In Omaha the apartment and condo jobs that grind a crew down are not the spacious ones, they are the no-elevator buildings that fight you flight after flight. A Benson duplex gives you a steep run up the inside. A unit above a Blackstone or Midtown shopfront hands you a half-flight before your foot even reaches the sidewalk. The Old Market lofts and newer downtown condos flip it the other way: an elevator you must reserve, a delivery slot the building hands out, and a manager who wants an insurance certificate on file before a truck nears the door. Walking a household up or down either kind of building is plain routine for us, and the movers on the truck have run these exact addresses more times than anyone has bothered counting.
For a walk-up, we open at the stairwell, not the rooms. Ahead of the date the lead measures your largest pieces against the stairs, the landings, and the corner, decides what to break down for the room a tight landing leaves, and sets how many movers the climb needs, four or more once a third-floor unit holds a couch and a fridge. Each piece travels under blankets and shrink wrap, eased up a step at a time instead of muscled, while the rail and the jambs are padded so the building keeps its finish. A condo move flips that: we square the insurance certificate with the office in advance, reserve the freight elevator and the delivery slot, and carry it all in by the service entrance instead of the main lobby.
The figure tracks your home’s size, never the building’s temper that day. A studio is $380 to $620, a one-bedroom $620 to $1,050, a two-bedroom $1,050 to $1,800, the access spelled out ahead. By the hour it is $120/hr for two movers and $160/hr for three, the crew set to the climb. Downtown the truck still needs a curb spot by the door, which we line up early so it parks close and shaves every trip up and down, and that goes into the quote, never bolted on once the work is done.
When the job is an apartment or a condo, here’s what falls to us
- Steep, no-elevator walk-ups above downtown shopfronts and through Midtown, Benson, and the Blackstone district
- Duplexes and converted units near Benson and Aksarben reached by a long climb inside
- Old Market lofts and downtown condos, plus student housing by Creighton and UNO, under insurance and elevator rules
- The insurance certificate, delivery slot, and freight-elevator reservation arranged with management beforehand
Moving a whole house rather than a unit? See residential and house moving. Want it boxed before anyone hauls it down three flights? Our full packing service covers the kitchen and the closets. Get a free quote and we will respond within one business hour.
What’s Included
- Your largest pieces measured against the stairs, the landings, and the corner before the date
- Items taken apart for the room a tight walk-up landing leaves, then put back together
- Pieces under pads and shrink wrap, guided up or down one step at a time rather than forced
- The mover count set by the climb, four or more once a third-floor unit holds a couch and fridge
- Rail, jambs, and walls cushioned so the building keeps its finish
- Proof of insurance, the freight elevator reserved, and the delivery slot squared with management
- On condos, everything carried in by the service entrance instead of the main lobby
- Pricing scales with the unit, starting at a $380-$620 studio, and we reserve a loading spot right at the entrance
What Does It Cost?
Hourly or one flat price — a two-mover crew opens at $120/hr, with flat bands starting at $380
2-mover crew, truck, blankets & dollies included — with hourly at $120 / $160 / $210 or one locked flat rate by home size.
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