A South Philly rowhouse and a Main Line colonial get the same careful crew, just different equipment.
Marisol can often quote it from your description alone.
A residential move covers more ground than people expect the first time they think it through — it’s not just boxes, it’s the whole shape of a household changing addresses. EJ Relocations handles that shift for houses and rowhomes across Philadelphia and its suburbs, from a starter place near Upper Darby to a multi-generation household relocating out to Ardmore.
Our crew handles furniture, appliances, and everything in between, with disassembly and reassembly for beds, sectionals, and larger pieces. Every truck carries moving blankets, floor runners, and door-jamb padding as standard, not an upcharge — Philadelphia’s older housing stock demands it. If you’d rather not pack the kitchen yourself, packing services can be added to the same job.
Philadelphia residential moves come in a few distinct shapes. Rowhouses in Fishtown, Port Richmond, and South Philly often mean narrow stairwells, tight turns at the landing, and street parking that has to be planned around. Twins and colonials out toward Springfield and Ardmore tend to have more square footage and more furniture, but easier truck access. Our crews adjust the plan — and the crew size — based on which one you’re in.
Bedroom count and total furniture volume set the baseline, but access is often the bigger factor in Philadelphia specifically: a third-floor rowhouse walkup takes longer than a first-floor colonial with a driveway. Distance between the old and new address, and whether one end is in Camden or Cherry Hill across the river, factor in as well.
Elias Jankowski started EJ Relocations in 2012 after years driving delivery routes for a furniture warehouse on Frankford Avenue — the kind of job that teaches you exactly how a sectional clears a rowhouse doorway without leaving a mark. That same attention shows up on residential jobs today: the crew protects the house they’re leaving and the one they’re moving into, not just the furniture in between.
Residential moves in Philadelphia run heaviest late spring through early fall, and around the first and fifteenth of each month when leases and closings cluster. Marisol Datillo has managed the booking calendar for eight years and can usually tell you within a call or two whether your date has flexibility.
Residential moves are often tied to a closing date that isn’t fully in your control — a settlement that gets pushed a week, or a buyer’s financing that takes longer than expected. Marisol has handled enough of these to build some slack into the schedule where she can, and if timelines slip further than expected, storage buys you room without forcing a rushed move day.
For moves within an apartment building rather than a house, see our apartment moving page — and if you’re relocating outside the metro entirely, long-distance moving covers routes like Philadelphia to Baltimore or Richmond. Request a quote and Marisol will follow up with a realistic estimate.
You won't see these listed as extras on the invoice — they're just part of how a Philadelphia job gets done.
Antonio, Justin, Frank absolutely fantastic! They kept my belongings safe, extremely kind and respectful. They even cracked a few jokes and made what could have been a stressful time easy as pie. Thanks crew you were awesome!
I was really worried when a housemate was moving out that I would have to handle the bulk of the work. They hired this company and I didn’t have to life a finger. Jordan and Kayvon were so professional and quick.
Garrett, Michael and Terrion fabulous!!! Only ones I want to mi e anywhere!!!
Same Philadelphia crew handles all of these across Greater Philadelphia, not a separate subcontractor per service.
Marisol asks about stairs and street parking before she ever quotes a truck size — guessing costs you money on move day.
Same crew from the Frankford Avenue yard to your new front door — we don't stage your load through anyone else's warehouse.
We know which Center City buildings need a certificate of insurance and a loading-dock reservation.
Tell Simone your date and her crew has the kitchen boxed a day ahead of the truck showing up.
Andre rigs uprights and grands differently — he'll ask which one before he ever quotes the job.
A safe bolted into a rowhouse basement gets pulled with real rigging, not just extra hands.
Two addresses is enough for our Philadelphia office to send back a written flat rate, usually the same business day.