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First Class Moving & Storage

In-State Moving Service, Out-of-State Moving Service, Waste, Junk, Building Materials and Debris Removal and Hauling,

About us

First Class Moving and Storage is a company committed to providing a high-quality move for a reasonable cost. At First Class, your belongings are our primary concern, and their safety is our commitment. We pad, wrap or crate all furniture items to ensure that they arrive in the exact same condition in which they were picked up. We also offer professional packing crews for any assistance you may need during this hectic time. Whether you are moving a house, condo, office, apartment, or storage locker, First Class Moving and Storage has the crew and equipment to get the job done right! Whether moving down the hall, across the city, or across the country, we are the ones to call. 40 Employees. No subs. Cost is determined by the job. Travel charges apply. No service charges. May contact though email. Award wining. Additional phone - (847) 559-0304.

Business highlights

24 years of experience

Services we offer

Moving & storage facilities.

Amenities

Free Estimates

Yes

Accepted Payment Methods

  • CreditCard
Reviews
4.9443 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
94%
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Showing 451-475 of 443 reviews
JUANITA P.
Oct 2005
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$700
I WAS IN A BIND. I NEEDED TO EMPTY OUR NEWLY-PURCHASED FULLY-FURNISHED CONDO & HAD ONLY A COUPLE DAYS TO DO IT. FORTUNATELY, THEY HAD ROOM IN THEIR SCHEDULE FOR THIS RELATIVELY SMALL JOB. THE TEAM WAS PROFESSIONAL & QUICK.

SUSAN M.
Oct 2005
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,300
THIS WAS A HUGE MOVE...WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF. WE HAD 3 TRUCKS. ALL OF THE GUYS WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL AND VERY VERY NICE. I GOT A LOT OF ESTIMATES AND MET THE PEOPLE FROM SEVERAL MOVING COMPANIES. THIS COMPANY IS THE BEST. I RECOMMEND THEM HIGHLY. I HOPE I NEVER HAVE TO MOVE AGAIN...BUT IF I DID, I WOULD CALL THEM!

COLLEEN C.
Oct 2005
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$375
MOVERS WERE EFFICIENT AND COURTEOUS. THEY DID NOT BREAK OR SCRATCH ANYTHING.

JOHN W.
Oct 2005
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$700
THE MOVERS SHOWED UP ON TIME AND BEGAN WORKING RIGHT AWAY. WE DID MOST OF THE PACKING, BUT WE HAD THEM PACK THE LARGER ITEMS. THEY WERE CAREFUL TO WRAP EVERYTHING SO NO DAMAGE OCCURRED. THEY SEEMED TO WORK NON-STOP AND FINISHED PACKING, LOADING, TRANSPORTING, AND UNPACKING IN ABOUT 6 HOURS. THEY SEEMED EFFICIENT AND WERE VERY NEAT AND CLEAN. IT TOOK LONGER THAN I EXPECTED, BUT THERE NEVER WAS A TIME WHERE THEY WERE NOT WORKING. OVERALL, I THOUGHT THEY DID A GREAT JOB.

STACY S.
Sep 2005
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,100
ABSOLUTELY GREAT!

DIANE S.
Aug 2005
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200
I HAVE MOVED NUMEROUS TIMES AND FIRST CLASS IS BY FAR THE BEST I HAVE USED. THEY SENT OUT A REPRESENTATIVE WHO LOOKED IN EVERY CABINET AND CLOSET TO GIVE AN ESTIMATE. THE CREW WHO PERFORMED THE ACTUAL MOVE WALKED EVERY BOX INDIVIDUALLY DOWN THE STAIRS. THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY WRAPPED EACH PIECE OF FURNITURE WAS EXCEPTIONAL. THE CREW REALLY WERE PROFESSIONAL MOVERS. THEY WORKED STRAIGHT THROUGH. IN FACT, THEY FINISHED IN ONE HOUR LESS TIME THAN ESTIMATED. NOT ONE ITEM WAS BROKEN, CHIPPED, OR MARKED IN ANY WAY. I HAVE ALREADY REFERRED THEM TO THE PERSON BUYING MY CONDO. AS THEIR NAME SAYS, THEY TRULY ARE ''FIRST CLASS.''

SARAH M.
Aug 2005
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,700
THE MOVERS WERE GREAT. THEY SHOWED UP ON TIME, WORKED VERY HARD, TAKING ONLY TWO TWENTY MINUTE BREAKS AND EVEN HELPED MOVE IN SOME MATTRESSES THAT WERE DELIVERED TO THE NEW PLACE WHILE THEY WERE STILL AROUND. NOT A SCRATCH OR DENT WAS FOUND ON ANY OF OUR WALLS OR BELONGINGS. THE ONE FRUSTRATION WAS THAT WE WERE TOLD THAT THE MOVE SHOULD TAKE ABOUT 8 HOURS BY THE ESTIMATOR, WHEN IN ACTUALITY IT TOOK 13.5 HOURS. SOME OF THIS ADDITIONAL TIME WAS DUE TO TRAFFIC HASSLES IN THE CITY. HOWEVER, THE FOREMAN TOLD US AT THE END OF THE NIGHT THAT WE SHOULD HAVE HAD A SIX MAN CREW INSTEAD OF A FOUR MAN CREW DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE WERE IN A HIGH RISE WITH ELEVATORS, AND THAT WE HAD ''HEAVY'' FURNITURE. POOR ESTIMATING OF TIME AND MAN POWER NEEDED, BUT AGAIN, WE WERE VERY HAPPY WITH THE WORKERS AND THE JOB THEY DID.

Sylvia A.
Jul 2005
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,800
ONE WORD: BLISSFUL! FIRST CLASS MOVING PERFORMED EXACTLY AS ADVERTISED AND AS ANGIE'S LIST REFERRALS HAD PROMISED, EVERYTHING PROGRESSED LIKE CLOCKWORK, AND NOTHING WAS LOST OR DAMAGED. RANAN WAS VERY PLEASANT AND PUNCTUAL, ONE OF THE FEW ESTIMATORS WHO REALLY DELIVERED A PRE-MOVE WALK THROUGH AND DETAILED WRITTEN ESTIMATE, PLUS OFFERED ADVICE ON PRE-PACKING. THE PROMISED 5-MAN CREW OF MOVERS ARRIVED WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF APPOINTMENT TIME, AND THEY WORKED HARD ALL DAY (8.75 HOURS). MY FURNITURE PIECES WERE EXTREMELY HEAVY AND LARGE -- 6-FOOT DINING TABLE, 7-FOOT BOOKCASES, SUPER-SIZE COUCH. THIS CREW DIDN'T COMPLAIN OR DAMAGE ANY ITEMS, DESPITE COMPLEXITY OF NAVIGATING A THIRD-FLOOR WALK-UP CONDO. EVERY ASPECT OF THIS MOVE WAS TRULY FIRST CLASS!

MICHAEL M.
May 2005
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,020
RANAN WAS EXCELLENT TO WORK WITH. HE CAME OUT AND GAVE US AN ESTIMATE, AND DELIVERED FREE BOXES PER ANGIE'S LIST COUPON. ESTIMATE WAS ACTUALLY HIGHER THAN ACTUAL COST. SERGIO AND HIS CREW WERE ON TIME, AND VERY EFFICIENT. THEY EXPERTLY WRAPPED EVERYTHING, AND EMPTIED OUT ALL THE BOXES WE PACKED IN 40 MINUTES. THE MOVE WAS OVER BEFORE I KNEW IT. STARTED AT 8:30 AM AND WERE DONE BY 2:30 PM. I'M ASSUMING THEY STOPPED FOR LUNCH, BECAUSE IT TOOK THEM OVER A HALF HOUR LONGER THAN ME TO GET TO BROOKFIELD--SOMETHING I DID NOT MIND. WE COULDN'T RECOMMEND THEM ANY HIGHER. THEY WERE QUITE REASONABLY PRICED, FRIENDLY, AND FAST.

ARTHUR K.
Mar 2005
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,600
THEY CAME AND PACKED VERY EFFICIENTLY, THAT WAS DONE VERY WELL BUT THEY MARKED ALL THE BOXES OF WHERE THINGS WOULD GO AND THEY PUT EVERYTHING IN THE LIVING ROOM. THIS MADE THINGS MORE DIFFICULT THAN IT NEEDED TO BE AND A LITTLE MORE HECTIC. THEY CAME EARLIER THAN I WANTED THEM TO.

LYNETTE A.
Feb 2005
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$557
FANTASTIC! REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE. WHEN RANAN GAVE ME THE QUOTE ($99 AN HOUR FOR 3 MAN CREW FOR 4 OR 5 HOURS), I THOUGHT HE MIGHT BE LOWBALLING AND IT WOULD TAKE LONGER... AS OTHER COMPANIES WERE SAYING 6 TO 8 HOURS.. BUT MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE RANAN ACTUALLY CAME OUT TO SEE THE CONDO - OTHERS QUOTED OVER THE PHONE. THEIR HOURLY RATE WAS MUCH LOWER THAN THE OTHER COMPANIES, ANYWAY. THEY FINISHED IN ONLY 3 HOURS! THEY DID MAKE A RETURN TRIP, AT MY REQUEST, AS I REALIZED ONE PIECE OF FURNITURE, WHICH WOULDN'T FIT UP THE STAIRS, COULD BE TAKEN APART. THEY LOWERED THEIR MINIMUM COST FOR ME, AND CAME BACK AND MOVED THAT PIECE AND SOME BOXES FOR ME. THEY WRAPPED EVERYTHING CAREFULLY, AND PUT ALL THE FURNITURE TOGETHER WELL. THEY WERE WILLING AND FLEXIBLE TO ADJUST THEIR WORK TO MEET MY REQUESTS - WHETHER I WANTED TO SAVE TIME OR HAVE THEM DO SOMETHING. ALSO WILLING TO WORK AROUND ANY ENCOUNTERED ''OBSTACLES'' SUCH AS LACK OF PARKING. HIGHLY, HIGHLY, RECOMMEND!!!

Richard E.
Dec 2004
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,300
FIRST CLASS TOOK GREAT CARE IN MOVING OUR BELONGINGS. THEY PACKED UP ALL OUR FRAGILE THINGS VERY CAREFULLY. THE MOVE WAS DONE QUICKLY AND CAREFULLY HELPING TO REDUCE THE STRESS OF MOVING.

JANET A.
Jul 2004
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
EXCELLENT. HE WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL, ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND ALWAYS RETURNED MY CALLS THE SAME DAY. HE WAS NOT THE CHEAPEST, BUT I CHOSE HIM BECAUSE WHEN HE CAME TO MY HOME HE WAS PREPARED. TWO OTHER COMPANIES DIDN'T GET BACK WITH ME FOR A WEEK AND A HALF. I WANTED TO SEE THE STORAGE UNIT AND HE MET ME THERE. HE CALLED ME AFTER THE WORK WAS DONE TO SEE IF IT WAS DONE PROPERLY. SO FAR, EVERYTHING IS FINE. I LIKED THE FACT THAT THE OWNER CAME TO MY HOME. HE IS A YOUNGER MAN STARTING HIS OWN BUSINESS.

JULIA M.
Jun 2004
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,300
THEIR NAME IS INDICATIVE OF THEIR SERVICE. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED MY EXPERIENCE. THEY WERE SO PROFESSIONAL AND FRIENDLY. THEY MOVED ME FROM ONE HIGHRISE UNIT TO ANOTHER HIGHRISE UNIT. I HAVE SOME VERY EXPENSIVE ITEMS AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WAS DAMAGED OR LOST. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM!!

EUGENE S.
Jan 2004
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$4,600
THE ONLY THINGS I AM UNHAPPY WITH IS THE BUMP IN THE WALL AND A COUPLE MISSING ITEMS WHICH THEY SAY THEY ARE FIXING. THEY WERE SUCH NICE PEOPLE I HAVE ALL THE CONFIDENCE THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING.
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FAQ

First Class Moving & Storage is currently rated 4.9 overall out of 5.
First Class Moving & Storage accepts the following forms of payment: CreditCard
Yes, First Class Moving & Storage offers free project estimates.
No, First Class Moving & Storage does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, First Class Moving & Storage does not offer a senior discount.
No, First Class Moving & Storage does not offer emergency services.
No, First Class Moving & Storage does not offer warranties.

Contact Information

3060 Commercial Ave, Northbrook, IL 60062

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