A Residential Move from Donna Avenue to Hatteras Street in Tarzana

In May, Ivan and I were assigned to handle a residential move from a single-family home on Donna Avenue to a gated condominium complex on Hatteras Street in Tarzana.

The client called us two weeks before the move and said that we could park at the curb on Donna Avenue as well as Hatteras Street. She asked us to pack her personal belongings, take apart the mirrored dressing table and the vintage roll-top desk and bring them down from the second floor.

The Move in Brief

• Pickup: Donna Avenue, single-family home
• Destination: Hatteras Street, gated condominium complex
• Property type: Single-family home to condominium
• Crew: A team of two movers
• Inventory: 6 large boxes, 12 medium boxes, 10 wardrobe cartons, 4 plastic bins, a white desk chair, an antique bookcase, a floor lamp, a vintage roll-top desk, a sewing machine, a serger, a side table, 3 floating shelves, 2 wooden cabinets, a mirrored dressing table.

Donna Avenue Pickup

We parked our 26-foot truck at the curb right next to the two-story single-family house. We had our disposable packing materials with us: stretch wrap, boxes, tape, packing paper, and bubble wrap. We bill these materials separately from our regular hourly rate. We laid down our floor runners along the carry path.

Upstairs my main task was to collect personal belongings such as books, a bedside clock, a jewelry box, photos and other items. I used bubble wrap to wrap them. Meanwhile Ivan disassembled the mirrored dressing table and the vintage roll-top desk. I also gathered clothes and hung them in our wardrobe cartons. Then I helped Ivan wrap the disassembled furniture in moving blankets and stretch wrap to protect its surfaces during transport. I wrapped all the furniture in moving blankets before it left the house, including the antique bookcase. Ivan carried down the boxes and wardrobe cartons that were ready, and I packed the floor lamp into one of the boxes. We handled the six large boxes together, stacking them inside the truck along the wall. Then Ivan and I went back upstairs and brought down the white desk chair. We carried all the furniture, along with the sewing machine and the serger, into the truck, as well as four plastic bins, the remaining wardrobe cartons and the packed floor lamp.

Hatteras Street Drop-off

At Hatteras Street we stopped the truck at the curb near the gated condominium complex. The client told us the gate code beforehand, so we went inside and laid down floor runners. Using our hand trucks, we wheeled the large and medium boxes into the designated room the client showed us. We kept the wardrobe cartons in the upright position while carrying them. After that we went back to the truck and brought in all the remaining furniture, including the mirrored dressing table and the vintage roll-top desk, which Ivan put back together. I carried the four plastic bins into the room. The client showed us where she wanted to place her belongings. I unpacked the large and medium-sized boxes and put books into the antique bookcase, along with other items in their places. Ivan unpacked the floor lamp and set it near the antique bookcase. Then I unpacked the wardrobe cartons and put the clothes into a closet that was in the room.

The antique bookcase was the piece the client cared about most. It was transported safely. Her books were on its shelves before we left the room.

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Ilya · Senior mover

Oct 16, 2026 3 min read

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