Double Bay is two suburbs in one move. There is the village, the tight grid of Cross Street, Bay Street and Knox Street with its boutiques, cafes and designer showrooms, where loading happens kerbside among parked cars, delivery vans and foot traffic and timing is everything. Then there are the homes behind and above it: harbourfront apartments stepping down toward the wharf, period blocks with small or no lifts, and grand houses on the slopes up to Bellevue Hill. The contents tend to match the address, so a Double Bay move is rarely just boxes. It is the art, the antiques and the statement furniture that decide how the day is planned, and the village access that decides where the truck can legally stop.
Every Double Bay move starts with the access and the contents, because together they decide the truck, the crew and the carry. Here is what we plan around:
- The village core (Cross, Bay and Knox Streets) has heavy kerbside competition from boutique deliveries, so a loading spot is planned and timed
- Older apartment blocks near the waterfront commonly have small lifts or none, turning the move into a careful stair carry
- Grand homes on the rising streets toward Bellevue Hill bring pianos, art and antiques that set the pace of the day
- Narrow one-way and clearway streets mean a full-size pantech often cannot sit outside the door for long
We know streets like Cross Street, Bay Street, William Street and the access that comes with them. Send your pickup and drop-off addresses with your quote and we will tell you exactly how we would handle the carry, the parking and any flight of stairs.
What we most often carry in Double Bay
The pieces that tend to decide a move here. Each one is handled white-glove, see exactly how:
Most of the catchment sits in the Woollahra Municipality, which does offer a formal Permit to Stand Plant (a temporary kerbside or road-occupation arrangement) that a removalist truck can use, with at least 48 hours notice; on a narrow street where the truck cannot keep a lane clear, a traffic management plan can be required and that takes longer to approve. Fees apply and change, so check the current amount with Woollahra Council directly rather than rely on a figure here. For many moves the realistic approach is simply legal parking plus careful timing, and we scout the loading position ahead of move day; where a permit genuinely helps, or a full-size truck cannot hold a spot, we plan it (and a smaller shuttle where needed) in advance.
Where will the truck park in the Double Bay village?
In the village core the kerb is busy with boutique deliveries and time-limited parking, so we scout and time the loading spot rather than assume one. On the narrow one-way and clearway streets a full-size truck often cannot hold a spot at the door, so we plan the closest legal position and the carry from there.
My apartment block has a small lift or no lift. Can you still move a piano or art?
Yes, that is routine here. Where the lift is small or absent, the move becomes a careful stair carry with enough hands and the right gear. Pianos travel on a skid board and art on edge; tell us the building and the flights and we will plan it properly.
Can you handle the valuable contents in a Double Bay home?
That is the heart of what we do. Fine art, antiques, designer furniture and pianos are wrapped, protected and crated where warranted, and carried by enough hands that nothing takes the strain. Use our White-Glove planner to see exactly how each piece is handled.
How much does a Double Bay move cost?
Our online-quote rates start at $200/hour for two movers and a truck ($250 for three, $400 for a larger crew with two trucks), and you get a clear indicative quote up front for your specific move. Specialty pieces like a grand piano or fine art are quoted with the move once we know the piece and the access. No surprises on the day.