Service across 10003 and 10009 — the 5-6 story tenement walk-ups that dominate Avenues A, B, C, and D; the East 4th-14th Street numbered blocks; the Tompkins Square Park-adjacent buildings; the pre-war elevator co-ops along Second Avenue. Tenement-staircase specialists.
Photo of your junk → exact total → no walk-up surcharge, ever.
Upload Photos & Get Quote →Roughly 85% of East Village residential addresses are 5-6 story pre-war tenement walk-ups. These were built between 1880 and 1910 for working-class immigrant housing, originally with shared bathrooms in the hall, narrow railroad layouts where rooms run in a line, and L-turn original staircases that make modern furniture's existence challenging. Today the apartments have been renovated, the bathrooms are private, the railroads have been chopped into one- and two-bedrooms — but the staircases haven't gotten any wider.
The other 15% of the neighborhood splits between pre-war elevator co-ops along Second Avenue (the older fire-resistant masonry buildings, which DO have working elevators and run on standard NYC co-op protocols) and a small layer of newer construction near the East Village's edges. Plus the NYCHA complexes (Campos Plaza, Lower East Side I and II nearby) that share the neighborhood's south and east edges.
For our crews, the East Village job is the staircase. Pricing is flat across all NYC boroughs regardless of floor — your 5th-floor walk-up pickup costs the same as a ground-floor pickup. We just bring the disassembly kit and accept that more time on stairs means a slower job, not a more expensive one.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Sofa / Couch | $159 |
| Sectional Sofa (2-Piece) | $190 |
| Sectional Sofa (3-Piece) | $249 |
| Sectional Sofa (4+ Piece) | $307 |
| Mattress — Queen | $139 |
| Mattress — King / Cal King | $154 |
| Refrigerator | $171 |
| Washer or Dryer (each) | $129 |
| Wardrobe / Armoire | $165 |
| Dresser (Standard) | $106 |
| Bed Frame (any size) | $92 |
| Bunk Bed | $165 |
| TV (42–65") | $91 |
| Window AC Unit (refrigerant recovery included) | $107 |
| Peloton / Smart Bike | $108 |
Per-item base prices, same across all NYC boroughs and all floors. Your 5th-floor walk-up pickup costs the same as a ground-floor one. $75 minimum order. 10% bulk discount on 5+ items. Full-cleanout truck-fill pricing also available — from $175 for 1/8 of a 16-cubic-yard truck up to $895 for a full truck.
Every pickup crew working the East Village arrives with the disassembly kit as standard equipment: furniture straps, moving blankets, screwdrivers, allen sets, hex tools, mattress bags. Most sectionals come apart in the apartment because they won't make the L-turn out of a tenement staircase. IKEA wardrobes flat-pack. Mattresses bag at the apartment. Disassembled pieces fit any tenement staircase we've encountered.
The narrow east-west tenement blocks (East 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th) are tight for truck staging — we use the avenues (especially A, B, D) and walk loads to the apartment door. Avenue C and Bowery have lighter residential traffic but commercial use; we use them too when convenient.
No. Pricing is flat regardless of floor and same across all NYC boroughs. Your queen mattress costs $126 whether you're in a 5th-floor walk-up on East 7th Street or a ground-floor apartment. The East Village's building stock means we move a lot of furniture down a lot of stairs every week — that's built into the standard price, not a surcharge.
Daily East Village problem. Our crews carry the disassembly kit as standard — straps, blankets, screwdrivers, allen sets, hex tools. We break the sectional apart in the apartment first. Disassembled pieces fit any tenement staircase we've encountered. No extra fee for the disassembly; it's included in the sectional pricing.
No — window AC units contain refrigerants regulated under EPA Section 608. DSNY won't take them as bulk waste and they require certified disposal at a regulated facility. We handle the refrigerant recovery as part of the standard $107 window AC pickup price — no separate fee.
Yes. East Village bar and restaurant closures are routine — refrigeration with refrigerant recovery, prep tables, bar stools, broken tap systems, decommissioned POS gear. We provide a written disposal manifest for your landlord if the lease requires it. Pricing is per-item plus truck-fill bulk rate for high-volume jobs.
"5th-floor walk-up on East 7th — end of lease, my couch was clearly never making it down the tenement staircase intact. They broke it apart in the apartment, blanket-wrapped the pieces, and were gone in an hour. Same price as a ground-floor pickup would have been."
"3-bedroom on Avenue B breaking up at end of lease. Three mattresses, two IKEA wardrobes, broken bookshelves, full kitchen pile. They came at 9 AM, kept the truck on the avenue while walking loads to the building, gone by noon. Exact quote, no surprises."
"Three window AC units I'd been meaning to replace for years. They came up to the 4th floor, took all three with the refrigerant recovery, gave me a receipt. Total was less than what the local hauler quoted just for one."