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Junk Removal in
Tribeca
Service across 10007 and 10013 — cast-iron loft conversions along Hudson, Greenwich, Franklin, and White; modern luxury condo towers with dedicated loading docks; restored row houses on the Harrison Street side. We carry COI to every Tribeca managing agent and book the freight or dock slot before the truck rolls.
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What Tribeca actually looks like, block by block
Tribeca runs from Canal Street south to roughly Vesey, and from West Street east to Broadway — a small footprint with three distinct housing types layered on top of each other. The signature stock is the cast-iron and brick warehouse conversions along Hudson Street, Greenwich Street, Franklin, White, Lispenard, and Walker — 19th-century industrial buildings turned into wide-open lofts in the 1970s and 80s, then renovated again (and again) as the buyers got wealthier. Wide-plank floors, original timber columns, ceilings most of Manhattan doesn't have. The freight elevator on the corner of Greenwich and Franklin is doing more work than any passenger lift in the neighborhood.
Layered on top: the modern luxury condo towers built since 2010 — 56 Leonard, 30 Park Place, 443 Greenwich, the Greenwich Lane, plus newer construction along the waterfront. These are the cleanest pickups we run anywhere in Manhattan: dedicated loading docks, resident managers who coordinate slot times by email, COI processed in hours rather than days. Tucked behind on the side streets — particularly Harrison Street — are restored row houses, four and five stories, no elevator at all, stoop carry only.
The borders matter operationally. Canal Street to the north is a truck thoroughfare, busy but useful for staging. Hudson River Park sits along the west edge — close-in side streets near the waterfront often have looser parking enforcement. One World Trade and the Financial District begin immediately south.
What we move out of Tribeca every week
- Converted-loft renovation debris. Lofts come up for resale, the new owner gut-renovates the kitchen and at least one bathroom with high-end finishes, the contractor needs the demo'd cabinetry, broken tile, sheetrock, and old appliances gone by the weekend. We schedule the haul to clear the freight slot on the same day as the contractor's final clean.
- Pre-resale apartment turnovers. Ultra-luxury condos preparing to list. Furniture the seller isn't taking, art that isn't going to auction, kitchen contents, closet residue, dated finishes the broker wants gone. Often a staging company follows the same week, so the timing matters more than the volume.
- Modern condo tower furniture clearouts. Residents in the new towers cycling through furniture — a sectional traded for a new one, a bed frame, the kid's room being redone. Resident manager coordinates the dock slot, we pull straight in, often done in under 90 minutes.
- Townhouse multi-floor clearouts. Harrison Street row houses and the smaller side streets — owner deciding to refinish the basement and parlor floor, or preparing the whole house for sale. Multi-day jobs because of the stoop carry and the volume per floor.
- Pre-auction bulk cleanouts. Estate situations where the family has placed major pieces with Sotheby's, Christie's, or Doyle, and needs everything else removed before the auction-house movers come for the keepers. We coordinate around their pickup, never the other way around.
Pricing in Tribeca
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Sofa / Couch | $170 |
| Sectional Sofa (2-Piece) | $190 |
| Sectional Sofa (3-Piece) | $249 |
| Sectional Sofa (4+ Piece) | $307 |
| Mattress — Queen | $139 |
| Mattress — King / Cal King | $154 |
| Mattress + Box Spring Set | $192 |
| Refrigerator | $221 |
| Washer or Dryer (each) | $172–$179 |
| Washer/Dryer Combo (Stacked) | $255 |
| Dining Table (6-8 Seat) | $220 |
| Wardrobe / Armoire | $192 |
| Cabinet / China Hutch | $215 |
| Dresser (Standard) | $169 |
| Bed Frame (any size) | $92 |
| Bunk Bed | $165 |
| TV (42–65") | $91 |
| Peloton / Smart Bike | $108 |
| Treadmill | $155 |
| Window AC Unit | $117 |
Per-item base prices, same across all NYC boroughs (no borough or floor surcharge). $75 minimum order. Full-cleanout truck-fill pricing also available — from $325 for 1/4 of a 16-cubic-yard truck up to $985 for a full truck. Upload a photo at junkrabbit.nyc for the exact total in 7 seconds.
Working with Tribeca buildings: COI, freight, and the loading dock
Nearly every residential address in 10007 and 10013 requires a Certificate of Insurance to the managing agent before a vendor enters. The modern towers and the loft conversions both enforce it — only the row houses skip the paperwork (and even then, some have their own contractor rules). We carry $1M general liability and $2M umbrella; the COI gets named to the building entity and managing agent and is emailed within an hour of booking. Most Tribeca buildings approve it the same day.
The access tier determines how the job runs:
- Modern condo towers (56 Leonard, 30 Park Place, 443 Greenwich, the Greenwich Lane, newer waterfront towers). Dedicated loading docks. Resident manager assigns a 2-hour dock slot, usually weekday mornings or early afternoons. Truck pulls into the dock, freight to the floor, done. The cleanest jobs we run anywhere downtown.
- Cast-iron loft conversions (Hudson, Greenwich, Franklin, White, Lispenard, Walker, Duane). Freight elevators with widely varying reliability — some are immaculate and run on a posted weekday schedule, others break down for weeks and the super has to walk you through the workaround. We confirm freight status with the super 24 hours before the slot. Side-street load-out from the freight door, not the main lobby.
- Restored row houses (Harrison Street and the adjacent side streets). No elevator at all — stoop carry from the parlor or garden level, sometimes a steep interior stair to the upper floors. Slower jobs, priced accordingly. No managing-agent COI but the homeowner often wants protection paperwork anyway.
Parking realities on cobblestone
A few practical notes that shape how the truck stages:
- Hudson, Greenwich, and Franklin Street cobblestone. The classic Tribeca look — and a real consideration for dollies. We use pneumatic-wheel dollies on cobblestone blocks; the standard hard-wheel kind chatters and damages floors when you transition back to lobby tile. Costs us nothing extra; the crew just brings the right gear.
- Side streets near the waterfront. West, Greenwich, and the short blocks toward Hudson River Park have intermittent loading-zone tolerance during weekday business hours. We try not to stage on these blocks during morning rush — the commercial traffic from Canal makes it a 30-minute window or nothing.
- Canal Street. Major commercial-truck thoroughfare. Busy but workable for the truck moving in and out of the neighborhood; we don't stage on Canal itself.
- Modern tower loading docks. Always preferred. The truck parks inside the building, not on the street. If your building has one, that's the slot we want.
Frequently asked questions about Tribeca pickups
My loft building's freight elevator is unreliable. Do you wait?
Yes — and we plan around it. Before the slot, we ask the super for freight status and any current quirks. If the freight has been down for a week, we either schedule the day it's back up or, on smaller loads, work out a side-door staircase carry with the building (rare, but it happens on the smaller loft conversions). What we won't do is show up, wait 90 minutes, and bill you for it.
Sotheby's is picking up the major pieces. Can you handle the rest around their schedule?
This is one of our most common Tribeca jobs. Auction-house movers (Sotheby's, Christie's, Doyle, Bonhams) come with their own crew, COI, and dock window. We schedule our bulk removal to either lead them (so the apartment is clear of furniture they're not taking) or follow them (so we remove what's left). Either way, we coordinate with the executor or the family member running the clearout so the auction-house pickup is the priority.
My broker wants the apartment cleared by Friday and the stagers in Monday. Can you hit that?
Pre-resale turnover work is routine. The standard sequence is: COI approved (Mon-Tue), dock/freight slot booked (Wed-Thu), clearout (Thu-Fri), final crew sweep, stagers arrive Monday. We've done same-week turnarounds at 56 Leonard, 443 Greenwich, and multiple loft conversions along Greenwich and Franklin. The earlier you book, the more flexibility we have on the slot.
Can you do same-day in Tribeca?
For the modern towers with loading docks, sometimes — if the resident manager can release a same-day slot and the COI is already on file with the building, we can move fast. For the loft conversions, freight booking is usually 24-48 hours minimum because the super has to release the elevator. Row houses on Harrison Street are flexible since there's no building approval needed — just the homeowner's calendar. Call us if you're tight on time and we'll tell you honestly what's possible.
Do you handle the cast-iron loft buildings on Hudson and Greenwich?
Yes — the converted-warehouse loft buildings are the bulk of our Tribeca work. Cast-iron facades, original timber columns, freight elevators that range from beautifully maintained to temperamental. We confirm freight reliability with the super before booking and bring enough crew to move a single full-floor loft in one slot. COI goes to the managing agent in advance — it's required at every Tribeca loft conversion we've worked.
What about loading docks at the new towers — 56 Leonard, 30 Park Place, 443 Greenwich?
The modern condo towers in Tribeca have dedicated loading docks that the resident manager coordinates directly. We email the COI to building management, get assigned a dock slot (usually a 2-hour window weekdays), and the truck pulls straight into the dock — no street staging. Cleanest jobs in the neighborhood.
Can you do pre-resale cleanouts before a Tribeca apartment goes on the market?
Yes — pre-listing turnovers are one of our most common Tribeca jobs. The broker or staging company calls, we clear furniture, art that's not going to auction, kitchen contents, and renovation residue on a defined schedule so the stagers can come in directly behind us. Estate auction pickups (Sotheby's, Christie's, Doyle) are coordinated separately by the family — we handle the bulk that isn't going to auction.
How much does it cost on the cobblestone blocks vs. the modern towers?
Tribeca pricing runs at the higher end of Manhattan because of careful-care expectations and loading-dock scheduling overhead. Modern condo towers with dock access price at our standard Manhattan rate. Cast-iron loft buildings add freight-elevator coordination time. Row houses on Harrison Street and the side streets are stoop carries — straightforward but slower. All-in: $148 couch, $126 mattress base, with building-coordination time built into bigger jobs.
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What Tribeca customers tell us
"Cast-iron loft on Greenwich, full-floor pre-resale clearout. The freight had been intermittent for two weeks and they confirmed it with our super the day before — booked the slot when it was back, in and out before noon. Stagers were in the next morning. Broker was thrilled."
"Modern tower near the waterfront, swapping out a sectional and a king bed. Resident manager gave them the dock slot, truck pulled in, done in 70 minutes. Building barely registered they were there. Cleanest move I've ever coordinated."
"Harrison Street row house, three floors of accumulated stuff after my father's estate. The auction house picked up the major pieces on Tuesday, JunkRabbit cleared the rest Wednesday-Thursday. Stoop carry on cobblestone — they brought the right dollies and didn't damage a single floorboard."
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