Burien Movers
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Burien's Neighborhoods Are Older Than the City Itself. Incorporation Only Came in 1993.
Burien is one of the youngest cities in King County and one of its oldest communities at the same time. The neighborhoods on the bluffs above Puget Sound were settled in the late 1800s, the commercial district now called Olde Burien was thriving by the 1920s and 1930s, and Three Tree Point was a steamer landing on the Mosquito Fleet routes. But the city itself did not incorporate until 1993, when residents voted to take control of their own planning rather than be absorbed by their neighbors.
That history gives Burien its particular character: a genuinely old main street, a shoreline of forested parkland at Seahurst, mid-century neighborhoods filling the plateau, and a downtown that the young city has deliberately rebuilt around its historic core. The Sound side of the city is quiet bluffs and beach communities. The east side runs toward the SeaTac corridor and the flight paths, with apartments and commercial strips along the arterials.
Moving in Burien spans those worlds, from a 1920s bungalow off Ambaum to a new downtown condo. Royalty Moving & Storage works on all of it.
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The Moving Services We Bring to Burien
Local Movers
Burien local moves run between the bluff neighborhoods, the downtown blocks, and the plateau east of SR-509. Beach access roads near Three Tree Point are steep and narrow, and we plan for them. Flat rate agreed before the job starts, everywhere in the city.
Residential Movers
Housing ranges from early 20th-century homes near Olde Burien to postwar ramblers across the plateau and new construction downtown. Older homes get careful stair and finish protection. Larger, newer homes get the bigger crew. We assess the property before move day.
Commercial Movers
Downtown Burien and the Ambaum and First Avenue South corridors hold restaurants, clinics, and professional offices. We schedule business moves around your operating hours and handle access at both ends so the disruption stays minimal.
Long Distance Movers
From Burien to anywhere in the country: our truck, our crew, a full inventory, and a flat price with a delivery window in writing. Never handed to a third party.
Furniture Movers
Each item is blanket-wrapped and secured, with floors, banisters, and doorways protected before anything is lifted.
Storage Services
Gap between closing dates? We load in Burien, store everything securely, and complete the delivery once your new home is ready.
The Royalty Moving & Storage Difference in Burien
Flat-Rate Pricing, No Surprises
Beach roads and bluff streets get factored into a single written rate before the crew arrives.
The Same Coordinator Every Call
No queue, no script, no starting over. One person tracks your move the whole way.
Consistently Rated 4.9
Across Google, Yelp, and the BBB, customers report the same thing: careful work at the agreed price.
Licensed and Insured
Our credentials: Washington UBI #605117720 and household goods permit THG070945, backed by complete cargo and liability coverage in South King County.
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Burien: Size, Routes, Layout
Burien is a city of roughly 52,000 residents on Puget Sound, about 10 miles south of downtown Seattle and immediately west of SeaTac. SR-509 runs along its eastern edge, and SR-518 connects it to the airport and I-5. The city covers about 10 square miles from the saltwater bluffs to the plateau, with Seahurst Park protecting a long stretch of forested shoreline and Three Tree Point marking the city’s southwestern tip.
Downtown Burien centers on SW 152nd Street, where the historic Olde Burien blocks anchor a district of restaurants, shops, and newer mixed-use buildings.
A Short History of Burien
The shoreline here was part of the territory of the Duwamish people, whose canoe routes ran the length of this coast. Settlers arrived in the 1880s, and the community took its name from Gottlieb von Boorian, an early homesteader whose name was simplified over time. Three Tree Point became a stop on the Mosquito Fleet, the swarm of small steamers that served Puget Sound communities before highways, and summer cabins on the point gradually became year-round homes.
The commercial district along 152nd grew through the 1920s and 1930s, and the postwar boom filled the plateau with neighborhoods. For most of the 20th century, the area remained unincorporated King County. In 1993, residents voted to incorporate, making Burien one of the state’s youngest cities, and the new government set about reshaping a downtown around the historic core it had inherited.
On the Ground in Burien
The Sound side of Burien is the part that takes planning. The roads down to Three Tree Point and the beach communities are steep, narrow, and in places single-lane, and a full-size truck cannot always make the descent. We scout these moves in advance and shuttle with smaller vehicles when the road requires it.
The plateau is straightforward: gridded streets, driveways, and standard access across most of the city’s neighborhoods. Downtown condo and apartment moves involve elevator bookings and loading rules that we confirm with management before move day.
Airport-corridor timing matters on the east side, where SR-518 and the arterials around SeaTac carry heavy traffic at peak hours. We schedule around it.
Areas We Serve Near Burien
Beyond Burien, our crews cover the south King County cities, the communities along Puget Sound, and neighborhoods right across the greater Seattle area.
Your Burien Move Starts With One Call
Olde Burien bungalow or downtown condo, we have done the job before. Reach us at (206) 278-2134 or through the form for a same-day answer.
Burien Movers FAQs
1. How much does it cost to hire movers in Burien?
Apartments start around a few hundred dollars, and large homes reach a few thousand. One walkthrough, one inventory, one flat rate, no adjustments after.
2. Can you move homes near Three Tree Point and the beach roads?
3. Are the older Olde Burien homes harder to move?
4. Can a move include storage in the middle?
5. Can you take a Burien move across the country?
6. Are you licensed and insured in Burien?
7. What is the best route between Burien and Seattle?
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