Move-In Cleaning Service in New York City | GreenHandsCorp Cleaning Services

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You don't know who lived there before you. You don't know what they cleaned — or didn't. Start fresh. We clean your new apartment top to bottom before you unpack a single box.

Call us: +1 212-812-9418

New York clients on why they booked a move-in clean

Stephanie R. — Long Island City

I moved into a newly renovated apartment in LIC and assumed it would be clean. It wasn't — construction dust on every surface, residue in the cabinets, bathroom fixtures that had never been properly wiped down. GreenHandsCorp came in before I unpacked anything. The difference was night and day. Wish I'd booked them for every apartment I've ever moved into.

Daniel F. — Astoria

The building management did a "cleaning" before I moved in. I walked in and could tell it was a quick wipe-down, nothing more. I called GreenHandsCorp the day before my furniture arrived. They went through every room properly — inside the fridge, the oven, the bathroom grout, the closets. I actually felt like the place was mine after that.

Maya C. — Brooklyn Heights

Moving into someone else's idea of clean is one of the less pleasant parts of renting in New York. The team from GreenHandsCorp spent four hours on my new place and cleaned things I didn't even know needed cleaning. I unpacked into a home that actually felt fresh. Worth every dollar.

Client Problems

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Here's what goes through most people's heads the week they move into a new apartment.

The landlord said it was professionally cleaned. You walked in and it smelled like someone else's life. There's a residue in the kitchen cabinets you don't want to put your dishes in. The bathroom grout is a color you're not sure is the original. The previous tenant's hair is still in the shower drain.

You're paying a lot to live here. You're starting a new chapter. And the apartment you're starting it in doesn't feel clean — it feels borrowed. Maybe it's a newly renovated unit with construction dust in every corner and a bathroom no one has properly scrubbed yet. Maybe it's an older apartment in a prewar building that's been through twenty tenants and shows it. Either way, you searched for move-in cleaning in New York City because you want to actually start fresh — not move your stuff into someone else's mess and hope for the best.

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Here's what a move-in clean with us actually covers.

A move-in clean is about claiming the apartment. Before your furniture goes in, before your dishes go in the cabinets, before your kids or your pets touch the floors — we go through every room and clean it to a standard that lets you actually feel at home from day one.
We clean inside every cabinet and drawer before anything gets put in them. We clean the oven, stovetop, and refrigerator interior because the previous tenant's residue should not be your problem. We scrub bathroom tile and grout, clean the tub and shower thoroughly, and address fixtures that a quick landlord turnover almost certainly missed. We wipe down baseboards, clean window sills and tracks, do closet interiors and shelves, and go over every floor surface.
Newly renovated apartments need a different kind of attention. Construction leaves fine dust that settles into every surface and gets airborne again the moment you start moving in. We clean for that specifically — wiping surfaces in a sequence that captures dust rather than just moving it around, and paying extra attention to vents, window tracks, and corners where construction debris collects.
We know New York apartment buildings. Prewar tile holds residue differently than modern finishes. Smaller kitchens in older buildings have corners and cabinet interiors that accumulate years of buildup. We come prepared for what New York apartments actually look like — not what a turnover checklist assumes they look like. Everything we need comes with us: eco-friendly products, all equipment, every supply. You provide nothing except access. For GBP: GreenHandsCorp provides move-in cleaning service and move-out cleaning service as standalone bookings, alongside deep cleaning service and recurring apartment cleaning throughout New York City.

How Your Life Changes

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Before: You carry boxes into an apartment that doesn't feel clean yet. You tell yourself you'll deal with it once you're settled. Weeks later, you're settled, and it still bothers you — but now everything is in the way. After: The clean happened before anything went in. You unpacked into a place that was genuinely ready for you. That feeling of starting fresh is real, and it stays with you every time you walk through the door.

Before: You open a kitchen cabinet to put your dishes away and pause. You're not sure what that residue is. You wipe it yourself. You wonder about the others. After: Every cabinet was cleaned before you put a single thing in it. You know what's in them — your stuff, on clean shelves. It's a small thing that changes how you feel about your kitchen every day.

Before: You're moving in and also managing work, utilities, furniture delivery, address changes, and ten other things. The cleaning is one more task you're supposed to fit in somewhere. After: It's already done. Someone else handled it before your movers showed up. You got one full thing off the list during the week you needed it most.

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This week only — for new clients booking in New York City.

Book your first recurring cleaning service this week and get 15% off. The offer expires Sunday. If you're moving into a new place and want to set up regular cleaning from the start — which is honestly the easiest time to do it — this is a good moment to handle both at once. Free estimate, no commitment required. No spam. Cancel recurring service anytime.

Our move-in cleaning service in New York City ensures every room, cabinet, and surface is spotless before you settle in.

What's included in our move-in cleaning service in New York City

We focus on thorough cleaning beyond surface wiping, preparing your new apartment for your furniture and belongings with eco-friendly methods.

Move-In Cleaning

This is the full move-in treatment: all cabinet and drawer interiors cleaned before you put anything in them, oven and stovetop, refrigerator interior, bathroom tile and grout scrubbed, tub and shower cleaned thoroughly, toilet inside and out, baseboards, window sills and tracks, closet interiors and shelves, light fixtures, and every floor surface. We clean it the way you'd want it cleaned if you were doing it yourself — which is to say, completely.

Move-Out Cleaning

Moving out of your current place at the same time? We handle move-out cleans with the same level of thoroughness so you can hand back your keys and get your deposit back without the cleaning hanging over your last week.

Deep Cleaning Service

If the apartment needs a thorough reset at any other point — not during a move — our deep cleaning service covers the same level of detail.

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What comes free with every booking

Same cleaner every visit — they know your home and you don't have to explain anything.
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All supplies and professional-grade equipment included — you provide nothing.
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24-hour satisfaction guarantee — if we miss anything, we come back and fix it within 24 hours at no charge.
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What does move-in cleaning in New York City cost?

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Studio apartment

$100–$130 (standard clean)

Two-bedroom apartment

$175–$230 (standard clean)

One-bedroom apartment

$130–$160 (standard clean)

Move-in / deep cleaning

Starts at $280. This service includes a thorough cleaning inside every cabinet, appliance, tile, grout line, closet, and corner. Pricing depends on apartment size and condition. Estimates are free and final.

Ways to save on move-in cleaning in New York City

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Booking a move-in clean and a move-out clean together is the most common combination we handle. You're already coordinating both ends of a move — we can schedule the clean at your old apartment and the clean at your new one within a day or two of each other, matching your moving timeline. Handling both at once is simpler and we work efficiently across both visits.

New clients booking recurring service this week get 15% off their first booking. Moving into a new apartment is the ideal time to set up recurring cleaning — you start with a properly clean place and keep it that way from the beginning. Call us at +1 212-812-9418 or use the email form above before Sunday.

Refer a neighbor — in your new building or your old one — and you both benefit. You get a credit toward a future visit and they get a discount on their first booking. Buildings in New York City turn over constantly. Chances are someone you know is moving too.

More from clients who started fresh:

James O. — Jackson Heights

I moved into an apartment two blocks from the GreenHandsCorp office and called them based on that alone. Best call I made during the whole move. The kitchen cabinets alone were worth the visit — whoever cleaned the apartment before I moved in didn't open a single door. GreenHandsCorp went through everything.

Rachel H. — Upper West Side

I have a toddler and I wasn't going to let her near the floors until I knew they were actually clean. The team came in the morning before our furniture arrived, worked through the whole apartment in about three hours, and by the time our movers showed up the place was genuinely spotless. My daughter crawled around on those floors the same afternoon. That peace of mind was everything.

Tom W. — Williamsburg

I've moved six times in New York. I've never once been handed an apartment that was actually clean. This time I just booked GreenHandsCorp before the move instead of trying to deal with it after the fact. The oven was clean. The bathroom was clean. The cabinets were clean. I don't know why I didn't do this every time.

Three months from now, you could have...

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You could have a home that felt like yours from the day you moved in — not someone else's apartment you gradually made your own around the edges. That first impression sticks. A clean start changes how you feel about where you live.

You could have avoided the slow discovery of things the previous tenant left behind — the cabinet residue you find when you run out of room, the bathroom corner you notice three weeks in. When the move-in clean happens before anything goes in, those discoveries don't happen.

You could have crossed one real thing off the list during the most logistically complicated week of the year. Moving is hard enough. One less thing matters more than it sounds when everything is happening at once.

So what's actually stopping you?

Our cleaners are background-checked W-2 employees who come fully equipped and know exactly what a move-in clean requires. The cost is straightforward and the estimate is free. And if anything is missed, we come back within 24 hours at no charge.

Maybe you assume the apartment is clean enough — the landlord said it was cleaned, and you're trying not to add more to an already expensive move. Maybe you're planning to wipe things down yourself once you're settled. Maybe you figure you'll deal with it gradually. Here's the thing: once your furniture is in, cleaning the cabinets means emptying them. Cleaning behind the stove means moving it. The window to do this properly is before you unpack — and that window closes fast. Call us at +1 212-812-9418 or book online in two minutes.

Proudly serving neighborhoods across New York City

GreenHandsCorp is based in East Elmhurst in Queens, and we handle move-in cleans throughout all five boroughs. We've worked in newly renovated apartments still carrying construction dust in Long Island City, prewar walk-ups in the Bronx with decades of history in the tile, high-rises in Manhattan where the building turnover happens fast and the cleaning shows it, and brownstones in Brooklyn where the previous tenant's idea of clean and your idea of clean are two different things entirely. We know what New York apartments look like when they change hands.

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Common questions about move-in cleaning in New York City

  • When is the best time to schedule a move-in clean?

    Before your furniture arrives, if at all possible. An empty apartment is faster and more thorough to clean — we have full access to every floor, wall, baseboard, and corner. If you can schedule the clean the day you get keys and the day before your movers arrive, that's the ideal window.

  • My new apartment was supposedly professionally cleaned. Do I still need this?

    That depends on what "professionally cleaned" means to your landlord. In New York City, turnover cleans are often rushed and surface-level — a mop, a quick bathroom wipe, maybe a wipe of the stovetop. What we do is different: inside every cabinet, inside every appliance, grout scrubbed, baseboards done, closets cleaned. If the apartment is genuinely move-in ready, we'll tell you. If it isn't, you'll be glad you called.

  • Do you clean newly renovated apartments with construction dust?

    Yes, and we're specifically experienced with it. Construction dust is fine, pervasive, and it settles into every surface including vents, window tracks, and cabinet interiors. We clean in a sequence that captures dust rather than moving it around, and we pay particular attention to the areas where renovation residue collects. If your apartment was recently gut-renovated, a move-in clean is especially worth it.

  • Can you do a move-in clean same day I get the keys?

    Often yes, especially on weekdays. Call us directly at +1 212-812-9418 as early as possible — we keep a small number of urgent slots open for exactly this kind of situation. The more notice you can give us, the easier it is to dispatch a team the same day.

  • Do you also handle the move-out clean at my old apartment?

    Yes. Booking a move-out clean at your current place and a move-in clean at your new one is one of our most common combinations. We schedule them around your moving timeline — typically the move-out clean the day after your movers take everything, and the move-in clean the day before your movers deliver to the new place. Call us and we'll coordinate both.

We serve clients across all five boroughs and surrounding areas. Find your neighborhood below:

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Your new apartment should feel like yours from day one

Call us at +1 212-812-9418 or book your move-in clean online in two minutes. Free estimate, no commitment, and the price we quote is the price you pay. Most New York City clients book within the week and wonder why they waited so long.