Just an update; this was my second move with Northstar, and they did a fine job again. On a very hot day, and with stairs to get up this time, they hustled and got done as quickly as anyone could have. Very pleased.
Testimonials
These guys are great!
Perfect timing, great collaboration and very friendly.
We did everything in the right time even if we had problems at the entrance to the new home.
They work fast, taking care of the furnitures and giving the best help to everything.
I really recommend them.
Great company and awesome movers!! 3 stairs on both places. No complaints and awesome service. Juan Alvarez, Juan Carlos Lopez, and Matthew Espara were incredible.
No matter what you throw at them, they are able to get it done! As a construction professional, we have done a number of complex moves, and they are always consistent.
Nervous about your move? Don’t be, there isn’t a more professional company out there. You call to schedule, then their office confirms the day before. Next up, the foreman gives you a not to exceed price before they start (!) and they meet it every time!
David L., our most recent foreman, and his experienced crew did a great job moving 3 storage units for us without any issues. David did a great job, as did each member of his crew.
David L. and his crew (Oscar C., Kenny J., Daniel P., and Wilbur / Vin Diesel) made my pack so easy for me. They are polite courteous and conscience of everything involved. Packed in one day my entire 3 bedroom townhouse – I was feeling a bit behind being ready for them but they assessed the situation with ease and started right in where they could and gave us space to organize the last few bits and pieces we needed also.
Highly recommend this company from the visit for the estimate to the communication in the offices and the sales rep everything has been spot on and what you would expect when hiring a crew to pack and move. Thanks for the ease of this day.
Very speedy, and patient with accommodating a narrow alley way in DTLA. This is my first time using a professional moving service, and I will happily be using them again in the future.
The move was much quicker than anticipated and they made sure all our stuff was well protected. I will never go through the extreme hassle of renting a u-haul again.
I’ve used this company twice. Both times the movers that came were professional, fast, and careful. They quote you price based on your description of your stuff, and they came close to their quote both times. I’ve only had one cheap ikea-type bookshelf damaged (cheap particle-board), so I chalked up the loss as a cost of doing business.
Here’s what happens: Once they arrive, they waste no time. They ask what’s staying and what’s going. You sign the contract, and they undo all the procrastinating that you’ve been doing. They’ll even pack/unpack your clothes/dishes/etc. for you if you want (don’t forget this will cost you because part of the cost is based on time). They put everything into boxes or wrap it in blankets/pallet wrap. I tipped them in advance the second time to get some extra confidence stuff would be treated nicely.
The guys are professionals. Literally. They are not day laborers or part time construction workers who are in need of a part time job.
Highly recommend!
David L. & his team that consisted of fellow movers Ezekiel and Dennis moved my girlfriend and I out of Ventura. They were polite, professional and punctual. These gentlemen treated our personal items as if it was their own. We can’t thinking of moving in the future without the help of these guys. Thanks North Star Movers!!
David and his team did an amazing job with our move. They were professional and courteous and complied with our requests. We are moving again in 8 months and will definitely be giving them a call.
First, Gadi Avigzer, came to give us an estimate. He was professional and knowledgeable and set up our move as we needed it. When I had questions he was always easy to get in touch with.
Then Juan and his crew came to pack us. They were quick and professional asking me needed questions when they were ready to pack something they felt I needed to know about.
The next day Jay and his crew came to move us. They took excellent care of our possessions working quickly to pack and then bring everything into our new home. They were easy to communicate with and patient with our changing our minds where an item should go.
I feel the whole experience was excellent. Everyone tried to make our move as easy as possible. We will definitely use them again for our next move.
All three guys who worked on my move were polite, friendly, and hard-working. They were also very accommodating during a slight hiccup where I didn’t have the right keys to my new place, and made up for lost time when we were finally able to get inside, too. I thought the price was very reasonable for the service (saved $75 with the Yelp deal) and supplies (tape and shrink wrap) were competitive, too.
I’ll definitely use North Star for my next move!
NorthStar made ME look smart in front of my new employers.
In 30 years, this is my 10th time using professional movers. I got three onsite quotes, and NorthStar and the highest bidder’s quotes were $467 difference. I asked both if they would come reassess after I packed my own stuff leaving the big stuff for them to do.
The top bidder said that was not common practice, that they could reassess after the guys get it into truck.
For NorthStar, a man named Alan showed back up the next morning. After he reassessed, he determined I had cut lots of material goods costs and the dollar figure decreased a lot.
While it didn’t lower below the low ball quote, it was enough to be thankful and impressed.
My company needed documents from NorthStar to have a check in my hand the next day, so they could pay this move for me.
A woman named from NorthStar, Stefy assured me it would be done, and in no time, another woman, Joanna had emailed the necessary invoice and W-9.
Now, about the move…
Immediately, the kindest, cleanest, happy crew ever. After 8 hours, I was sweaty, hungry and not done packing my stuff.
I had some work calls come in while we were packing and a couple other distractions, and while the crew was also tired from moving my heavy Ethan Allen stuff with care, I was now holding them up.
Instead of making me feel bad about it, the crew leader and his team jumped in to help.
Beyond the call of duty. My faith has been restored in the moving industry. Up til now, it’s always been below expectation.
Long review…and I could keep typing.
Amazingly great! Thank u NorthStar!!
Where to begin? This move has been absolutely wonderful from start to finish! The estimator (Gadi) who initially came out was very courteous and thorough. His “not to exceed” estimate was one of the best priced quotes I received. He was confident that they would be able to do it in less time than he was estimating.
On the day of the move, David L. (the forman), Jose G., and Jorge V., called when they were on their way and arrived at the very beginning of their window. They looked at everything and began working right away. They insisted that we leave the work to them…they wanted the move to be as easy as possible for us. They were respectful of our belongings, were extremely professional and communicated everything along the way. They truly went above and beyond!
They carefully wrapped everything and moved it with care. They arrived at our new house and unloaded everything just as carefully.
At the end of the day, they got everything done without ANY damage…AND they completed it 2 hours quicker than the estimate!!
I cannot recommend Northstar Movers enough. They are the only company I will use in the future!
Thank you for making this move as pleasant as possible!
I was impressed a few years ago when I used NorthStar Moving to complete my move from Chicago to Irvine so I decided to call them up for my move to Pasadena. The movers came on time and were fast and efficient. I will definitely use them again next time I have to move (but hopefully that won’t be for awhile)!
I used Northstar movers about a year ago. They were very helpful and packaged all my belongings quickly and carefully. They are also an ecofriendly business and I’m always more willing to give money to a charitable corporation. Thanks for making the moving process a little smoother!
I like to move it, move it.
Just kidding… moving sucks.
Or it can suck. A lot. Unless you get people to move your stuff for you. And by people I mean all your current/former football player friends. But if most of your friends are petite, burnt-out graduate students that don’t work out much, you’d instead probably have to pay the professionals to help you. And that’s supposed to be a lot more expensive, right?
I just moved from LA to SF, and hiring movers from NorthStar cost me about the same as what I would have spent to rent a U-Haul truck and move all my crap myself. Yeah.
The specs:
*My rate was based on the “intrastate move” pricing, which means moving more than 100 miles. They also have “local” rates for less than 100 miles. They don’t move to or out of California.
*Intrastate move pricing is a flat rate of $695 for up to 1000 lbs; $1,145 for 2000 lbs, $1595 for 3,000 lbs, etc. Coming from a living situation with two roommates and moving into a smaller place, I was pretty sure beforehand, and turned out to be right, that all the furniture/stuff from my old room that I wanted to move was under 1000 lbs. If not, each additional pound up to 2000 would be 45 cents/lb.
*After booking my reservation with Northstar, I put all my crap in boxes. They came, took a $500 cash deposit from me, took all my boxes, shrink-wrapped all my furniture and took that too, and put it all in a huge-ass truck bound for San Francisco within the next week. I didn’t lift a finger (or box) past my old apartment threshold.
*Less than one week later, they delivered everything up to the Bay Area. The balance–the original quote minus deposit, plus $0.45/lb if exceeding 1000 lbs (I did not)–was due at this point. Aka $195.
*However, we bought a Yelp Deal from the San Francisco Yelp listing–$60 for $150. This saved us $90, meaning we owed the movers $105 at the end of the service. THAT means, with Northstar, I moved 1000 pounds of my junk 300+ miles for just $605! (not including tipping the movers of course… PLEASE tip your movers!)
*Compare that to renting a U-Haul truck: ~$500 for two days, plus gas (~$50-$75), plus physical pain/labor and optimal annoyance to you and your friends, plus taking your friends out to dinner for helping you.
Rest assured, you can trust this moving company. The only thing that I think could have been better is that, although they say they will provide 24 hours notice to confirm exact date/times of pickup and dropoff (they initially give you a two-day window for pickup, and week-long window for dropoff), my notice was more like the night before.
Also, if you are moving in or out of a place with flights of stairs, which I know many places in both SF and LA do have, you might be charged extra. This fortunately did not apply to me. I’d check on it when booking your reservation.
In sum: for an intrastate move with up to or around 1000 pounds of stuff, I’ll take NorthStar over moving my own s*** any day.
And the moral of the story: I like to move it, move it.
Moved all of my furniture (from 2 different locations) into a storage unit in a little over 1/2 day with great care and customer service. I have moved several times in an out of my highrise condo and used other companies however NorthStar is by far the best. EXCELLENT customer service by David L., his friendly team and everyone from NorthStar. Can’t wait to use them again and you should too. You will be very happy!