The Warehouse District's lofts sit in 19th-century buildings put up for port storage and light industry, many of them converted to homes since the 1980s, plus newer condo towers toward the Convention Center. As Warehouse District movers, we plan two things before move day: the freight elevator booking, and how the long sofa and the large canvas get into that elevator. Call (504) 237-0855 or price it online.
Warehouse District moving services
The Warehouse District, also called the Arts District, was one of the first parts of New Orleans where old warehouses became loft homes, and Julia Street's galleries earned it the name Gallery Row. That history shapes a move here. Lofts have high ceilings and open plans, so people own bigger things: long sectionals, tall shelving, large canvases, sculpture, dining tables for ten. The building, meanwhile, often still has one freight elevator and a dock sized for its original use. Our job is to match the two before move day. The newer towers near the Convention Center are closer to a standard high-rise move, and our Downtown New Orleans page covers CBD office-tower buildings.
Full moves out of and into converted warehouse lofts, from a one-room studio to a two-level unit. The elevator car and the unit door get checked against your largest pieces when you book, and we decide together what comes apart.
Here's the whole process, so we don't repeat it all over this page: you give us the management contact for both buildings, we lock in the freight elevator time and where the truck stops, send the certificate of insurance they ask for, and schedule the crew to arrive at the start of the window.
Have a rental truck or a storage unit? Our crew loads, unloads and places furniture, including elevator runs. It also works for galleries and studios that need a few heavy pieces moved inside a building.
Framed art and mirrors get picture cartons or a blanket-and-cardboard wrap; canvases travel upright, never flat under other things. Cartons, paper and tape come with us, for a full pack of the loft or only the art and glassware.
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“We only had a large, very heavy conference room table to move, but they were very professional AND very reasonable. After moving the table, they even helped clean the heavy glass topper.”
“The guys showed up on time, worked to get the job done and placed everything exactly as requested. Good job and very responsive!”
“The guys were nice and did a good job. They moved our furniture and went to storage units we had near by and got the rest of our furniture. I highly recommend them.”
Why AD Movers for a loft move
Over 1,000 moves since our start in 2013 have taught us that four things decide how a loft move goes.
How It Works
Price, plan with the building, move.
Use the quote box on this page. Add your floor and anything you know about the elevator, and a ballpark shows up in about a minute.
Pick a date, then send us the management contacts and the sizes of your largest pieces. We book the elevator window, send the certificate of insurance and confirm the final price before move day.
The crew checks in at the start of your window with carts, dollies, blankets, picture cartons and floor runners, pads the elevator, and keeps it moving with full loads until the unit is empty.
Your loft crew
The crew are AD Movers staff, each one background-checked. In a loft building they work around other residents: they hold the elevator only as long as needed, keep corridors clear, and leave the lobby clean. If a piece is too big for the elevator, they stop and talk to you before trying anything else, and they reassemble whatever was taken apart once it is inside the new place.
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The loft kit
Picture cartons in several sizes, corner protectors, blankets, stretch wrap, rolling carts, four-wheel dollies, straps, elevator pads and floor runners, plus tools for taking apart beds, shelving and table bases. That kit is what lets Warehouse District movers load a tall bookcase or a wide canvas safely. As a licensed Warehouse District moving company, we pack the truck so art rides upright against the wall, away from heavy furniture.
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Areas We Serve
Loft moves often stay downtown, to the CBD, the Lower Garden District or the French Quarter. Others go to Uptown, Mid-City, Metairie, the Westbank or the Northshore, and long-distance moves leave the state.
Common Questions
Hourly, like every local move. On a loft job the clock runs on the volume of furniture, the number of movers, whether the freight car is yours alone or shared with residents, the distance from dock to unit, and how many pieces of art need custom wrapping. The quote tool gives you a starting number in about a minute; we firm it up once we know both buildings, and it rises only if you agree.
Yes. Give us the management contact for both buildings when you book. We get the freight elevator time, the dock or curb arrangement and any corridor rules confirmed, and we send the certificate of insurance. Some loft buildings only allow moves at set times or on weekdays, so the building's calendar may decide your date.
Yes. AD Movers holds a Louisiana state moving license from the Public Service Commission, LPSC license #8127, and every full move is insured. Loft and condo buildings often ask for a certificate of insurance before they release the freight elevator or the dock. Tell us who should receive it and what wording they need, and it goes to management ahead of move day.
That's why we ask for sizes when you book. Sofas with removable legs or arms, sectionals and shelving can usually come apart. A large canvas can often stand diagonally in the car. If a piece still can't go up, you hear it from us ahead of time so you can decide: use the stairs if the building allows it, or arrange another option for that one piece.
About two weeks is comfortable, mostly because the building needs time to book its elevator and receive the certificate of insurance. End-of-month dates go first, both with us and with building calendars. On a tighter timeline, call 504-237-0855; we can tell you what is open, and you can check what your building will allow.
Yes. We move offices, studios and small galleries in the Warehouse District and the CBD, from a full office move to a few heavy pieces inside one building. Commercial moves follow the same elevator and insurance steps as residential ones. We can schedule early or on weekends, at the same rate, so the move does not disrupt your business or your neighbors.
Yes. Pianos and gun safes carry a specialty charge; tell us about them up front. In a loft building the first question is the freight elevator's weight rating and door size, which management can tell you. We bring the right dolly, straps and crew size, protect the floor along the route, and plan the piece as its own step in the elevator schedule.
Many converted buildings have a dock or an alley entrance that management books for moves; others only have street parking on busy blocks. We find out which when we confirm your date, check for any clearance limit at the dock, and if we have to use the curb we pick a legal spot as close to the door as the block allows.
Yes. Pianos and gun safes carry a specialty charge; tell us about them up front. In a loft building the first question is the freight elevator's weight rating and door size, which management can tell you. We bring the right dolly, straps and crew size, protect the floor along the route, and plan the piece as its own step in the elevator schedule.
Many converted buildings have a dock or an alley entrance that management books for moves; others only have street parking on busy blocks. We find out which when we confirm your date, check for any clearance limit at the dock, and if we have to use the curb we pick a legal spot as close to the door as the block allows.
The elevator and dock are booked before move day, the crew arrives at the start of your building's window, and your art travels upright. Any change to the price is agreed with you first. If something is not right, call us that day; Adonay Pineda, the owner, follows up personally.
Ready to Move?
Licensed, insured, background-checked loft movers who measure the elevator before the truck arrives. See a ballpark online in about 60 seconds, or call with your building and your biggest pieces.
AD Movers is a licensed & insured New Orleans moving company providing local and long-distance moving across the areas we serve.
