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Move-In Cleaning in Hoboken
Brownstone walk-ups, railroad layouts and waterfront condos cleaned inside every cabinet and closet while the apartment is still empty.
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Why Hoboken Move-Ins Start With a Clean, Empty Apartment
Hoboken apartments change hands constantly. Leases on the numbered streets turn over every summer, Maxwell Place and Sinatra Drive condos close and close again, and the converted three-families near Stevens take in a new set of roommates almost every fall. Each handoff leaves behind whatever the last occupant did not clean, and it lands on the next person's first day.
The gap between getting keys and the truck arriving is the only time a Hoboken apartment can be cleaned all the way through. In a railroad layout there is no getting behind the bed or under the couch once they are in place, because the room is exactly the width of the furniture. Brownstone closets are shallow and get stacked to the ceiling the minute the boxes come up the stairs. Whatever is on those floors and shelves today is what stays there.
What gets left behind depends on the building. A fourth-floor walk-up above a Washington Street restaurant carries a film of grease on the cabinet fronts and window glass, and the radiators hold years of street dust. A waterfront condo that was staged and shown for months has fingerprints across the floor-to-ceiling glass, streaks on the quartz and grit in the balcony door tracks. A new rental in Southwest Hoboken still has drywall dust on the closet shelves and protective film on the appliances.
Our Hoboken move-in clean is built for the empty unit. Every kitchen cabinet and drawer is wiped inside, the pantry and linen closet shelves are cleared of dust, the oven hood is degreased, the shower grout is scrubbed, and the floors are swept and mopped wall to wall with nothing in the way. Blinds, light fixtures, baseboards and door frames are done in the same visit, so the apartment is finished before the first piece of furniture crosses the threshold.
We plan around how Hoboken buildings actually work. That means carrying supplies up a walk-up with no elevator, signing in with the Maxwell Place concierge, sending a certificate of insurance ahead to a waterfront management office, or meeting an Uptown landlord at the door for the keys. Book us for the day after you get keys and the apartment is done before your truck finds a spot on the street.
What's included
What Our Hoboken Move-In Clean Covers
The full empty-apartment checklist, from inside the kitchen drawers to the back of every closet shelf.
Kitchen
- Remove cobwebs
- Dust light fixtures
- Dust all windowsills, window frames, and ledges
- Dust blinds
- Dust ceiling fans
- Clean and dry sink and soap dish
- Clean countertops and backsplash
- Clean microwave (inside and outside)
- Clean stovetop, burners, and control panels
- Clean exteriors of large appliances (fridge, oven, dishwasher)
- Clean all light switches and doorknobs
- Spot clean cabinets and clean all handles
- Sweep, vacuum, and mop floors
- Clean oven hood vent
- Wipe down exteriors of all cabinets and drawers
- Wipe down all doors and door frames
- Dust and wipe down baseboards
- Sweep, vacuum, and mop pantry floor and wipe down shelves
- Wipe down insides of cabinets and drawers
- Clean inside closets and wipe down shelves
Bathroom(s)
- Remove cobwebs
- Dust light fixtures and shelves
- Dust doors, windowsills, and window frames
- Dust blinds
- Clean and dry shower and tub
- Clean and dry sink, countertops, and soap dish
- Clean all mirrors and glass
- Polish towel racks and toilet paper holder
- Clean inside, outside, and around toilet
- Clean all light switches and doorknobs
- Wipe down and disinfect cabinets
- Sweep, vacuum, and mop floors
- Scrub tile grout in shower
- Wipe down all doors and door frames
- Dust and wipe down baseboards
- Wipe down inside of linen closet and shelves
- Wipe down inside all cabinets and drawers
- Clean inside closets and wipe down shelves
Bedrooms
- Remove cobwebs
- Dust light fixtures
- Dust windowsills and window frames
- Dust blinds
- Dust ceiling fans
- Dust furniture, lamps, and lampshades
- Clean all mirrors
- Clean all light switches and doorknobs
- Sweep, vacuum, and mop floors
- Wipe down doors and door frames
- Dust and wipe down baseboards
- Clean inside closets and wipe down shelves
Living Areas & Common Spaces
- Remove cobwebs
- Dust light fixtures
- Dust windowsills and window frames
- Dust blinds
- Dust ceiling fans
- Dust furniture, lamps, and lampshades
- Clean all mirrors
- Clean all light switches and doorknobs
- Sweep, vacuum, and mop floors
- Wipe down doors and door frames
- Dust and wipe down baseboards
- Clean inside closets and wipe down shelves
When to book
When Hoboken Apartments Need a Move-In Clean
Keys in Hand, Movers Two Days Out
The cleanest window in any Hoboken move. Pick up keys, give us the empty apartment the next morning, and your movers carry boxes into rooms that are already finished.
First-of-the-Month Lease Start on the Numbered Streets
Walk-up leases between Washington and Willow tend to turn over on the first, and the outgoing tenant's broom-sweep is not a clean. Book us for the day between their move-out and your move-in.
Closing on a Waterfront Condo
A Maxwell Place or Sinatra Drive unit that sat staged through showings has fingerprints on the glass and dust in every drawer. We clean it once the seller is out and before your delivery slot with the front desk.
New Rental in Southwest Hoboken
Newer buildings hand over units with drywall dust on the closet shelves and film still on the appliances. Their punch-list clean was for the walk-through; ours is for unpacking dishes into the cabinets.
Roommate Swap Near Stevens
When one roommate leaves a converted three-family and another moves in, the shared kitchen and bathroom rarely get a real reset. We clean the empty bedroom and the common rooms so the new person starts even.
Why choose us
Why Hoboken Books Move-In Cleaning With Us
Four Flights Up Is Routine
Our teams carry their own supplies up a brownstone walk-up on the numbered streets and work a railroad layout front to back, with the kitchen at the far end getting the same time as the front room.
Concierge, Fob and COI Handled
Maxwell Place and waterfront buildings have check-in procedures and insurance requirements. Tell us yours and we send the certificate ahead and sign in the way the front desk expects.
Brownstone Oak and Waterfront Quartz Get Different Care
Century-old hardwood and exposed brick in a Downtown walk-up need pH-neutral products. Quartz, stone and floor-to-ceiling glass on Sinatra Drive need what leaves no streak. We bring both.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
If a cabinet interior or a closet shelf was missed, tell us within 24 hours and we come back to redo it at no charge.
Recurring plans
Keep Your Hoboken Apartment Clean After Move-In Day
Set it and forget it — we'll keep your home spotless on your schedule
Weekly
Best for busy homes and families with kids or pets
15% OFF- Most popular
Bi-Weekly
Perfect balance of clean and value for most homes
10% OFF Monthly
Great for light maintenance and smaller spaces
Quarterly
A deep refresh every 3 months. Perfect for seasonal maintenance.
Life in Jersey City moves fast. Between the PATH commute, work in Manhattan, weekends at Liberty State Park, kids' activities, and everything in between, who has time to clean? Our flexible scheduling lets you choose the frequency that fits your lifestyle. Need to skip a week or reschedule? No problem — just give us 24 hours notice.
Reviews
What Our Customers Say
“Third-floor railroad walk-up, keys on a Saturday, movers on Monday. They came Sunday, did the inside of every kitchen cabinet and both closets, and mopped the full length of the apartment before a single box came upstairs.”
Bronwyn T.
Willow Avenue, Hoboken
“The unit had been staged for showings for months and the glass wall facing the river was covered in fingerprints. They signed in with the concierge, sent the insurance certificate ahead, and left the glass and quartz spotless before our furniture delivery slot.”
Faye Y.
Maxwell Place, Hoboken
“New roommate coming into our converted three-family near Stevens, so we booked the empty bedroom plus the shared kitchen and bath. The stove hood had grease from three previous tenants and it came out clean. Fair price split four ways.”
Jolene R.
Uptown Hoboken
“Brand-new rental and the closet shelves were coated in drywall dust the leasing office swore had been cleaned. They wiped every shelf, peeled the film off the dishwasher and got the sticker residue off the bathroom fixtures. Actually ready to unpack afterward.”
Tobias F.
Southwest Hoboken
“Brownstone garden apartment with original hardwood and a landlord who had only run a broom through it. They asked what to use on the old floors before starting, then did the baseboards, the blinds and the inside of the linen closet. Unpacking into it was easy.”
Lucinda V.
Downtown Hoboken
FAQ
Move-In Cleaning in Hoboken: Common Questions
Move-in cleaning in Hoboken generally runs $190 - $540+. A one-bedroom railroad apartment in a walk-up on the numbered streets sits at the low end, while a three-bedroom Maxwell Place condo with two full baths, or a whole converted three-family near Stevens turned over at once, runs toward the top.
Meet us there, leave keys with the Maxwell Place concierge or your leasing office, give us a lockbox or smart-lock code, or have your landlord or super let us in. Waterfront buildings that require a certificate of insurance get it from us before the visit.
That is the point of a move-in clean. Kitchen cabinets and drawers, the pantry, the linen closet and every bedroom and hallway closet are wiped inside rather than just on the fronts, because the empty apartment is the only time they are fully reachable.
Send photos. Heavy grease over the stove in an apartment above a Washington Street restaurant, or years of dust in a railroad unit nobody cleaned, may take more time than a standard move-in clean, and we tell you before we start rather than after.
Yes. New units come with drywall dust on the closet shelves, film on the appliances and sticker residue on the fixtures. The developer's cleanup crew prepares the apartment for a walk-through, not for putting dishes in the cabinets.
As soon as your lease start or closing date is set. First-of-the-month lease starts and the late-summer turnover around Stevens fill the calendar quickly. A week of notice is ideal, and we can often fit in a same-week walk-up or condo when a closing date moves.
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