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Post-Construction Cleaning in Journal Square
Drywall dust, protective film and contractor residue cleared from new tower units by the PATH and renovated pre-war apartments and two-families across the Square.
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What Construction Leaves Behind in a Journal Square Home
Journal Square has more construction underway than any other part of Jersey City, and almost none of it ends with a clean home. The towers going up around the PATH station and along Summit and Pavonia Avenues hand over units with a film on the appliances and grout dust in every closet. A block away, the 1920s brick buildings on Kennedy Boulevard and Bergen Avenue are being gutted one apartment at a time, and the two-families of Marion and Bergen Hill are getting new kitchens, new baths and rebuilt top floors.
The dust from that work behaves differently depending on the building. In a new tower unit it is mostly drywall and tile dust that the ventilation keeps pulling back into the rooms for days after the last trade leaves. In a pre-war apartment it is old plaster, which is finer, hangs in the air longer and works its way into radiator fins, parquet seams and the tile grout of a bathroom that was never part of the job.
In a two- or three-family the open stairwell does the damage. A kitchen remodel on the second floor of a Marion two-family sends sanding dust down into the first-floor unit, up to the third and into the basement, and the crew's sweep-out only ever covers the room they worked in. The tenant downstairs ends up with a gray kitchen and no renovation to show for it.
Our Journal Square post-construction clean starts in the renovated space and follows the dust to every room it reached. We pull the protective film off new appliances and fixtures, wipe inside every new cabinet and drawer, vacuum window tracks and closet shelves, clear radiator fins and baseboards, and go over the floors more than once because fine dust keeps settling after the first pass. New quartz, fresh paint and engineered floors get products that will not haze or scratch them, and hundred-year-old plaster and oak get the gentle handling their age calls for.
Access is part of the job here. The towers want a certificate of insurance on file, a vendor registration and a check-in at the concierge desk, and we sort that with the front desk before the crew arrives. For a two-family on a side street off Bergen Avenue it is more a question of where to park and which door to use, and we ask once and follow it every time.
What's included
What Our Journal Square Post-Construction Clean Covers
The renovated rooms and every room the dust reached, including the insides of new cabinets, closets and pantries a contractor sweep-out never touches.
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 Journal Square Homes Need a Post-Construction Clean
Before You Take Keys on a New Tower Unit
Developer turnover cleaning in the towers around the PATH is a sweep and a wipe. Book the clean between your punch-list walk and the day the movers arrive so you unpack into a unit that is genuinely finished.
After a Pre-War Apartment Gut
A 1930s one-bedroom on Kennedy Boulevard rebuilt with a new kitchen and bath is full of plaster dust that has settled into the radiators, the parquet seams and the tops of the door casings. We clear it before the owner moves back or the next tenant signs.
After a Kitchen or Bath Remodel in a Two-Family
In a Marion or Bergen Hill two-family the dust from one unit ends up in the other, in the shared hallway and in the basement. Book the clean for the whole house, not only the floor that was renovated.
Before Listing a Rebuilt Rental Floor
Landlords in Five Corners and on Bergen Hill who rebuild a floor as a rental want it clean for the listing photos and the first showing. We fit the clean between the last trade leaving and the photographer arriving.
After Renovating Above the Shop
Families living over their storefront along Newark Avenue near India Square often redo the apartment upstairs while the shop stays open below. We clean the living space and the stairs so the dust stops tracking down into the store.
Why choose us
Why Journal Square Books Post-Construction Cleaning With Us
Tower Access Sorted in Advance
Concierge check-in, vendor registration, key fobs and the certificate of insurance your building wants on file are handled before the crew arrives, so the front desk is not your problem on cleaning day.
More Than One Pass
Fine dust keeps settling for days after sanding ends. We clean the renovated rooms, follow the dust to every floor it reached, and go back over the floors and flat surfaces a second time before we leave.
Right Products for New and Old
Quartz, fresh paint and engineered floors in a Summit Avenue unit get non-hazing, non-abrasive products. Parquet, plaster and original oak trim in a pre-war walk-up get pH-neutral cleaners that will not strip or etch them.
Minutes From the Square
We are based in Jersey City, so a punch-list clean on short notice before a closing or a tenant move-in near the PATH is realistic, and we show up inside the hours your building allows contractors.
Recurring plans
Keep Your Journal Square Home Clean After the Dust Settles
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
“We took delivery of a two-bedroom in a new tower on Summit Avenue and the developer's clean was a sweep. Film still on the dishwasher, grout dust in every closet. They registered with the concierge, came up during contractor hours and had it properly finished before the movers arrived.”
Ravindra M.
Summit Avenue, Journal Square
“We gutted the second-floor kitchen of our 1910 Bergen Hill two-family and the plaster dust went straight down the stairs into our tenant's unit. They cleaned both floors and the basement and got the dust out of the radiators, which I had assumed was impossible.”
Cato S.
Bergen Hill, Journal Square
“Full renovation of a 1930s one-bedroom on Kennedy Boulevard. The parquet had just been refinished and I was worried about scratches from grit. They dust-mopped before anything wet touched the floor and it looks exactly the way the floor guy left it.”
Vera L.
Kennedy Boulevard, Journal Square
“We redid the apartment above our shop off Newark Avenue while the store stayed open, and the dust kept tracking downstairs. They cleaned the apartment and the stairwell in one afternoon and came back three days later for what had resettled. Worth every dollar.”
Ines V.
India Square, Journal Square
“I rebuilt the top floor of my Five Corners three-family as a rental and needed it clean for the listing photos. They came the morning after the painter left, wiped inside every cabinet and closet, and the photos went up that evening.”
Calla D.
Five Corners, Journal Square
FAQ
Post-Construction Cleaning in Journal Square: Common Questions
Post-construction cleaning in Journal Square generally runs $215 - $960+. A bathroom remodel in a pre-war one-bedroom off Kennedy Boulevard sits near the low end, while a new three-bedroom in a tower by the PATH with film on every appliance, dust in every closet and a second visit a few days later runs toward the top.
Yes. The towers around the PATH and along Summit and Pavonia Avenues use concierge check-in, vendor registration and key-fob access, and many want a certificate of insurance before a crew comes up. Give us the building's requirements when you book and we take care of them with the front desk.
Whichever you book, but we recommend the whole house. In a Marion or McGinley Square two-family the sanding dust from one floor travels the stairwell into the other unit, the shared hall and the basement, and cleaning only the renovated floor leaves the rest of the house gray.
Slowly and with the right tools. Radiator fins are vacuumed with a brush attachment, parquet is dust-mopped before anything damp touches it so grit does not scratch the finish, and plaster walls and original tile get pH-neutral products only. Nothing acidic goes near a 1930s bathroom.
Fine drywall and plaster dust stays airborne for several days after the last sanding, and a tower's ventilation or a two-family's forced-air furnace keeps circulating it. Change the filter after the clean and again a week later. On larger jobs a short touch-up visit a few days on is common.
Yes. Developers turning over units in the new towers, contractors gutting pre-war apartments on Bergen Avenue and landlords rebuilding rental floors in Bergen Hill and Five Corners use us for the final clean before the walk-through, the listing or the tenant's keys. We carry the insurance the buildings ask for, and contractor rates are available.
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