Royal Moving & Storage are the Granada Hills movers locals call for family homes near Zelzah Avenue, houses along Rinaldi Street, and properties throughout this north San Fernando Valley community. We handle the parking permits, the building access, and the logistics so your move goes smoothly from the first call to the last box.
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Granada Hills is one of the larger and least crowded neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley. It covers about fifteen square miles but holds only around 54,000 people, which gives it one of the lowest population densities in the City of Los Angeles. The great majority of the homes are detached single-family houses on real lots, not apartments, so a move here is usually a house move: a full home, a driveway, a garage, and a yard, rather than a stair carry out of a building.
The neighborhood also climbs. The southern half sits on the flat valley floor near the 118 freeway, a grid of mid-century tract homes and postwar streets. The northern half, often called Granada Hills North, rises into the foothills of the Santa Susana Mountains. There, the lots get larger, driveways get longer, some streets sit on a grade, and many properties fall in equestrian zones with room for horses. The valley-floor home and the foothill home are two different jobs, and we plan each one for what its street and lot actually require.
Royal Moving & Storage serves Granada Hills and the wider San Fernando Valley. Before quoting, we go over the home, the access, and the driveway. From there, we line up the truck, the crew, and any street permits in advance, so the day runs smoothly from the first box.
A move within Granada Hills, or over to a neighbor such as Northridge, Porter Ranch, or Mission Hills, is short in miles but shaped by the lots. Long driveways, foothill grades, and wide single-family streets all set the pace. We bring a truck sized to the street, plan the route from the door to the curb, and arrange any permit in advance. Local moves come at one transparent price, settled before we load.
A mid-century tract home on the valley floor, a larger foothill house in Granada Hills North, and an equestrian-zone property with outbuildings are all Granada Hills addresses, and each calls for its own plan. The tract home is a straightforward house move. The foothill home may sit behind a long or graded driveway. We size up each property individually before the move.
Granada Hills has a business district along Chatsworth Street and Devonshire Street, with offices, medical suites, and shops serving the north Valley. When a business relocates, the closed hours are what hurt. We schedule around your operating hours, evenings and weekends too, and get your team running again quickly.
Out-of-state moves get the same care here as a job across the Valley. You get a dedicated crew, a full inventory taken before loading, a price set in advance, and a delivery window to plan around. The same crew carries it the whole way, and it is never handed off to a broker. Granada Hills households relocating across the country get a move they can rely on.
Beds, sofas, dining tables, appliances, and family pieces are wrapped, padded, and strapped down before they leave the room. Furniture blankets, stretch wrap, floor runners, and door jamb guards go on every job. That care counts in mid-century homes with original detail and on the longer carries from a foothill house. Anything delicate or valuable gets a dedicated handling plan, set with you up front.
A move can leave a gap: a sale that closes early, a home not quite ready, or a relocation in stages. We keep your things in a secure, climate-controlled facility and deliver them back once you are ready. You decide the timeline, anywhere from a few weeks to several months.
The driveway, the lot, the size of the home, and the distance of the move all factor into your quote before we begin. The number agreed at booking is the number you pay at the close, with no surprise charges added on.
One coordinator stays with your move from the first call to the last box, and your home, access, schedule, and inventory all live in their notes. You are not bounced around a rotating call center.
Our listings on Google, Yelp, and the BBB are there for anyone to read. The same observations recur in the reviews: a crew that arrived on time, careful handling, and a closing bill that matched the quote.
Royal Moving & Storage holds California moving license CAL-T 191476, and every job we run is backed by cargo and liability coverage. When a building or HOA asks for a certificate of insurance first, we file it before the move.
Granada Hills is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, not a separate city, in the northern San Fernando Valley. Because it is part of Los Angeles, moves here follow city rules through the Los Angeles Department of Transportation rather than the local city hall. The neighborhood covers about fifteen square miles and holds roughly 54,000 residents, which makes it one of the most spread-out parts of the city. It sits at the foothills of the Santa Susana Mountains. North Hills and Northridge lie to the south, Mission Hills and Sylmar to the east, and Porter Ranch to the west. The Ronald Reagan Freeway, Route 118, crosses its southern end, and Balboa Boulevard, Devonshire Street, and Chatsworth Street are among the main routes.
The neighborhood is overwhelmingly residential and family-oriented, and about eighty percent of its homes are detached single-family houses, a high share for Los Angeles. It is ethnically diverse, with large white, Latino, Asian, and Korean-American populations, and it is known for its strong schools. Granada Hills holds a few well-loved landmarks. The historic deodar cedars along White Oak Avenue, planted in the 1930s and named a city Historic-Cultural Monument, appeared in the bicycle scene of the film E.T. There is also the Balboa Highlands tract of mid-century Eichler homes, and O’Melveny Park, the second-largest park in Los Angeles, with trails into the mountains.
The land was home to the Tongva people, and in the 1880s, it became part of the holdings of George K. Porter, a pioneer of the north Valley. For years, the land grew beans and wheat. In 1917, an Oklahoma oilman, J.H. Moshier, bought a large stretch at the foot of the hills, built barns and silos, and named it the Sunshine Ranch. He planted more than two thousand acres of citrus. The Valley’s first oil well had already been drilled nearby in 1916.
The ranch was sold for subdivision in the mid-1920s, and the community was founded in 1926 as Granada, a name drawn from the Spanish word for pomegranate. The word Hills was added about fifteen years later as the neighborhood spread toward the mountains. Through the postwar decades, the old orchards filled with tract homes, mid-century architects built distinctive houses like the Balboa Highlands Eichlers, and Granada Hills grew into the spread-out, family-centered neighborhood it is today. Old citrus trees still stand in many backyards as a reminder of the ranch years.
Granada Hills is part of the City of Los Angeles, so a move here follows city rules, and most of those come down to parking. For larger moves, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation issues temporary no-parking permits that hold curb space at the address, arranged and posted in advance. On the wide single-family streets that is often straightforward. On the busier blocks and the narrower foothill roads, the permit keeps the truck close to the door.
The lots and the terrain are the local factors that shape the work. Most homes are detached houses with driveways and garages, so the job is loading a full home rather than carrying boxes down a stairwell, and we size the crew and truck to the house. In Granada Hills North, the foothill homes can sit behind long or graded driveways, and equestrian-zone properties may have outbuildings and gates to work around, so we plan the approach and the carry in advance. The mid-century homes, including the Eichlers, have original detail worth protecting, and we bring the padding and guards to keep it safe.
The 118 freeway and the main boulevards can be busy at peak hours, so we plan the route and the timing around the traffic. We take care of the permit, the access, and the truck size ahead of move day, so nothing holds up the job once the crew is on site.
Granada Hills moves carry cost variables that flatter areas do not: foothill grades in the north end, large lots with long driveways, and older two-story and equestrian-zone homes with stairs 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 Granada Hills 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 Granada Hills 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 Granada Hills, the northern San Fernando Valley, and the surrounding neighborhoods along the 118 and 405 corridors.
Valley-floor tract home, foothill house, or equestrian property, a move across the San Fernando Valley or across the country, we have handled it. Phone (424) 500-2221 or fill in the form, and we will respond the same day.
Your cost comes down to the home size, the access, the driveway and lot, and how far the move goes. With Royal Moving & Storage, what you are quoted stays plain and upfront, with nothing hidden. Ask for a free estimate fitted to the specifics of your move.
