“These guys were great, they did an efficient job, they were on time and they handled my belongings with care. I would definitely use them again.”
I’m Garrett Volk, owner of Neita Mover. Apartment jobs run on a different rulebook than houses — one working elevator, a leasing office demanding a certificate of insurance before they’ll unlock the loading dock, and a move-out clock that doesn’t care how your week is going. We’ve been threading those buildings across Indianapolis since 2014.
Paperwork handled before we arrive
Downtown towers near IUPUI and along the Mass Ave and Monument Circle corridors almost always want a COI on file and a reserved freight-elevator window. My office manager Danielle Sowers calls the property manager, gets the certificate issued, and books the elevator slot so your crew isn’t stuck waiting in the lobby.
| Setup | Hourly | Typical unit |
|---|---|---|
| 2 movers & a truck | $149/hr | Studios and 1BR units |
| 3 movers & a truck | $199/hr | 2BR+ and upper-floor walk-ups |
Flat rates by unit
| Unit | Flat rate |
|---|---|
| Ground-floor studio | $410 – $555 |
| 1BR in an elevator building | $505 – $690 |
| 2BR third-floor walk-up | $820 – $1,110 |
| Condo with parking-garage entry | $650 – $940 |
| Certificate of insurance for the building | Included, no charge |
Every apartment job carries blankets, dollies, and shrink-wrap in the rate, plus up to $1,000,000 in cargo coverage per shipment. The COI is free — we’ve never billed for one.
Butler and IUPUI turnover
Broad Ripple, SoBro, and the Butler-Tarkington blocks around Butler University churn hard every semester, and the IUPUI student housing downtown turns over right alongside it. My apartment-tower specialist Tyrell Beemon runs that calendar and knows which complexes only allow trucks at a specific gate and which cap the elevator to twenty-minute windows.
Winter walk-ups and same-rate weekends
A third-floor walk-up in January means icy exterior stairs, so our crew carries traction mats and ice-melt straight through February. And because so many lease turnovers land on a Friday night or a Saturday, weekend slots run at the same hourly rate as a Wednesday afternoon. Not up for boxing the whole unit during finals? See full-service packing. Need a few weeks between leases? Short-term storage covers it. Moving into a house instead? Our local moving page fits, and the moving calculator gives you a number now.