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Why choose SOS Moving?
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Sure, our movers can bring packing materials and boxes if you need them. Make sure you mention that you need them to our operators in advance.
No, tips are not included, and it’s up to you how much to tip your movers. Tips are always appreciated but not required.
Your apartment moving cost depends on factors, such as the type and size of your property, the complexity of your move, the number of bedrooms, the volume of your items, zip code, etc. At SOS Moving, we offer flat and hourly rates. The hourly rate depends on the number of movers to be involved and the size of the moving truck. Flat rate is based on the volume of belongings you need to move, and it’s the best option for long-distance moves. To know your moving cost, please contact us or submit a form on our website to request your free quote.
You should schedule your move date as early as you can. If you’re moving locally, at least 1-2 weeks in advance, for long-distance moves, we recommend getting a quote at least 2-4 weeks before your move date.
You can choose any convenient day for your relocation, and yes, we can help you move on weekends and holidays.
A safe relocation is our goal, so we’ll provide you with a detailed list of items that are prohibited to transport. It includes perishables, hazardous materials, firearms, batteries, etc. We also don’t recommend packing your personal and irreplaceable items, including family heirlooms, family photos, jewelry, documents, etc. Carry them with you during the move.
We accept cash, all major debit and credit cards, and certified checks. We don’t accept personal checks. There will not apply any transaction fee on card transactions.
Yes, we’ll contact you prior to delivery. We’ll deliver your belongings within the given moving arrival window. In case the window is no longer possible, we’ll also contact you in advance and set another delivery time.
Studio City is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles on the southern edge of the San Fernando Valley, and planning moving services in Studio City starts with one question: which side of Ventura Boulevard is the home on? South of the boulevard, streets climb into the Santa Monica Mountains in tight curves. North of it, the land flattens toward the Los Angeles River and settles into a street grid.
The L.A. Times Mapping L.A. profile puts Studio City at 6.31 square miles, with one of the lowest population densities in the city and an average household of 1.9 people. At that density, an estimate here depends as much on the path from the truck to the door as on the number of rooms.
South of Ventura, that path can get long. Picturesque Drive, Laurelcrest Drive, Berry Drive, Alta Mesa Drive and Avenida del Sol all have segments on the LAFD's Red Flag parking map, which marks narrow roads, sharp curves, hairpin turns and key intersections inside the city's Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. A house on a street like that may sit above or below the pavement, so the carry can include outdoor steps or a steep driveway. Our crew pads every piece, protects floors and door frames, and takes beds and tables apart before anything goes down the slope.
North of the boulevard, a city planning study for the Radford Avenue studio lot describes Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Colfax Avenue as generally lined with mid- and high-density apartment and condo buildings. The same study notes three- and four-story apartment buildings just south of Ventura, near Carpenter Community Charter School. In buildings like these, the variables are the elevator, the loading area and the walk from the unit to the curb; the apartment moving crews page shows how we handle them.
Studio City is not a separate city, so Los Angeles rules decide where a moving truck can stand. According to LADOT's FAQ, temporary no-parking signs go through the department's Special Traffic Control Division. On a block where the curb fills up, a reserved stretch in front of the house turns a long carry into a short one, so if you want signs, start that request well ahead of the move date.
The hills add a rule the flats don't have. When the LAFD declares a Red Flag Day, which takes winds of 25 mph or more and humidity of 15 percent or lower, parking is banned on the posted segments and vehicles left there are towed. The department counts four to seven such days in an average year. Check lafd.org/redflag the day before a hillside move, and if the restrictions are on, call us and we will work out a new spot for the truck with you.
On the apartment stretches of Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Colfax Avenue, the building's own rules come first. Reserve the elevator and any loading area with management, and ask whether the association wants a certificate of insurance; SOS issues a COI for $50. Send us the manager's exact wording for the certificate when you book, so the document matches the building's request.
Ventura Boulevard is the toughest curb in the neighborhood. Next to the studio lot it carries Metro Lines 218, 230 and 240 plus the DASH Van Nuys/Studio City line, and the city puts that stretch on its High Injury Network, the Vision Zero list of streets with the most severe crashes. A truck can't wait in a bus stop or a traffic lane there, so for an apartment or storefront on the boulevard we find legal curb on a side street or behind the building and plan the carry from that point.
The Radford Studio Center lot covers about 55 acres between Radford and Colfax avenues, with the Los Angeles River splitting it into north and south lots and the Tujunga Wash along its east side. No public street runs through it, so reaching an address on the far side can mean a loop around the whole lot. Across Radford Avenue from the south lot stands a four-story apartment complex, and single-family streets begin farther west.
Ventura Place, just south of the lot, changes character on Sundays. The Studio City Farmers Market sets up there between Radford Avenue and Laurel Canyon Boulevard every Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine, and points shoppers to the studio's parking garage on Radford. For a Sunday move on those blocks, we plan the approach from the side away from the market or start loading after it closes.
The hill pockets are the slowest blocks to work. Eureka Drive and Ridgemoor Drive are posted on the Red Flag map as well, and the LAFD's criteria for posting are narrow roads, tight curves and intersections that can turn into choke points. On streets like these, the parking plan is settled before the day: where the truck stops, how far the crew carries and whether the job needs a third or fourth mover. Mention outdoor stairs and a steep driveway when you call, and the crew size will reflect them.
| Part of Studio City or type of home | What to plan for on move day |
|---|---|
| Hill streets south of Ventura Boulevard: Picturesque, Laurelcrest, Berry, Eureka | Red Flag no-parking on posted segments when a Red Flag Day is declared; outdoor steps and steep driveways; truck spot agreed before the day |
| Apartments and condos on Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Colfax Avenue | Elevator and loading reservation with management; COI for $50 if the association asks |
| Units, storefronts and offices on Ventura Boulevard | Metro and DASH bus stops on a High Injury Network stretch; load from a side street or from behind the building |
| Radford Avenue by the studio lot | No through street across the 55-acre lot; a four-story apartment complex across Radford; pick the approach side in advance |
| Ventura Place on a Sunday | Farmers market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; come in from the far side or load after it closes |
Every SOS crew starts at the company's only base, on Jillson Street in Los Angeles 90040. The run to Studio City is about 21.6 miles, north on I-5 and then west on SR-134 toward the Valley, and it takes around 28 minutes without traffic.
That no-traffic number rarely survives the commute. Both freeways fill up in the morning and again in the late afternoon, and because the working day runs 8AM to 6PM, Monday through Sunday, a truck leaving at the start of the day shares the road with the morning rush. A hillside job is still worth starting early, since Red Flag checks, long carries and the afternoon traffic all push the day toward its 6PM end.
When you book local movers in Studio City, the time rules fit in a few lines. The address sits under 30 miles from the base, so the 3-hour minimum applies, and overtime starts after 8 hours. The rates page adds one more line, word for word: double drive time applies to moves over 10 miles. Monday through Thursday rates are lower than Friday through Sunday rates, which is worth knowing if your date can shift.
Hiring movers and packers in Studio City saves the most time on the hill streets, where every box travels the same steps and slope as the furniture. Boxes packed to a weight one person can carry, sealed and labeled by room keep that carry steady, and fragile pieces get wrapped before they leave the house. See what our packing crews take on.
In a hillside house, a piano is a crew-size question before anything else. A piano adds $200 and moves only with a crew of 4, and any item over 300 lbs adds $150 with a crew of 3. If the piano sits below the street on a lot off Picturesque Drive or Laurelcrest Drive, tell us the step count and the turns when you book; the piano moving page covers the rest.
Studio City's commercial spine is Ventura Boulevard, lined with low- and mid-rise offices, restaurants and small shopping centers, plus buildings like the six-story office block at Radford Avenue and Ventura Place. An office move there starts with the building's elevator and loading rules and a truck position clear of the bus stops. Our commercial movers then take desks, files and equipment out in the order the new space needs them.
Ventura Boulevard runs straight west into Sherman Oaks, and the city plans both neighborhoods under one community plan, shared with Toluca Lake and Cahuenga Pass. The terrain repeats too, with hills south of the boulevard and flats to the north, so a move between the two can bring the same curb and slope checks at both ends. More on that side: moving in Sherman Oaks.
To the north, Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Colfax Avenue and Tujunga Avenue cross Moorpark Street and carry on into North Hollywood, so a move from Studio City's flats to a NoHo apartment can stay on surface streets the whole way. The North Hollywood movers page covers that end of the trip.
Van Nuys lies farther northwest, and LADOT's DASH Van Nuys/Studio City line, which stops on Ventura Boulevard by the studio lot, already ties the two neighborhoods together. For a move in that direction, see Van Nuys moving crews.
