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Apartment moves can involve fewer belongings than moving a large house, but that does not necessarily make them simple. Elevators, stairs, parking restrictions, loading areas, building access, and scheduled moving hours can all affect how your belongings get from your apartment to the moving truck and into your next home.
Berger Allied Moving & Storage – Atlanta provides apartment moving services throughout the Atlanta metro area. Whether you are moving between apartments, leaving an apartment for a house, downsizing from a house to an apartment, or relocating to Atlanta from another area, our team can plan the move around your belongings, residences, and schedule.
Apartment Moving Starts With the Building
The distance between your old and new residences is only one part of planning an apartment move.
Before moving day, it is helpful to understand the requirements at both locations. Apartment buildings and communities may have their own procedures for movers, particularly in larger or controlled-access properties.
Depending on the property, planning may need to account for:
- Elevator availability or reservations
- Designated moving or loading areas
- Building access procedures
- Parking restrictions
- Stairs and hallway access
- Scheduled move-in or move-out hours
- Loading dock requirements
- Certificates of insurance or other documentation requested by property management
If your building provides moving instructions, sharing them with Berger Atlanta before moving day can help our team plan around the property’s requirements.
Moving Between Atlanta Apartments
Moving from one apartment to another can mean navigating two completely different properties on the same day.
Your current building might have stairs and street parking, while your new apartment could be in a high-rise with a service elevator and a scheduled move-in period. Even when the two residences are only a few miles apart, access at each end can affect the moving plan.
As local apartment movers, Berger Atlanta can coordinate moves throughout the Atlanta area based on the locations involved and the requirements of each property.
Knowing about elevators, stairs, parking, loading areas, and access restrictions ahead of time allows those details to become part of the plan rather than something discovered when the moving crew arrives.
Moving From an Apartment to a House
An apartment may be your starting point without being your destination.
If you are moving from an apartment into a house, the move can involve different challenges at each residence. The apartment may require elevator or loading-area coordination, while the house may introduce stairs, driveways, narrow entrances, or other access considerations.
Your move may also include items that are not currently in the apartment. Belongings stored elsewhere, furniture being delivered from another location, or household items already in storage may need to be considered as you prepare for the new home.
Berger Atlanta can plan the household move around the origin, destination, and belongings that need to make the transition with you.
Downsizing From a House to an Apartment
Moving in the other direction presents a different set of decisions.
When moving from a house to an apartment or condo, your new residence may have less room for furniture and other household belongings. Deciding what will fit before moving day can help determine what should be transported to the apartment and whether anything needs to go somewhere else.
If you have belongings you want to keep but do not have room for immediately, Berger Atlanta can incorporate personal storage into the move. Furniture and other household property can be transported into storage rather than delivered to the new apartment.
This can be especially useful when downsizing gradually or when you want more time to decide what belongs in the new space.
Packing for an Apartment Move
Every box and piece of furniture still needs to be prepared for transportation, even when you are moving from a relatively small apartment.
If you prefer not to handle all of the packing yourself, Berger Atlanta can provide packing assistance based on your needs. That may include packing most of the apartment or helping with selected belongings that require additional preparation.
Furniture can also be prepared for transportation as part of the moving process.
For apartment residents, completing packing before the scheduled moving period is particularly useful when building access or elevator reservations limit the amount of time available for the move.
Moving Into an Atlanta Apartment
If you are relocating to Atlanta, your first residence in the area may be an apartment.
Berger Atlanta can support household moves into apartments throughout Metro Atlanta, whether you are arriving from elsewhere in Georgia or moving from another state.
Before delivery, provide any instructions your new property has given you regarding moving hours, elevators, loading areas, parking, or building access. Our team can use that information when preparing for delivery to your new residence.
If your apartment is not ready when your household belongings arrive, temporary storage for your move may also be incorporated into your moving plan until you can receive them.
Storage Between Apartments
Lease dates do not always line up.
You may need to leave your current apartment before the next lease begins, or unexpected timing changes may leave a gap between residences. In other cases, you may simply want to move some belongings out before moving day to make the transition easier.
Berger Atlanta can transport household belongings into storage and coordinate delivery when your new residence is ready.
For belongings that will remain stored beyond the immediate move, longer-term storage options are also available.
Apartment Moves Near or Far
An apartment move does not have to stay within Atlanta.
Berger Atlanta can coordinate local apartment moves within Metro Atlanta as well as long-distance moves and interstate moves when your next apartment, house, or other residence is farther away. If you are moving to another part of the country, you can also explore our nationwide locations to find the Berger Allied team serving your destination.
The moving plan can be based on your origin, destination, household size, schedule, packing needs, and access requirements regardless of whether you are moving across Atlanta or across state lines.
Prepare for Apartment Moving Day
Before moving day, confirm the arrangements at both properties and make sure any required reservations have been completed.
Keep keys, identification, medications, chargers, lease documents, building access information, and anything else you will need immediately with you rather than packing them with your household goods.
If you have reserved an elevator or loading area, make sure you know the available timeframe and provide those details to your moving coordinator. It is also helpful to know where the moving truck is permitted to park and which entrance the crew should use.
A little preparation can be particularly valuable during an apartment move because access to the building may be more structured than it is at a single-family home.
Plan Your Atlanta Apartment Move
Whether you are changing apartments, moving into your first house, downsizing from a house, or relocating to an Atlanta apartment from another area, the residences at both ends of the move matter.
Tell Berger Allied Moving & Storage – Atlanta where you are moving from, where you are going, your anticipated moving date, and what assistance you need. Our Atlanta team can use those details to begin planning your apartment move.
Moving Into or Out of an Apartment?
Tell us where you are moving, your anticipated date, and what you know about access at each property. Berger Atlanta can help you plan your apartment move.
FAQs
Tell your movers about stairs, elevators, loading areas, parking restrictions, building access, scheduled moving hours, and any requirements provided by property management. If an elevator or loading area must be reserved, it is helpful to have those arrangements confirmed before moving day.
Yes. Berger Allied Moving & Storage – Atlanta can provide packing assistance for apartment moves. You can request help packing most of your apartment or selected belongings that you would prefer to have professionally prepared for transportation.
Yes. If your current lease ends before your next residence is ready, Berger Atlanta can incorporate storage into your move. Your household belongings can be transported into storage and delivered when you are ready to receive them at the new residence.
Yes. Apartment moving services are not limited to apartment-to-apartment moves. Berger Atlanta can help when you are moving from an apartment into a house, downsizing from a house to an apartment, or moving between other types of residences.


