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CG MOVERS IN BERKELEY - ALAMEDA COUNTY - SINCE 2005
Berkeley is home to the University of California, Berkeley campus and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, making it one of the most consistently active relocation markets in the East Bay. Faculty and researcher moves for UC Berkeley, student family moves, and the growing tech worker residential base in the Elmwood and Claremont districts all contribute to high move volume.
CA intrastate authority
City and County of SF
Federal operating authority
South San Francisco, CA
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Mon to Fri, 8am to 5pm Pacific. CG Movers in Berkeley. CPUC MTR 0190922. Free survey and written estimate.
CG Moving provides 8 services in Berkeley: residential, commercial, packing, and more. Free survey.
CG Moving Company provides the following moving services for residents and businesses in Berkeley. Every service starts with a free pre-move survey and a written estimate before any move date is booked.
Full-home moves in Berkeley: houses, condos, senior moves, and single-family homes. Free pre-move survey.
Office relocations, decommissions, and multi-site commercial moves from Berkeley across the Bay Area.
Elevator coordination, COI for building management, HOA requirements. All Berkeley apartment types.
Interstate moves from Berkeley to Washington, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, and beyond.
Full-service and partial packing for any Berkeley move. Available as an add-on to any service type.
Last-minute and urgent Berkeley moves. Crew and vehicle availability confirmed by phone.
Pianos, safes, fine art, pool tables, and oversized items. Quoted in the same pre-move estimate.
Overseas moves from Berkeley to Europe and beyond. IAM member. FIDI standards.
CG Moving serves every Berkeley neighbourhood. Operating from SSF HQ. Free pre-move survey.
CG Moving reaches Berkeley via the Bay Bridge and I-80 East in approximately 30 to 40 minutes from the SSF HQ. Campus-area streets have active parking restrictions during academic hours. Telegraph Avenue and Durant Avenue have heavy foot traffic; loading access for Southside buildings is confirmed in the pre-move survey. Berkeley Hills properties are assessed for narrow road access.
Key local landmarks and amenities in Berkeley served by CG Moving:
CG Moving serves every Berkeley neighbourhood. Key residential areas include:
Building types in Berkeley that CG Moving handles on every move:
Berkeley's residential stock is predominantly older: Victorian and Craftsman single-family homes in Elmwood and North Berkeley, dense older apartment buildings near campus and the Southside district, mid-century apartment buildings along College Avenue and Telegraph Avenue, and Berkeley Hills single-family homes with hillside terrain.
CG Moving issues COI within one business day for any Berkeley property that requires it.
Berkeley does not require permits for most residential moves. Near-campus apartment buildings and managed condo buildings throughout the city require COI. Berkeley Hills properties with access constraints are assessed in the pre-move survey.
CG Moving serves Berkeley and all surrounding Bay Area cities. Browse nearby city pages below.
CG Moving Company serves Berkeley and the following nearby Bay Area cities. Click any city for local moving details, service availability, and survey booking.
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Every Berkeley move starts with a free survey. CG Moving plans access, COI, and schedule before move day.
Every Berkeley move begins with a pre-move survey. The survey resolves building access, COI requirements, permit needs, and scheduling before move day, so there are no surprises on the day of the move.
The pre-move survey for a Berkeley move confirms the origin and destination addresses, floor levels and building types at both ends, elevator windows if applicable, and any specialty items. Berkeley pre-move surveys cover UC Berkeley faculty housing move protocols, campus-area parking restrictions, Telegraph and Durant loading access for Southside apartments, Berkeley Hills terrain assessment, and older building elevator availability (many Berkeley apartments don't have freight elevators).
CG Moving Company coordinates all access before move day: COI issuance, parking arrangements, building management notification, and elevator reservation windows. Brentwood does not require permits for residential moves. Trilogy and all master-planned community HOAs require COI. CG Moving issues COI within one business day.
On move day the CG Moving crew arrives at the confirmed time. Furniture is wrapped and protected before being moved through the building. Loading is completed at the origin and the crew drives to the Berkeley destination. For moves out of Berkeley the destination may be in another Bay Area city or another state.
At the destination, the crew places furniture in the rooms confirmed during the pre-move survey. The customer confirms placement in every room before the crew closes out the job. Last-minute placement changes are handled on the day at no extra charge.
Move costs in Berkeley depend on size, building access, and services. Written estimate after survey.
Move costs in Berkeley are driven by predictable factors. All are confirmed in the pre-move survey and included in the written estimate before the move date is booked.
Move Size and Volume
Rooms and furniture volume: the primary cost driver in Berkeley.
The number of rooms and total volume of furniture and boxes. Confirmed in the pre-move survey. This is the single biggest variable in any Berkeley move estimate.
Building Access and Floor Level
Floor level, elevators, permits, and long carries all affect crew time in Berkeley.
Floor level, elevator availability, stair requirements, parking constraints, and long carries at both origin and destination. Berkeley moves often involve older apartment buildings without freight elevators, which require stair carrying and add crew time. Berkeley Hills terrain adds crew time for steep driveway and street access. Both are confirmed in the written estimate.
Services and Specialty Items
Packing, pianos, safes, and storage add-ons are quoted in the same estimate.
Packing service scope, specialty items (piano, safe, fine art, pool table), and storage add-ons. All are quoted in the same written estimate as the base move.
CG Moving Company provides a written estimate after the pre-move survey. No Berkeley move date is booked until the estimate is accepted by the customer.
CG Moving has served Berkeley since 2005. Licensed, insured, and approved as SF vendor no. 96965.
CG Moving has served Berkeley since 2005 and is experienced with UC Berkeley faculty relocation scope, campus-area parking coordination, and Berkeley Hills access challenges.
CG Moving Company, Inc. holds California intrastate authority CPUC MTR 0190922. Federal operating authority USDOT 3907428 / MC 1441357. City and County of San Francisco approved vendor no. 96965. CA small business certification no. 1745559. CPUC MBE certification no. 15050132. GSA Schedule GS-33F-0063X. DGS approved carrier. CSLB license no. 987530. Founded in South San Francisco in 2005 by Charlie Gonzalez.
GS-33F-0063X / CAGE 4PAJ1
No. 96965 - City and County of SF
Cert. 1745559 / CPUC MBE 15050132
CA intrastate authority since 2005
Common questions about CG Moving services, COI, licensing, and move costs in Berkeley, CA.
Yes. CG Moving serves Berkeley. Operating from 1755 Mission Rd, South San Francisco since 2005, CG Moving provides residential, commercial, apartment, and specialty moving services in Berkeley. Call 888-508-7838 or submit a move inquiry at /contact/ to book a pre-move survey.
CG Moving provides all of the following in Berkeley: residential moving, apartment moving, commercial and office moving, long-distance interstate moving, full-service packing, same-day moving, specialty item moving (pianos, safes, fine art), and international moving. All services start with a free pre-move survey and a written estimate.
The pre-move survey for a Berkeley move confirms the origin and destination addresses, floor levels, building access requirements at both ends, any specialty items, and the preferred move date. Berkeley pre-move surveys cover UC Berkeley faculty housing move protocols, campus-area parking restrictions, Telegraph and Durant loading access for Southside apartments, Berkeley Hills terrain assessment, and older building elevator availability (many Berkeley apartments don’t have freight elevators). The survey results in a written estimate. No move date is booked until the estimate is confirmed.
Yes. CG Moving Company issues a Certificate of Insurance (COI) within one business day for any Berkeley property that requires one. Berkeley does not require permits for most residential moves. Near-campus apartment buildings and managed condo buildings throughout the city require COI. Berkeley Hills properties with access constraints are assessed in the pre-move survey. The COI is issued at no extra charge as part of the move preparation.
Move costs in Berkeley depend on move size (rooms), building access at both ends (floor level, elevator, permits), whether packing is included, and any specialty items. Berkeley moves often involve older apartment buildings without freight elevators, which require stair carrying and add crew time. Berkeley Hills terrain adds crew time for steep driveway and street access. Both are confirmed in the written estimate. A written estimate is provided after the pre-move survey at no charge. Call 888-508-7838 to start.
Yes. CG Moving holds California intrastate authority CPUC MTR 0190922 (covering all California local moves), federal authority USDOT 3907428 / MC 1441357 (covering interstate moves from Berkeley), and SF vendor no. 96965. CA small business cert. no. 1745559. CPUC MBE cert. no. 15050132. CSLB license no. 987530.
Yes. CG Moving offers full-service packing (every room), partial packing (fragile and high-value items only), and unpacking at the destination, all available in Berkeley. Packing is added on the day before the move or on move day. Scope is confirmed in the pre-move survey and included in the written estimate.
Yes. CG Moving handles specialty items in Berkeley: upright and grand pianos, safes, pool tables, fine art, antiques, and oversized furniture. Specialty items are assessed in the pre-move survey and quoted in the same written estimate. No separate booking is needed.
Call 888-508-7838 to book a free Berkeley move survey. Written estimate before your move date.
Whether you are moving within Berkeley, from Berkeley to another Bay Area city, or from Berkeley out of state, CG Moving Company handles the full scope from the pre-move survey through placement at the destination.
CPUC MTR 0190922. USDOT 3907428 / MC 1441357. SF vendor no. 96965. CA small business cert. no. 1745559. COI within one business day. Every Berkeley move starts with a free survey and a written estimate.
CG Movers in Berkeley, CA. CPUC MTR 0190922. USDOT 3907428. Free survey. Written estimate.
CG Moving Company, Inc.
1755 Mission Rd, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Phone: 888-508-7838
CPUC MTR 0190922 | USDOT 3907428 | CSLB C61/D34 No. 987530 | GSA GS-33F-0063X
Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm Pacific. After-hours and weekend moves scheduled on request.