Movers for Southern California, planned community by community
Southern California holds dozens of cities, and the conditions that shape a move change from one to the next. Elite Moving & Storage serves homes and businesses across the region with one process: a private walkthrough, a written estimate and placement to your floor plan, the same white glove moving standard wherever the home is. What changes is what the walkthrough looks for.
How moves differ across Southern California
- Hillsides and canyons. In the Hollywood Hills, the Santa Monica Mountains, the hills above the San Fernando Valley and the foothills around Pasadena, many streets are too narrow or steep for a full-size truck, so loads are shuttled to it in a smaller vehicle.
- Coastal access and PCH. Pacific Coast Highway runs through Malibu and Laguna Beach, parking near the water is scarce, and summer beach traffic slows everything down, so coastal moves are timed around the road.
- Gated communities and HOAs. Hidden Hills is a gated city entered through three guard gates, and Coto de Caza is a guard-gated private community. Gated communities across the region usually set move hours and register crews and trucks in advance.
- High-rise buildings. Along the Wilshire Corridor and in the high-rise condominiums of the Irvine Business Complex, freight elevators are usually booked in set windows and buildings ask for a certificate of insurance first.
- Historic homes. Pasadena’s Craftsman districts and older homes across the region have original woodwork, built-ins and narrow stairs that set the pace of the move.
Los Angeles County
- Beverly Hills, Bel Air and Holmby Hills: large estates, hillside homes and high-end collections.
- West Hollywood and the Hollywood Hills: narrow hillside streets above, condominium buildings below.
- Santa Monica: homes and condominiums near the beach, where curb space is tight.
- Malibu and Pacific Palisades: coastal and canyon homes along Pacific Coast Highway, and households rebuilding after the January 2025 Palisades Fire.
- Santa Clarita and Valencia: homes across the inland valley, where summer heat matters for anything going into storage.
- Pasadena, San Marino and La Cañada Flintridge: Craftsman homes, garden estates, hillside streets, and households rebuilding after the Eaton Fire.
We also serve communities across the county that do not have their own page yet, including Brentwood, Westwood, Manhattan Beach and Palos Verdes. The walkthrough and the standard are the same.
San Fernando Valley
- San Fernando Valley: an overview of moving across the Valley, including North Hollywood, Van Nuys, Northridge and the communities without their own page.
- Encino, Sherman Oaks and Studio City: hillside homes and estates south of Ventura Boulevard, and condominium buildings along it.
- Woodland Hills and Tarzana: foothill homes and the Warner Center business district.
- Calabasas and Hidden Hills: gated communities, including the gated city of Hidden Hills.
- Burbank and Glendale: cities of their own, with their own rules for trucks on the street, from hillside neighborhoods to downtown high-rises.
Much of the Valley is part of the City of Los Angeles, while Burbank, Glendale, Calabasas and Hidden Hills are separate cities, so the walkthrough starts by confirming whose rules apply to the address.
Orange County
- Orange County: an overview of moving across the county, from the coast to the inland cities.
- Newport Beach, Corona del Mar and Newport Coast: harbor islands, alley-loaded homes and hillside view estates in Newport Coast.
- Irvine: villages with master and neighborhood associations, and high-rise condominiums in the Irvine Business Complex.
- Laguna Beach: hillside and beachfront homes reached by Pacific Coast Highway and Laguna Canyon Road.
- South Orange County: Dana Point, San Clemente, Laguna Niguel and the guard-gated community of Coto de Caza.
We serve Huntington Beach and the rest of the county as well.
Santa Barbara County
- Santa Barbara County: an overview of moving across the county, from Carpinteria and Goleta to the Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Maria.
- Santa Barbara, Montecito and Hope Ranch: estates on narrow, hedge-lined lanes, and the drive up the coast from Los Angeles.
Moving between regions, and beyond
Moves here often cross from one region to another: a family leaving a Westside condominium for a home in Newport Coast, an executive relocating from Irvine to Pasadena, or a household trading Encino for Montecito. Our team plans both ends under one estimate, and when closing dates do not line up, belongings can wait in storage between homes until the new house is ready. Offices move the same way; see office and commercial moving.
For moves beyond Southern California, see long distance moving.
