For executors, family, attorneys, and managing agents handling a Manhattan apartment. Same-day COI. Donation routing. Truck-fill pricing $175 to $895. We handle the building, the freight, and the timeline.
Send a quick video tour or photos — we'll quote the truck-fill tier in 7 seconds.
Upload Photos & Get Quote →Manhattan estate work isn't the same as a standard apartment cleanout. The building usually has its own rules: COI on file before any vendor enters, freight elevator booked through the super, service-entrance check-in, no passenger elevator for loads, blanket protection on the freight. The co-op board often imposes a move-out deadline — 30 days after the transfer of ownership is typical, sometimes shorter. The estate attorney or executor is often coordinating from out of state. The family may not have set foot in the apartment in years.
Then there's the contents. Manhattan estates tend to be dense — books, decades of paper, archive boxes, framed art, oriental rugs, antique furniture, china cabinets, Steinways. Some of it is genuinely valuable, some of it has sentimental value to the family but no market value, most of it is regular household goods that have accumulated over 40-60 years. Sorting that with care, without making judgment calls on what's a keepsake, is the actual work.
Send a video tour or photos. We estimate the truck-fill tier ($175 to $895) and schedule.
Managing agent name + email + additional-insured language at booking. Certificate emailed within hours, freight slot reserved through the super.
Crew checks in at the service entrance, runs the freight elevator. Valuables and documents set aside for the executor. Usable items routed to donation partners.
| Tier | Volume | Typical apartment | Flat price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/8 truck | ~2 cubic yards | Sparse studio | $175 |
| 1/4 truck | ~4 cubic yards | Full studio | $295 |
| 3/8 truck | ~6 cubic yards | Junior 1BR | $415 |
| 1/2 truck | ~8 cubic yards | Standard 1BR | $525 |
| 5/8 truck | ~10 cubic yards | Larger 1BR / small 2BR | $625 |
| 3/4 truck | ~12 cubic yards | Standard 2BR | $720 |
| 7/8 truck | ~14 cubic yards | Large 2BR / small 3BR | $810 |
| Full truck (16 cy) | ~16 cubic yards | Large 3BR / dense estate | $895 |
Same flat truck-fill rate across all 5 boroughs — no Manhattan premium, no doorman surcharge, no walk-up surcharge. Larger estates (4+ BR, dense 2-truck jobs) priced per quote. EPA Section 608 refrigerant recovery and e-waste handling included.
The crew is instructed to err heavily on the side of preservation. Anything that could be valuable, sentimental, or personal — jewelry, watches, cash, documents, letters, photographs, family papers, safe-deposit keys, framed photos, military medals, religious items, wedding rings — gets set aside in a designated keepsake box during the cleanout. If the executor isn't on-site, we photograph the contents of that box and email it for review before any of it leaves the apartment.
We don't make judgment calls on what's a keepsake. Better to over-preserve and have the family discard a few low-value items later than to send something meaningful to the transfer station.
Manhattan estates often have items in good condition — furniture, china, working appliances, books, oriental rugs — that have donation value. Where the items, timing, and partner pickup logistics allow it, we route to:
Honest reality: not every estate cleanout has a donation route that works on the timeline. We typically divert 20-40% of contents from the transfer station to reuse partners on Manhattan estate jobs. If donation is a high priority for specific items (e.g., piano, antique chest, library), flag them at booking and we'll work the partner outreach.
All of Manhattan. Common job sites:
Manhattan estate cleanouts run $175-$895 depending on volume. A small studio with sparse contents fills 1/8-1/4 of a truck ($175-$415). A typical 1BR runs $525-$720 (1/2 to 3/4 truck). Large 2-3BR estates with decades of contents take a full 16-cubic-yard truck at $895, sometimes two trucks. Same flat truck-fill pricing across all five boroughs — no Manhattan premium, no doorman surcharge, no walk-up surcharge.
Yes — this is the bread and butter of Manhattan estate work. We submit the Certificate of Insurance to your managing agent same-day, naming the building entity (and the estate or executor where required) as additional insured. Service-entrance check-in, freight elevator booking through the super, blanket protection on the freight, no use of the passenger elevator. Halstead, Brown Harris Stevens, Douglas Elliman, Stonehenge, Argo, Goodstein, A.J. Clarke buildings all standard work.
Anything that looks valuable or personal — jewelry, cash, watches, documents, photos, letters, family items, safe-deposit keys — gets set aside in a designated box for the executor or family member. The crew is instructed to err heavily on the side of preservation. If the executor isn't on-site, we photograph the box and email the list before disposal of anything else. We don't make judgment calls on what's a keepsake.
Best effort. Clean, working furniture and appliances go to Housing Works (which has Manhattan locations and accepts large pickups), Habitat for Humanity ReStore, GreenDrop, and the Salvation Army. Books often go to Better World Books drop-offs. We can't promise 100% donation routing — the economics of pickup-and-deliver donations vary by item condition and timing — but on Manhattan estate jobs we routinely divert 20-40% of contents from the transfer station to reuse partners. Flag specific items at booking if donation is a priority.
Common in Manhattan — co-op boards often require apartments cleared within 30 days of a closing or transfer. We schedule the cleanout, the COI, and the freight slot in one workflow. Most Manhattan estate jobs close in 1 day; larger or 3+ bedroom estates with archival contents (books, decades of paper, antique inventory) may run 1.5-2 days with a return visit.
Yes — included in the truck-fill price. EPA Section 608 refrigerant recovery for fridges and ACs is standard (it's the federal law) and included in the per-item or truck-fill rate. Standard fridge $171, side-by-side $196, window AC $84.
Yes. Many Manhattan estate cleanouts are handled at arm's length — the family is out of state, the executor is busy with probate, the real estate agent is preparing the apartment for listing. Give us a single point of contact (attorney's office, executor's email, the building's super) and we coordinate the COI, scheduling, key access, and post-cleanout photos directly with them. The family doesn't have to be on-site.
For estate cleanouts we usually do a quick photo walkthrough (phone video works) to estimate truck-fill volume. The truck-fill quote is fixed once we agree on the tier. If you under-estimate the volume and the actual contents go beyond the booked tier, we show you the upgraded tier on-site and you approve before we start. No surprises.