Apartment Cleaning in Williamsburg from $151

CleanWhale cleans apartments across Williamsburg — the Gretsch and Esquire lofts, three-flight walk-ups off Bedford, and the glass towers on Kent Ave. Rates start from $151 for a one-bedroom, and you can book online in a few minutes. This is a neighborhood where two homes a block apart barely resemble each other, so we price and staff each job to the actual unit, not a template.

The housing stock, and what it means for cleaning

Williamsburg reads in three layers. First, the tenements and 3-to-5 story walk-ups built en masse after the Williamsburg Bridge opened in 1903: pre-war parquet, cast-iron steam radiators, painted-shut sashes, and no elevator. Cleaning those means dusting behind radiator covers, working around windows that no longer open, and counting stair flights — we carry equipment up and haul nothing you'd rather we didn't, and the flight count is a real line in the price.

Second, the factory conversions that made the name — the former Gretsch guitar building, the Esquire at 330 Wythe, the 1914 shoe-polish plant on the North Side, 500-plus loft units approved in a three-year stretch after 1997. Lofts bring exposed brick, heavy original beams and columns, wide plank or bare concrete floors, and huge multi-pane factory windows that are their own labor line. Ceilings run 10 to 14 feet, so cornices, fan blades, and light fixtures sit out of normal reach — we bring the poles and ladders for that.

Third, the post-2005-rezoning towers and the Domino Sugar Refinery redevelopment: floor-to-ceiling glass, in-unit laundry, terraces, and shared roofs. Different building, different job.

Getting into your building

Access here splits with the geography. On the waterfront, buildings have a concierge and a freight elevator you book to a fixed weekday window — many towers ban move-style work on weekends, and crews pad the cab and floor. If your building's management asks for a certificate of insurance, we handle it: the standard is $1M naming the building as additional insured, and some boards ask for more; certs usually issue within about 30 days, so give us lead time. Mid-block and in the walk-ups there's often no concierge at all — we work from a key or a lockbox code, which is the norm for owners who travel, and we confirm the intercom and stair situation before the first visit.

What we clean here

Every job covers the shared checklist — kitchen, bathrooms, floors, dusting, surfaces, trash. On top of that, the Williamsburg-specific work usually includes:

• Cast-iron steam radiators and the dust that collects behind their covers
• Loft-scale multi-pane factory windows and high cornices at 10-14 ft ceilings
• Exposed brick, original timber beams, and columns dusted without soaking the wood
• Floor-to-ceiling tower glass and terrace door tracks
• Care matched to the floor — soft pine and shellacked parquet get a damp, not wet, pass

Pricing

Flat rates by bedroom count: from $151 for a one-bedroom, $179 for two bedrooms, and $207 for three bedrooms. Sales tax at this Williamsburg job address is 8.875%. Recurring plans — weekly, twice-monthly, or monthly — come with a standing discount, which is how most of the Kent Ave one-bedrooms and the larger South Side family apartments keep us on a schedule.

FAQ

Do you clean the big factory windows in a loft?

Interior panes and frames, yes — the multi-pane factory sashes are part of the quote. If your building is over six stories and under a Local Law 11 sidewalk shed, exterior glass may be blocked for months; we'll tell you what's reachable.

My walk-up is five flights with no elevator. Does that change the price?

Flight count is a pricing factor, so we ask up front. It doesn't stop us — plenty of Bedford and Grand Street walk-ups are on our weekly route.

Can you handle the COI my Kent Ave tower requires?

Yes. Give us the building's requirements and lead time; certs commonly issue within about 30 days and name the co-op or managing agent as additional insured.

I travel a lot — how do you get in?

A key or lockbox code you set. We confirm access and any concierge or freight-elevator window before the visit.

Do you use the service entrance?

In doorman and freight-elevator buildings, yes — crews come and go through the service entrance and booked freight window, not the front lobby.

We also clean nearby Greenpoint, Bushwick, Bed-Stuy, and DUMBO. Book your Williamsburg cleaning online and pick the day that fits your building's freight window.