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Move-In Cleaning in The Heights
An empty Victorian floor, renovated condo or Riverview apartment cleaned inside every cabinet and closet before the truck pulls up.
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The Move-In Clean a Home in The Heights Actually Needs
Most homes in The Heights change hands one floor at a time. You are taking the second floor of a wood-frame Victorian between Palisade Avenue and Kennedy Boulevard, or a floor-through conversion a block off Central Avenue, and the landlord ran a broom through it between leases. The distance between that sweep and an actual clean is what a move-in cleaning closes.
Older Heights houses hold dust in predictable places. The radiator fins under the bay window, the tops of the built-in cabinets, the tracks of the original double-hung windows, and the back of a pantry that has been painted over three times since the 1920s. With the rooms empty we reach every one of those without moving a single piece of furniture.
The renovated condos going up across the neighborhood have the opposite problem. Quartz counters, new hardwood and fresh drywall look finished at the walk-through, but the contractor's cleanup leaves a fine white dust on every closet shelf and a film on the appliances. It shows the first time you open a cabinet with a plate in your hand.
Then there is getting in. A pre-war walk-up near the 9th Street elevator has a super with the keys and a staircase that sets the moving schedule, while a newer building by the light rail stop may want a certificate of insurance before anyone rolls a cart through the lobby. We settle access ahead of time so the clean happens on the day you planned, not the day after.
Our move-in cleaning for The Heights covers the inside of every cabinet, drawer and closet, the floors edge to edge, the shower grout and the range hood. Book it for the day after keys and the day before the truck, and unpack into a floor that is genuinely yours.
What's included
What Our Move-In Clean Covers in The Heights
Every cabinet, drawer, closet and floor of an empty Heights apartment or house, including the shelves a between-tenant sweep skips.
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 Homes in The Heights Need a Move-In Clean
The Day After Keys, Before the Truck
Pick up keys from your agent or the landlord, we clean the empty floor the next morning, and your movers pull onto the side street off Palisade Avenue with the place already done.
Taking a Floor of a Two-Family
Renting the parlor floor or the top floor of a Victorian between Ogden Avenue and Kennedy Boulevard means inheriting the last tenant's dust in the built-ins and window tracks. We clear it out before your furniture goes in.
Closing on a Renovated Condo
A gut-renovated unit off Central Avenue has new quartz and hardwood but also drywall dust on every closet shelf and film on the appliances. A move-in clean is the step between the walk-through and living there.
Landing Near the Light Rail for the Commute
If you chose The Heights for the 9th Street elevator and a short ride into Hoboken or Manhattan, book the clean for the day before you arrive so the first commute starts from a clean apartment.
Landlord Turnovers Between Tenants
Own a two- or three-family near Pershing Field and turning over a unit? A move-in clean between leases means the new tenant walks into a floor that shows well and starts the tenancy on the right foot.
Why choose us
Why The Heights Books Move-In Cleaning With Us
We Know Heights Access
Supers with keys, lockboxes on porch railings, alternate-side parking on the side streets and buildings near the light rail that want a certificate of insurance. We handle the logistics before the day.
Right Products for 1890s Oak and New Quartz
Original hardwood, plaster and built-ins get pH-neutral products. Renovated condos get what lifts construction dust without hazing the new finishes.
Every Closet, Cabinet and Radiator
Empty rooms mean nothing gets skipped: inside the pantry, inside the linen closet, the radiator fins under the bay window and the tracks of the old windows.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
If a closet or a room is not up to standard, tell us within 24 hours and we come back and redo it at no charge.
Recurring plans
Keep Your New Home in The Heights 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
“Took the top floor of a Victorian two-family and the landlord had done a quick sweep between tenants. They wiped inside every built-in and pulled a shocking amount of dust off the radiator fins. Furniture went in the next day onto clean floors.”
Lars E.
Palisade Avenue, The Heights
“Closed on a gut-renovated condo and the contractor's clean was for the walk-through only. Drywall dust on every closet shelf, film still on the dishwasher. All gone before the movers came.”
Osric T.
Central Avenue, The Heights
“I moved from Queens for a shorter commute and my new building near the 9th Street elevator needed a certificate of insurance before anyone could come up. They sent it the day before without me asking twice. The apartment was done before my truck crossed the river.”
Rhea A.
Riverview, The Heights
“Bought a three-family and wanted all three floors and the basement cleaned before we moved into the first floor and listed the other two. The second-floor kitchen cabinets were the worst and they came out spotless. The rental units showed well the following weekend.”
Tove G.
Western Slope, The Heights
“Pre-war walk-up a few blocks from Pershing Field, and the previous tenant had cats. They did the closets, the window tracks and the bathroom grout properly. No trace of the cats once we unpacked.”
Wren O.
Pershing Field, The Heights
FAQ
Move-In Cleaning in The Heights: Common Questions
Move-in cleaning generally runs $190 - $540+. A one-bedroom in a walk-up near the 9th Street light rail starts at the lower end, while an entire three-family on the Western Slope with a finished basement runs toward the top.
A week of notice is ideal. First-of-the-month lease starts and summer closings fill the calendar in The Heights, though we often have same-week openings for a single floor of a two-family.
Whatever works for the building. A super or landlord can let us in, an agent can meet us with keys, or you can leave a lockbox code. If a newer building near Riverview needs a certificate of insurance before we come through the lobby, we send it ahead.
Yes. Gut renovations off Central Avenue leave drywall dust on closet shelves, protective film on appliances and adhesive on fixtures. We look for all of it and remove it rather than wiping around it.
Yes. Most of our Heights move-in cleans are a single floor. We clean your unit inside and out, and if you own the whole house we can turn over the other floors on the same visit.
Where a slope-side house on Ogden Avenue or the Western Slope has a finished basement or an enclosed porch, tell us when you book and we add them to the plan. Unfinished storage basements get a sweep and a wipe-down of any shelving.
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