Brooklyn Move-In Cleaning Services
Empty apartment, full access. We clean every cabinet, closet, and corner of your new Brooklyn place before the moving truck pulls up.
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Move Into a Brooklyn Apartment That Is Actually Clean
The broker showed the apartment with the lights low and the previous tenant's rug still down. Now the keys are in your hand, the place is empty, and you can see what was really there: a sticky film inside the kitchen drawers, dust bunnies where the bed used to be, a ring in the tub, hair in the bathroom vent. Move-in cleaning exists for exactly this moment.
Brooklyn units change hands fast, and the cleaning between tenants is often whatever the landlord could arrange the day before. Sponsor units in new Downtown Brooklyn and Williamsburg towers arrive with protective film on the appliances and grout haze on the bathroom tile. A gut-renovated one-bedroom in Crown Heights can still have plaster dust in the closets. A sublet takeover in Bushwick may have had no cleaning at all.
An empty apartment is the one chance to clean everything without working around furniture. We wipe the inside of every cabinet, drawer, and closet. We clean the microwave inside and out, wipe down every appliance, scrub the shower and grout, wash the baseboards and door frames, and finish the floors last so you walk into a space that is actually ready for your things. Inside the oven and fridge can be added when you book.
Timing is usually tight, and we plan around that. If your building requires a freight elevator reservation, we work inside the window you booked. If closing on a co-op or condo is Thursday and the movers come Saturday, Friday is ours. Keys can be left with the super, a doorman, or a lockbox, and you do not need to be there.
Move-in cleaning is priced by apartment size: $180 to $240 for a studio, $220 to $300 for a one-bedroom, $280 to $380 for a two-bedroom, and $380 and up for three or more bedrooms. Book it as a one-time visit or as the first clean of a recurring schedule at your new place.
What a Brooklyn Move-In Cleaning Includes
A top-to-bottom clean for an empty or nearly empty home:
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 Schedule Move-In Cleaning in Brooklyn
1Key Day
You get access, we clean the empty rooms, the movers arrive the next morning. The cleanest possible sequence for a Brooklyn move.
2Renovated Right Before You Signed
Fresh paint and new counters look great, but renovation dust hides in closets and cabinets. We remove it before your clothes and dishes go in.
3Taking Over a Room or Sublet
Moving into a shared apartment? We can clean your room, the bathroom, and the shared kitchen so you start on your own terms.
4After a Co-op or Condo Closing
Between closing and moving day there is often a gap. Use it. An empty, freshly cleaned apartment is easier to plan, paint, and furnish.
Start Your New Place on a Schedule
Keep the move-in shine going with weekly, biweekly, or monthly visits at your new Brooklyn address
Weekly
For full households, pets, roommates, and anyone who entertains
15% OFFBi-Weekly
The rhythm most New York apartments settle into
10% OFFMonthly
A reset for studios, one-bedrooms, and tidy solo households
Quarterly
A seasonal deep clean four times a year, radiator dust included.
Nobody in this city has spare hours for scrubbing. Between the commute, late nights at work, and weekends that fill up on their own, the apartment gets pushed down the list. A standing visit takes it off the list entirely. Choose weekly, every other week, or monthly, and we hold the slot for you. Traveling or hosting on a different day? Move the visit with a day's notice at no charge.
Why Brooklyn Movers Choose NYC Cleaning Service
Empty Rooms Get the Full Treatment
Without furniture in the way we clean inside every cabinet and closet and along every baseboard.
Freight Elevator and Doorman Ready
We show up inside your building's reserved window and follow the move-in rules your management office sets.
Fits the Gap in Your Schedule
A day between keys and movers is all we need. Short notice is common and we do our best to accommodate it.
Nothing Left for You to Do
Unpacking is enough work. The cleaning is finished before the first box comes through the door.
All Our Brooklyn Cleaning Services
Once you are unpacked, regular apartment or house cleaning keeps the place feeling new. We also handle deep cleans, move-out turnovers at your old address, and post-renovation cleanup.
Apartment Cleaning
Studios, one-bedrooms, and shared units in walk-ups and doorman buildings alike. We work quietly, follow your building's rules, and leave every room ready for company.
Apartment Cleaning BrooklynHouse Cleaning
Brownstones, row houses, and multi-floor homes across the boroughs. Kitchens, bathrooms, floors, and dusting handled on a weekly, biweekly, or monthly rhythm you set.
House Cleaning BrooklynDeep Cleaning
For the buildup a routine visit skips: radiator dust, grease above the stove, grout, baseboards, and the space behind and under the furniture nobody has moved in years.
Deep Cleaning BrooklynMove-In Cleaning
The previous tenant's dust, the contractor's grit, the empty fridge. We scrub the whole unit while it is still empty so your boxes land in a clean apartment.
Move-In Cleaning BrooklynMove-Out Cleaning
A walkthrough-ready clean built around what New York landlords and management companies check: appliances, closets, cabinets, bathrooms, and floors, top to bottom.
Move-Out Cleaning BrooklynPost-Construction Cleaning
Renovation over? Drywall dust settles on every surface and inside every vent. We clear the fine debris, wipe down the millwork, and bring the space back to livable.
Post-Construction Cleaning BrooklynBrooklyn Move-In Cleaning Questions
Yes. Arrange access through your broker, super, doorman, or a lockbox and we handle the rest. We confirm when we arrive and when we finish.
The checklist covers the microwave inside and out plus the exteriors of the fridge, oven, and dishwasher. Interior oven and fridge cleaning is a quick add-on; mention it when you book and we bring the right products.
We will bag small loose items and set them aside, but hauling out furniture, mattresses, or bulk trash is outside what we do. Your landlord or a junk removal service should handle that before we arrive.
Tell us the window your building gave you and we schedule within it. In doorman buildings we also check in at the desk and bring a certificate of insurance if the management office asks for one.
Yes. Many clients book a move-in clean for the empty apartment and then start a biweekly or monthly schedule once they are settled.
Plan on two to three hours for a studio, three to four for a one-bedroom, and four or more for a two-bedroom or larger. Condition matters as much as size, so photos help us give an accurate estimate.
Get Your New Brooklyn Home Move-In Ready
Do not spend your first night wondering what the last tenant left behind. Book the clean, then unpack in peace.