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Deep Cleaning in Journal Square
A full reset for tower apartments, pre-war units and two-family homes around the Square, from concierge check-in to the last baseboard.
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What a Real Deep Clean Looks Like in Journal Square
The newest apartments in Journal Square, in the glass towers stacked around the PATH station and along Summit and Pavonia Avenues, are only a few years old and still need a deep clean. Quartz counters, glass shower enclosures and engineered floors show haze and fingerprints long before they show actual dirt. The floor-to-ceiling windows that frame the skyline pick up a film that turns the whole view gray, and a standard visit never has time to chase it.
A few blocks out, the buildings change and so does the work. The brick and limestone apartment houses along Kennedy Boulevard and Bergen Avenue went up in the 1920s and 30s with radiators, parquet, tile bathrooms and plaster walls, and after six months of steam heat the dust they lift settles behind radiator covers, in window tracks and along the tops of door frames where a weekly clean does not reach.
Then there are the two-families and rowhouses of Marion, Bergen Hill, Five Corners and McGinley Square. Two or three floors, a basement, a back porch and a stairwell that carries dust from every level to every other one. Original oak floors and old trim need products that clean without stripping, and the job has to cover the whole house, not just the floor the family uses most.
Our Journal Square deep cleaning is built for all three. We go inside the microwave, scrub shower grout and tile, dust blinds, fixtures and fan blades, wipe every door frame and baseboard, clean the hood vent and degrease the stovetop in kitchens that cook for a full household off Newark Avenue every night. In the towers we run concierge check-in and vendor registration ourselves, so nobody has to leave a desk in Midtown to let us in.
Most households around the Square book a deep clean once or twice a year, or once before starting weekly or biweekly service so the regular visits have a real baseline to hold. It is also the right first move after taking a pre-war one-bedroom near Five Corners that the last tenant left broom-clean. The radiator covers, the grout in the old tile bath and the inside of the medicine cabinet tell the real story, and this is the visit that deals with them.
What's included
Everything a Journal Square Deep Clean Includes
The same checklist in a PATH-side tower, a Kennedy Boulevard pre-war unit or a Marion two-family, room by room.
Kitchen
- Remove cobwebs
- Dust light fixtures
- Dust all windowsills, window frames, and ledges
- Dust blinds
- Dust ceiling fans
- Dry dust decor and picture frames
- 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 stationary items (toaster, coffee maker, etc.)
- Wipe down table and chairs
- Clean all light switches and doorknobs
- Spot clean cabinets and clean all handles
- Empty trash can and wipe down exterior
- 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
Bathroom(s)
- Remove cobwebs
- Dust light fixtures and shelves
- Dust doors, windowsills, and window frames
- Dust blinds
- Dust and tidy personal items and hand towels
- 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
- Empty garbage and replace bag
- Scrub tile grout in shower
- Wipe down all doors and door frames
- Dust and wipe down baseboards
Bedrooms
- Remove cobwebs
- Dust light fixtures
- Dust windowsills and window frames
- Dust blinds
- Dust and tidy decor and personal items
- Dust ceiling fans
- Dust furniture, lamps, and lampshades
- Tidy areas, fold blankets, arrange pillows
- Clean all mirrors
- Clean all light switches and doorknobs
- Make beds and change sheets (if left out on edge of bed)
- Sweep, vacuum, and mop floors
- Empty garbage and replace bag
- Wipe down doors and door frames
- Dust and wipe down baseboards
Living Areas & Common Spaces
- Remove cobwebs
- Dust light fixtures
- Dust windowsills and window frames
- Dust blinds
- Dust and tidy decor and personal items
- Dust ceiling fans
- Dust furniture, lamps, and lampshades
- Tidy areas, fold blankets, arrange pillows
- Clean all mirrors
- Clean all light switches and doorknobs
- Sweep, vacuum, and mop floors
- Empty garbage and replace bag
- Wipe down doors and door frames
- Dust and wipe down baseboards
When to book
When Journal Square Homes Are Due for a Deep Clean
Before Starting Recurring Service
One deep clean brings a Square apartment to the level a weekly or biweekly visit can hold. Skip it and the regular cleaner spends every visit chasing last year's buildup instead of keeping up.
After Radiator Season on Kennedy Boulevard
Steam heat in a 1930s building runs from October to April, and by spring the dust it lifts has settled on blinds, fixtures, window tracks and the tops of door frames. A spring deep clean clears it before the windows open.
Haze on a High Floor by the PATH
In the towers around the station, water spots on a glass shower, fingerprints on quartz and dull engineered floors read as dirt from across the room. A deep clean resets every one of those surfaces at once, and interior windows can be added to the same visit.
Before Diwali, Thanksgiving or Christmas
A McGinley Square or India Square two-family that feeds a full house for the holidays needs the hood, the stovetop, the guest bath grout and every stair tread done the week before, not the morning of.
Moving Into a Pre-War Unit
Broom-clean is not clean. The radiator fins, the parquet seams and the strip behind the stove in a Five Corners one-bedroom hold whatever the last tenant left until somebody deliberately goes after it.
Why choose us
Why Journal Square Books Its Deep Cleaning With Us
Tower Access Handled Without You
Concierge check-in, vendor registration, key fobs and the package room: we run the whole procedure at the Summit and Pavonia Avenue buildings and send a certificate of insurance to the management office ahead of time when one is required.
Products Matched to the Building
pH-neutral cleaners on the parquet, plaster and tile of a Kennedy Boulevard pre-war, the same care on 1910 oak floors in Bergen Hill, and streak-free work on the quartz and glass of a new tower. Nothing acidic or abrasive touches an old surface.
Every Floor of a Two-Family, Basement Included
In Marion, Five Corners and McGinley Square the stairwell, the landings, the back porch door and the basement level get the same attention as the floor the family lives on. The lower level is never treated as optional.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Walk the apartment after we leave. If any room misses the mark, tell us within 24 hours and we come back to redo it at no charge.
Recurring plans
Keep Your Journal Square Home at Deep-Clean Level
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
“Twenty-some floors up with glass on two sides, and the haze on everything reflective had been bugging me for months. They cleared the shower enclosure, the quartz, the mirrors and the engineered floors, and dealt with the front desk and vendor registration without a single text to me at work.”
Thaddeus W.
Summit Avenue, Journal Square
“Our house is from 1912 with the original oak floors and a tiled vestibule, so I was nervous about products. They asked what had been used on the floors before touching them, then worked every baseboard and door frame on all three floors plus the basement. Nothing dulled, nothing scratched.”
Ottilie R.
Bergen Hill, Journal Square
“Pre-war one-bedroom, steam heat, and I had never once cleaned behind the radiator covers. They pulled the dust out of the fins, did the window tracks, the blinds and the grout in the old tile bathroom. The apartment smelled different that evening, in a good way.”
Ines F.
Kennedy Boulevard, Journal Square
“We are a family of seven above the shop on Newark Avenue and the kitchen runs all day. The hood vent, the stovetop and the grease on the cabinet fronts above the range were the test, and they passed it. Booked again for the week before Diwali.”
Ravindra P.
India Square, Journal Square
“Two-family, top and bottom units, and the landlord split the cost with us. The stairwell, the back porch door and the basement got the same attention as the kitchen. Our biweekly cleaner has had a much easier job since.”
Anouk D.
Marion, Journal Square
FAQ
Journal Square Deep Cleaning Questions, Answered
Deep cleaning in Journal Square generally runs $215 - $600+. A studio or one-bedroom in one of the towers beside the PATH sits at the low end, while a full three-floor two-family in Bergen Hill or Marion with a basement and two kitchens runs toward the top.
Plan on four to six hours for a tower one- or two-bedroom or a pre-war unit on Bergen Avenue, and longer for a whole two-family with a basement. Bathroom count, kitchen condition and how long it has been since the last serious clean drive the estimate we give with your quote.
Yes. Most of our Journal Square deep cleans happen while the client is on the PATH or at the office. Give us the concierge desk procedure, the vendor registration link or the fob arrangement once, and we send a certificate of insurance to the management office ahead of time if the building asks for one.
The checklist covers the microwave inside and out, the stovetop, burners and control panels, the hood vent and every cabinet and drawer front. Oven and refrigerator interiors can be added to any Journal Square deep clean; ask for them when you book and we plan the extra time.
No. In the 1920s and 30s buildings along Kennedy Boulevard and around the Square we use pH-neutral products and soft tools on parquet, plaster walls, original tile and radiator covers. Nothing that strips a finish or etches a surface goes onto an old material.
Once or twice a year suits most apartments and two-families here, usually in spring after the radiators shut off and again before holiday hosting in the fall. Homes with dogs, a big cooking household off Newark Avenue or a lot of foot traffic from the PATH do better keeping both.
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