go through a back door, we'll use the back door.

Near the Green Line on Beacon Street, the truck usually has to park on a side street rather than the main road. That adds a few minutes per trip, and it's built into the written estimate.

Brookline buildings also tend to care about their lobbies. Expect requests to pad the elevator, cover the floors and keep the front door from being propped open for too long. We bring the blankets and pads, and we keep the door propped only while something is actually going through it.

Single-family houses in south Brookline and Chestnut Hill

Farther south, toward Chestnut Hill, the moves look more like suburban house moves, with driveways, basements, attics and furniture that hasn't moved since the house was bought. Bigger homes often need 4 movers so the day doesn't drag into the evening.

Blankets, pads, dollies, straps, tools and basic furniture disassembly and reassembly are included. We can also pack the kitchen, haul away old furniture or stop at your storage unit if the closing dates don't line up.

Many of those houses have long driveways and finished basements with a walkout door. If the basement has its own exit, tell us. Loading from two doors at once, with the truck in the driveway, is usually the fastest way to empty a big house. Garden furniture, grills and anything in a shed can go too, as long as propane tanks stay behind.