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Apartment and Condo Moving in St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN

Renters in the Twin Cities live in just about every kind of building there is. You might be in an Uptown four-plex near the lakes, a converted warehouse loft on the Minneapolis riverfront, a Highland Park walk-up, or a downtown St. Paul tower with a reserved freight elevator. The Fisher family has been running apartment and condo moves across both cities and the metro since 2010, and Dale will tell you the same thing his father told him: two units a block apart can hand you two completely different sets of rules once moving day arrives.

Worth knowing: Minnesota has no statewide rule on apartment move-in times. Each property sets its own elevator and dock policy, so ring your leasing office a couple of weeks out and we will lock the rest of the details when you book your date.

Downtown High-Rise and Warehouse-Loft Moves

The high-rises along Nicollet Mall and the loft conversions in the North Loop and Lowertown St. Paul are the most demanding buildings our crews handle. If a downtown property is your destination, count on the building asking for some combination of these:

  • Reserved freight elevator: most towers give residents a set block, often three to four hours, and charge for running long. We staff the crew to fit your whole load inside that reserved slot.
  • Certificate of Insurance (COI): nearly every Twin Cities tower wants a COI naming the building and management as additionally insured before our truck pulls in. We issue ours and send it to your property manager well ahead of the date.
  • Loading dock or skyway-level access: downtown buildings frequently hold dock space that has to be booked a few days out, sometimes with a security escort through the skyway level.
  • Lobby and cab protection: many properties ask for Masonite over the floors and quilted blankets in the elevator car, which ride on our trucks as standard kit.
Fisher Transfer crew wrapping furniture for a St. Paul apartment move
Fisher Transfer truck at a downtown Minneapolis high-rise loading dock

Building Type Comparison

Building Type Elevator COI Required Typical Window Best Crew Size
Downtown Loft / High-Rise Freight only Yes 3-4 hours 3-4 movers
Uptown / Lakes-Area Mid-Rise Passenger or freight Often Half day 3 movers
Highland Park Garden Complex None Rarely Flexible 2-3 movers
Northeast / Como Walk-Up None No Flexible 3 movers (stair carry)
Roseville Two-Story Unit None No Flexible 2-3 movers

Gated Properties and Newer Complexes

The newer complexes out in Woodbury, Eagan, and Maple Grove, along with the gated properties near the I-494/I-694 beltway, keep their own access lists. Gate codes or a guard-cleared vendor entry usually need to be arranged days ahead, and a fair number of properties keep trucks off the grounds after early evening or over a weekend. Name your community when you call and we will get our truck and crew onto the gate list before move day.

Walk-Up and Garden-Style Units

Plenty of the older buildings around Northeast Minneapolis, Como, and Frogtown are two and three stories with no elevator, and St. Paul’s century homes hide some genuinely steep, narrow staircases. Carrying a queen mattress, a sleeper sofa, or a loaded dresser down a tight stairwell with snow and road salt tracked across the treads takes a real crew, sliders, straps, and people who can corner a heavy piece without scuffing the rail. We staff three movers minimum on second-floor walk-ups so nobody rushes a heavy load.

A second-floor stair carry runs roughly fifteen to twenty minutes per flight for a full unit, and old freeze-thaw stairs slow it more. We fold that time into the flat rate, so the number you sign is the number you pay.

Keeping Your Full Deposit

Most deposit fights, once the keys go back, trace to dinged door frames, scuffed walls, and gouged flooring, and in winter, slush and salt dragged across the carpet. Our crews hang door-jamb pads, set corner guards, and roll out floor runners on every apartment job we take, and we wipe down wet boots and dollies before the first trip, because walking out with your full deposit is part of doing the move right.

Choosing the Right Day to Move

  1. Nail down when your lease ends and any move-out deadline the building enforces
  2. Reserve the freight elevator the day you sign the new lease
  3. Call the Fisher family for a flat quote two to three weeks out
  4. Confirm the COI rules at both the unit you are leaving and the one you are entering
  5. Aim for a mid-month date when your lease allows, since the last days of any month book up first
What's included

What's included in this service

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    Crew matched to your building type (high-rise, garden, walk-up)

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    COI issued to your property manager ahead of move day

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    Freight elevator and loading dock coordination taken care of

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    Door-jamb pads, floor runners, and corner guards on every job

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    Stair carry folded into the flat rate for walk-up units

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    Walk-through photos of hallways and elevators before loading

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    Bed, desk, and shelving breakdown and reassembly

Recent moves

What St. Paul neighbors say

Sven O.
Sven O. Uptown · 1-bed apartment
★★★★☆

I had a great moving experience with them. The quote they gave was pretty accurate, the only thing we paid on top of the quote was the fee the distance to our door being over 75 feet. For the most part, great experience. They are transparent, helpful, and responsive. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars was because we were supposed to get a call to confirm the date of drop off in advance. We didn't get that call until a few minutes before they came. We ended up being home so it wasn't a problem, but they would have had to redeliver if we weren't home. Other than that, great experience.

Google · 2025-04-20
Amanda T.
Amanda T. Hopkins · 2-bed apartment
★★★★☆

Tony and Marcus were fantastic! Professional, courteous, friendly and thorough. I had never done professional movers but would easily do it with Fisher again. Also, Linda was fantastic to work with!

Yelp · 2025-06-15
Erik J.
Erik J. Bloomington · 2-bed apartment
★★★★★

Fisher Transfer was excellent to work with from Dale who gave us our quotes (2 separate moves) to the crews that moved us. It was a very stressful time and they eased our worries completely. The guys that moved us out of one house and into another were the best. Anytime I tried to move a box, they were quick to intervene and I just let them handle their business. I wish I could remember their names and call them out personally but hopefully the office will let them know how much we appreciated them.

Google · 2026-04-12
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From a Highland Park bungalow to a Woodbury split-level, our movers pad, load, haul, and set every room back in place so the house is livable the day you arrive.

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Service FAQs

Common questions for this kind of move

Will my apartment building ask the movers for a Certificate of Insurance?
Most downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis high-rises, plus managed complexes around Uptown and the suburbs, want a COI naming the building and management as additionally insured. We carry $1M cargo coverage and full liability, so we issue the certificate and route it directly to whoever manages your building, well ahead of the date and at no cost to you.
How do I reserve the freight elevator for my move?
Call your building's leasing or management office to book the freight elevator. Most Twin Cities towers ask for a couple of days notice and hold you to a three or four hour block. Lock that slot first, then pass us the window when you book, and we size the crew so the whole load lands inside it.
Do apartment moves cost more than house moves?
An apartment move can carry a few extras, like stair carries, a long walk from the truck, or elevator wait time. We roll all of it into one flat written rate up front, so there is no per-flight charge or surprise line item waiting on move day.
What if my complex limits the hours we can move?
A lot of complexes around Eagan, Woodbury, and the downtown towers hold moves to weekday hours or keep trucks out on weekends. Tell us your building's rules when you call and we schedule a crew that fits your allowed window, no scrambling.
Can your crew get into gated communities in Woodbury or Maple Grove?
Yes. You add our company and truck to your community's approved vendor or guest list before move day, and some gated properties near the beltway want it registered at the guard house in advance. Give us the community name when you book and we hand over our truck and crew details for the gate list.
How do I protect my security deposit on move day?
Our crew lays floor runners and sets door-jamb pads and corner guards through the common areas and your unit before anything moves, and in winter we wipe down boots and dollies to keep slush and salt off your floors. We also photograph the condition of hallways, door frames, and the elevator before loading. Keep those photos in case your landlord raises a damage question later.
When is the best time of month to move apartments around the Twin Cities?
Mid-month dates, roughly the tenth through the twentieth, give you the best crew availability and the calmest schedule. The closing days of one month and the first couple of the next are the busiest stretch across the metro. If your lease gives you any room, a mid-month move is the easy call.
Do you handle a studio or small one-bedroom move?
Of course. We move units of every size. For a studio or one-bedroom we usually send a two-person crew with a right-sized truck, which keeps the flat rate lower. A studio move inside St. Paul or Minneapolis typically runs two to three hours start to finish.