Moving and Storage in Downtown Long Beach

Downtown Long Beach sits between the Los Angeles River and the 710 freeway on the west and roughly Alamitos Avenue on the east, and between Ocean Boulevard and about 7th Street, chiefly in ZIP 90802. City Hall is at 411 West Ocean Boulevard, the Billie Jean King Main Library at 200 West Broadway beside Lincoln Park, and the Convention and Entertainment Center and Terrace Theater share 300 East Ocean Boulevard. The Metro A Line ends at Downtown Long Beach station on 1st Street between Pine and Pacific Avenues. This is the City of Long Beach, not Los Angeles, so a Los Angeles permit or LADOT rule has no standing here.

The Long Beach rule that shapes a downtown move is that commercial vehicles over three tons may not park in residential areas, and a loaded moving truck usually exceeds that. Temporary oversized vehicle permits are capped at 20 per year, with 24 hours required between two of them, and preferential parking permits cover only passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, vans and motorcycles, so a resident's guest pass never makes a moving truck legal. For a designated no-parking area for the van, the City directs people to Street Operations. A portable container placed in the street needs a Temporary Occupancy Permit from Long Beach Public Works, acquired three business days before delivery. If your building has a service lift, loading bay or management office, its window, insurance certificate and move hours are confirmed in writing before the crew is booked.

Popeye Moving & Storage has served Los Angeles and surrounding areas since 1994 and holds CAL T 189749. Apartment Moving and Local Residential Moving cover homes downtown, and Office & Business Moving covers commercial space. California bills local hourly moves on double drive time, so with the 710 feeding the area, an early start keeps the travel portion down. Every move inside California is priced in writing with a Not To Exceed figure before anything is loaded. Call (310) 823-9510, 6 AM to 9 PM seven days a week, for a free in-home or video estimate.