Royal Moving & Storage are the Burbank movers locals call for hillside homes above Glenoaks, bungalows in Magnolia Park, and condos in Downtown Burbank. We handle the studio-area timing, the parking permits, and the building access so your move goes smoothly from the first call to the last box.
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Burbank looks straightforward on a map, but the conditions change block by block, and in one part of the city, the film calendar itself shapes the day. Near Warner Bros., Disney, and NBC, the streets around the Media District carry production traffic and periodic filming restrictions, so a move scheduled against a shoot day needs route flexibility. Climb north into the Hillside District above Glenoaks, and the streets narrow into steep, winding grades where a full-size truck is the wrong call. Down in Magnolia Park and Downtown Burbank, the job turns on commercial-block parking and confirmed apartment move-in windows.
That variety is the whole story of a Burbank move. A bungalow in Magnolia Park, a hillside home off Glenoaks, a Downtown condo near the Town Center, and a studio-adjacent office are four genuinely different jobs, even though they sit within the same 17 square miles.
Royal Moving & Storage works in every part of Burbank, from the hillside streets to the Media District. We check the access, the parking, and the studio-area restrictions for your specific address before move day, so the part that trips up most Burbank moves is handled before we arrive.
Most Burbank moves stay close, within the city or out to Glendale, North Hollywood, or Toluca Lake. Short as they are, they still carry detail: a confirmed move-in window at a Downtown apartment, a long carry on a hillside street, and parking planning near the Magnolia or San Fernando commercial blocks. We take care of that coordination and fold it into one written price, set before the first box is loaded.
Burbank housing runs from Magnolia Park bungalows and Rancho-area homes to hillside properties above Glenoaks and Downtown condos and apartments. Each one is its own kind of move. The hillside home means steep driveways, narrow roads, and a long carry. The Downtown building means an elevator booking, a move-in window, and lobby protection. The bungalow means easier street access but older, tighter rooms. We plan for each before move day.
Burbank’s commercial moves are often tied to the entertainment industry, especially near the studio corridor, where production schedules and studio-street restrictions set the timing and sensitive equipment needs careful handling. For offices along Riverside Drive, Alameda Avenue, and the Burbank Business Park, we schedule around your hours, including evenings and weekends, and get your team operating again quickly.
Burbank draws entertainment and aerospace professionals for a few years at a time, and some of them move on. When the move leaves California, one dedicated crew handles it from pickup to delivery, with no brokers and no third-party handoffs. Your inventory is documented before loading, and your delivery window is confirmed in advance.
Burbank’s older hillside homes and mid-century bungalows can make large furniture a challenge. Our crews disassemble pieces when needed, wrap every surface before carrying, and use the right dollies and stair equipment for tight layouts and hillside access, then reassemble everything at the destination. Premium pads, stretch wrap, floor runners, and door jamb protection are standard. Anything fragile or high in value gets a handling plan agreed with you first.
Burbank moves sometimes need storage between leases, job changes, or delayed move-ins. We pick up your belongings, hold them in a secure, climate-controlled facility, and deliver them when your new place is ready. Short term or long term, it stays under one booking, with no public storage unit or second moving company to manage.
Hillside carries, long driveways, building move-in windows, studio-area timing, these are the variables that turn a loose estimate into a bigger bill elsewhere. We price the entire job up front, variables and all, and that number holds on move day.
You deal with the same contact from booking through final delivery. They know your address, your access conditions, your studio-area restrictions, and your schedule, instead of a call center with rotating staff.
Google. Yelp. BBB. HomeAdvisor. The same three things come up in nearly every review: on time, nothing damaged, price matched what was quoted.
We operate under California moving license CAL-T 191476 with full cargo and liability coverage on every job. If your building or studio facility needs a certificate of insurance before the move, we file it ahead of time.
Burbank is an independent charter city of about 105,000 people in the eastern San Fernando Valley, covering roughly 17 square miles in the shadow of the Verdugo Mountains. It runs its own city government, its own police and fire departments, and its own utility, Burbank Water and Power, all separate from the City of Los Angeles, which is why Burbank sets its own rules on truck parking and oversized vehicles. It sits at a genuine crossroads, bordered by Glendale to the east and the Los Angeles neighborhoods of North Hollywood and Toluca Lake to the south and west, with the 5, 134, and 170 freeways all passing through or along it.
The city divides informally into distinct zones. The Hillside District rises to the north into the Verdugo Mountains, with winding streets and elevated properties. Magnolia Park, in the southwest, is a walkable neighborhood of bungalows and independent shops along Magnolia Boulevard. Downtown Burbank, around the Town Center and San Fernando Boulevard, mixes restaurants, apartments, and retail. And the Media District, in the southeast, is where Warner Bros., Disney, and NBC are based. Burbank consistently ranks among the safer mid-sized cities in the county and draws a mix of entertainment workers, families who value the schools, and longtime residents.
The land was part of the Spanish Rancho San Rafael and Rancho La Providencia grants before David Burbank, a New Hampshire dentist who had come west and made his money in Los Angeles real estate, acquired it in the 1860s and ran sheep on it. The town that took his name grew first as a small agricultural community linked to Los Angeles by the Southern Pacific Railroad, and incorporated as its own city in 1911.
The transformation came with the studios. First National built a film lot in Burbank in 1926, and Warner Bros. took it over and moved in by 1928. Walt Disney completed his new studio campus on Buena Vista Street in 1939 and 1940, and NBC opened its Burbank television studios in 1952, cementing the city’s identity as a media center. Aviation added another layer: Lockheed ran a major aircraft plant here for decades, building military aircraft through World War II, until it closed in 1990, though the airport it helped anchor, now Hollywood Burbank Airport, remains. Today, Burbank holds both identities at once, a working entertainment city with active studio operations and a family-oriented community with a strong local character of its own.
Burbank is its own city, so its rules, not the City of Los Angeles’s, shape every move. For larger moves, the city issues temporary no-parking permits to reserve curb space at the address, arranged and posted ahead of time. Downtown Burbank enforces its parking rules actively, and a truck left in violation will be ticketed, so the permit and the parking plan matter.
The zones each set their own demands. Hillside District street access has to be confirmed before booking, because some blocks cannot take a standard 26-foot truck, and we size the vehicle to the grade. The studio area around Alameda Avenue has periodic street restrictions during production, so a move near a filming day needs route flexibility. Downtown apartments and condos run their own elevator reservations, move-in windows, and lobby protection through building management.
We sort the permits, the building coordination, the studio-area timing, and the right truck size before move day, so none of it stalls the job once we are on site.
Burbank moves carry cost variables worth planning for: hillside grades up toward the foothills, older homes with stairs, and apartment complexes with limited loading access all affect crew size and time on the job. We factor all of it into the quote we give you upfront, so the price is clear before you book. The ranges below are typical starting estimates for a local Burbank move, and your exact price is confirmed before booking.
| Move Size | Typical Crew | Typical Cost Range* |
|---|---|---|
| Studio / Room or less | 2 movers | $390 – $650 |
| 1 Bedroom | 2–3 movers | $550 – $950 |
| 2 Bedroom | 3 movers | $850 – $1,500 |
| 3 Bedroom | 3–4 movers | $1,500 – $2,600 |
| 4+ Bedroom / Large home | 4+ movers | Custom quote |
*Local Burbank moves only. Long-distance pricing is quoted separately with its own price and delivery window. Figures are estimates, and your price is confirmed in writing before moving day.
Local crews covering Burbank, the eastern San Fernando Valley, and the neighborhoods south over the Verdugo Mountains and Griffith Park.
Hillside home or Downtown condo, studio office or family bungalow, across the Valley or across the country, it is a move we have run many times over. Call (424) 500-2221 or submit the form, and we will reply the same day.
It depends on home size, access conditions, stairs or elevators, parking, and distance. Royal Moving & Storage sets one written price with nothing buried in it. Ask for a free quote, and we will build the estimate around your specific move.
