Intense Movers

I’ve used Intense Movers twice now and they were fantastic both times!
They are super reliable, super friendly, very fairly priced and professional. I’ve always moved myself with help from friends as I was unsure if I had enough stuff to warrant movers. And after using them I will only hire Intense going forward! They make the exhausting and huge pain of moving that much easier. 100% worth it!

USE THIS COMPANY IF YOURE MOVING. The two men that moved our 1-​bedroom apartment were beyond friendly, super efficient, and fast! We moved a little under an hour away, and the movers packed the truck, stopped for lunch, drove to our new place and unpacked all in under 4 hours. They were easy to communicate with right from the start, as everything was done through email which left a paper trail of our communications.
The rate is flat, meaning you don’t have to worry about the movers taking their time to try and get more money out of you, my quote was exactly what I ended up paying. Upon getting to our new apartment, they took the time to put the furniture/​boxes in the rooms we asked, not just piling them in the living room.
They took great care of our items and nothing was broken. A large dining table barely fit through my old door, and they disassembled it before moving just in case it wouldn’t fit through our new door (at no additional charge). This company cares for its clients as has a very strong staff. I highly recommend them and when I move next, I’ll definitely be using them again!

Since posting my last review for Intense, I’ve used them for a third move and a furniture delivery. These guys remain the best. Stop wasting time and call them.

Intense Movers helped me move from Bushwick to an a 4^th floor walk-​up in Williamsburg. First thing to note is that the quote was by far the best & cheapest I had received from any other moving company. No hidden fees… just a flat rate.
The two movers were punctual, efficient… everything was out of my first apartment within an hour. They did a great job transporting the furniture into my new place without any damage. They were respectful and attentive. Overall the move took about 3 hours, which I was very impressed by.
I would certainly recommend this company to anyone moving around New York. Very responsive customer service as well.

We used Intense Movers for a very difficult move (6^th Floor and 5^th Floor Walkup to a 3^rd Floor walkup). They were very efficient, friendly, and respectful throughout the move. There were no hidden fees or surprises and this was by far the lowest quote we received. I would highly recommend them and will only use Intense Movers moving forward.
They quickly obtained a Certificate of Insurance for our move, gave us a flat rate despite the complexity of our move, and were very friendly throughout the entire experience. They were on time and worked continuously to complete the move as fast as possible. They wrapped our furniture, and nothing was damaged or broken. They placed our furniture in boxes in the exact place we wanted them once we arrived at our new apartment.
Overall, Intense Movers are extremely professional, efficient, and cost-​friendly.

I had a great experience with Intense Movers. After receiving several estimates from various moving services, Intense Movers seemed to be one of the most affordable and best options. They were very professional and quick and efficient over email. I was lucky enough to get Kenny and Rob as my two movers and they were very pleasant and nice to work with. If you’re looking to move in NYC, I highly recommend Intense Movers. Five Stars.

I highly recommend these guys, I’ve never seen movers get everything done so efficiently. I had zero damages and they went above and beyond wrapping all my furniture and then unwrapping it once delivered all without my asking. You really won’t beat the price for the quality of service. It’s very apparent their number one concern is the customer’s satisfaction.

We’ve used Intense Movers twice and both times they were great. Nice, efficient, good guys who wrapped our furniture well. Nothing broke on either move.
They were very quick to get the needed Certificate of Insurance for our annoying apt building.
The 2^nd time we used them, we had more stuff than we thought, but they packed the truck perfectly to fit the most possible.
No hidden costs with them. They called 15 minutes before arriving on moving day to give us the heads up of their exact timing, which was as planned.
Intense Movers are responsive, friendly and very helpful. We really liked them.

They were very attentive, careful, showed up on time and the flat rate pricing was very fair. They don’t charge travel time like others, no hidden costs, and if they do charge travel time baked into the flat rate it was negligible at best, based on experience moving over ten times in NYC. Email customer support prior the move was also the best I’ve seen anywhere.
They were not the absolute fastest I’ve used, but since it’s flat rate it doesn’t matter, and like I said, their carefulness was appreciated and was likely the reason for that. That said they were not slow by any means, I’d rate it as quick and careful versus absolute pure speed. I had not a single thing broken as a result, and I think that approach probably is preferable for most. It’s hard to remember every move in retrospect of the last 14 years but I would rate them as best or tied for best of any other moving company I’ve used. Five stars.

Just finished an apartment move and had a great experience start to finish. Intense Movers not only was the lowest quote I received by over $ 100, but they were also very responsive and were very explicit about doing everything in writing (via email) so there were no surprises. My movers were early (but didn’t pressure me) and were efficient and careful — overall great experience.
Would definitely recommend!

Easiest move I ever did.
I filled out their form online, answered a few follow up questions and had a very reasonable quote within a few hours. Agreed to it, had a flat rate locked in shortly.
On the moving day, I got a call at the very beginning of the 3 hour start window, saying they were close by. They arrived by 15 minutes into the window and got to work. The guys were friendly, knowledgeable and careful.
I got all my stuff moved with zero damage including to fragile stuff, at a better rate than other competing companies, and the whole move took under 3hours including time wrapping and unwrapping the padding around furniture, taping up pieces of the bedframes etc.
It’s worth noting that they don’t bubble wrap any framed art for you — you have to do that yourself. Makes sense, just a good thing to know ahead of time.

I had a very pleasant experience two weeks ago with the Intense Movers. Although they were a little late, they got right to moving my things upon arrival. I appreciated how much care they took with each piece. Wrapping them and unwrapping them once they got to the apartment. Because of their efficiency, the move took less time than was anticipated. I greatly appreciate the extra effort to move things into a desirable place upon arrival. Max and Lee are were great!
I am happily recommending Intense Movers company to all of my friends

This company is awesome! So after calling 2 other companies for quotes I came across Intense Movers and was highly surprised at their inexpensive pricing. As I got closer to my moving date though I constantly kept realizing that I had more stuff then I thought I did and as I kept the company abreast of the constant changes they were more then complying.(Thanks Danielle, Eis and Rob)
My final price was a bit hefty but still cheaper then the other companies!
The day finally came and while it was bitter sweet to be leaving my house I was still glad I chose this company as the 3 moving men they sent were all really nice and polite (Especially Joey)!
They all worked together and got the job done in a timely manner. Thanks Intense Movers!

Intense Movers made my move easy! It was easy to fill out the online request form. Whenever I needed to amend it, I simply emailed them and they sent me an updated bill. (They’re by far the least expensive place I consulted… and the best service too!)
On the day of the move, the movers were nice and fast. The brought blankets to wrap up our furniture and fragile items, and used dollies to cart stuff around.
This is my second time using them to move within Manhattan. I’ll do it again next time around!

Last Friday I moved from nyc to queens. The crew was very helpful and went out of there way to do everything to my liking. Thank you intense movers. This is my second move with intense and I would definitely use them again. David Merker

Super fast + efficient movers. On time and affordable. I would definitely recommend!

Amazing experience! Moving is the worst. Just hateful and evil in every way. It helps tremendously when you utilize a moving company that knows what they are doing like Intense Movers. I recently moved from Brooklyn to Westchester (we do crazy things for love, kids). At the suggestion of some friends I decided to go with IM. ZERO regrets. I provided them with an inventory of my items and how many boxes I would have and they provided me with an estimate based on that information.
Also, I wanted them to pick up a bedroom set and deliver it to a different location before coming up with The rest of my belongings up to Westchester. There was an additional cost, of course, which was expected and fair.
They called me earlier on moving day and asked if they could come earlier— yep no problem. Showed up and were in and out of my place in no time at all. Delivered the bedroom set to the other location and brought my stuff to my new place.
The ONE con is the the emailing back and forth. I must have given them my inventory 6 times before they got it right. It was weird.
Also, when they delivered my things they forgot one item on the truck. I called spoke to some and they delivered it to me the next day as promised. Amazing service, I’d use them again. Great operation!

My move was very light: a simple orange futon moved from Manhattan to New Jersey. I enjoyed Intense Mover’s rapid communication over email. The move went smooth. What more could you ask for?

We had a great experience with Intense Movers! This was our third move in the Manhattan/​Brooklyn are in the past several years and also the cheapest of them all which was a good starting off point.
At first I was hesitant and was thinking «we’ll get what we pay for» but they came recommended from a co-​worker who had just used them so I figured it couldn’t be too bad.
Total honesty– we were a mess on this move. It caught us by surprise so we weren’t very ready. Our move date even changed and Intense Movers were totally flexible and worked with us to find a new date. They also provided the required insurance documentation for our management company which not all moving companies can offer.
So things were busy at work and we didn’t get around to packing until the day before the move so our estimated inventory had changed slightly but Intense Movers happily agreed to move everything and at the same original agreed upon price.
I did have one IKEA wardrobe that they said must be disassembled but when I told them it wouldn’t be worth the trouble to do so for what it cost, they agreed to take it as long as I waived their responsibility of it getting damaged in transit. Luckily it all went fine and there was no trouble or damage and I didn’t have to disassemble the unit.
Unfortunately the key items for a successful move are often ignored: (1) Be ready and organized BEFORE the movers arrive (2) ACTUALLY pack things. Don’t leave loose lamps and other oddly-​shaped items out on the floor because movers won’t take them (3) Pack things in a manner that a regular human can transport them. Don’t put 40 lbs worth of clothes in a trash bag and then complain that the movers won’t take it. You and I both know that bag will bust halfway down your 4^th floor walkup.
If you do the above things, you should NOT be stuck doing solo moving runs for several hours after the moving company leaves.
In summary, Intense Movers had great customer service, arrived on time, were caring and efficient and also very reasonably priced. I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for a reliable moving company in the area.

Excellent customer service from the start to the end. I moved by myself from Fresno, CA and exchanged emails with Intense movers one day and had two guys lugging all my stuff up to my apartment the next.
Coordinating the move was a breeze. Intense was super responsive and offered up a quote once I passed on all of my information. ***They came in $ 240 cheaper than a rival***
Two guys arrived, helped me find a good spot for the 12′ Penske Truck, and went to work. They were very courteous and knocked everything out within 90 minutes.
If you’re looking to feel comfortable about a move, secure this company now to handle the heavy lifting.

These guys were awesome! I booked last minute for an end of the month move. After providing an inventory and answering a few questions about specific pieces I was given a quote that was a fraction of the competition. (Another moving company had just come to my apartment, looked at my contents and gave me a $ 1,500 quote. He estimated it would take 7 guys 5 hours to move us and suggested a $ 10/​hr/​man gratuity on top of that!!)
On moving day Moss and Tremain showed up on time, worked hard (but were careful), and rolled with the inevitable hiccups we ran into during our move. I have no complaints and will call them without hesitation… if I ever. move. again.

Moving is usually an extremely stressful process, both before (finding a moving company) and after (unpacking all that stuff). I won’t lie, I was extremely apprehensive about hiring my first movers (ever) to handle my stuff in hopes that I wouldn’t be ripped off or forgotten. After calling at least 20 moving companies, all charging crazy amounts of money or with minimum amounts, especially since it was an end of month move during peak season, I finally got a hold of someone at Intense Movers. After a quick online form, they send you a quote. Note, they never pick up the phone after the first time for some reason and only communicate through email. However, they are usually very prompt with their responses. COI needed a little nudging, but they came through. PS: Make sure you get your COI right the first time around — they wanted to charge me an additional $ 40 to add a name, as this would have to be reprocessed.
My flat rate was the lowest I’d found (under $ 300, but I have elevator buildings and needed a COI) and it came with 2 movers and a large box truck, with no minimum hours and no other hassle. I was moving from Midtown to UWS. They do charge $ 40 for a certificate of insurance (per building). Kevin (and the other guy I forgot his name) moved my stuff within around 3 – 4 hour hours — I had about 40 boxes and a few other miscellaneous items as well as my full sized mattress. No furniture or TV. They came 30 minutes late past their timeframe (11 – 12, they came at 12:30pm) after the last move had double the amount of stuff they had. So IM sent another team to help. I had to sit in the the truck for at least an hour at each building as they moved my stuff in and out of the elevator buildings so that they wouldn’t get a traffic ticket (they asked). They do not have commercial license plates.
Tips when using Intense Movers:
1. Be extremely (EXTREMELY) specific with your items and numbers of boxes and what not. They count and do an inventory of all your items before they start. Keep emailing them as you have updates.
2. Bring a book when you sit in the truck (for what could be a long time)
3. Do an inventory afterwards and make sure you don’t have anything broken
4. They only take cash. Have cash.
I had a new frame broken as well as the base of my $ 200 CB2 Big Dipper Lamp and they refunded me $ 50, which was nice of them, but won’t cover my new lamp as the current one is useless all leaning over halfway and stuff. You can’t expect moving companies to be perfect, though, and their initial price was fair, so I can’t complain that much.
Overall pretty good experience with IM — just give yourself an hour after their expected show up time just in case they’re late, and be prepared to take a nap in the truck. They do their job, you pay them, and they go. Easy peasy.