Communications Hill Movers, Floor by Floor

The streets climb and double back on themselves, and many are private lanes inside an HOA. A truck needs a level spot that does not block a neighbor's garage. Where the street is too steep or narrow right at your door, the crew parks on the nearest flat stretch and carries a little farther. Guest spaces, if your HOA lets us use them, can make that walk much shorter.

If the only practical spot is a public city street, San Jose's Department of Transportation issues a Tow-Away Permit to hold the curb. The city suggests applying about two weeks ahead.

ZIP 95136 had no quote requests on our books between mid-July and late October 2026, so we are using citywide figures here. San Jose sent us 39 quote requests in that period, not counting account work, and 24 booked or completed. One-bedroom homes led, with three-bedroom homes next.

Communications Hill rises in the middle of San Jose about 4 miles southeast of downtown, named for the antenna towers on its summit. State Route 87 runs along the west side, Monterey Road along the east, and Curtner and Hillsdale Avenues pass near the south end. Tamien Station, with Caltrain and light rail, sits at the north foot of the hill. The long public staircase up the slope is a well-known local workout, which tells you something about the grades. Willow Glen is across 87, and Blossom Valley and Edenvale are a short drive south.

For a two- or three-bedroom townhome we usually send 3 movers at $175 an hour. Two movers at $145 an hour suits a studio condo or a light load. Three bedrooms above 1,800 square feet or four bedrooms and more gets 4 movers at $235 an hour. Billing starts with a 3-hour minimum and then moves in quarter hours. The crew drives over from San Jose at no charge.

How long a Communications Hill move takes, and what it costs

For a realistic sense of the total, we sorted our latest local moves by the size of the home and read off the hours, and the table below is the result. No two Communications Hill homes pack the same way; you are billed by the hour, so the clock on move day sets the total.

Source: final invoices on our own local moves for direct customers, July to October 2026, middle half of each size group, not counting account or partner-billed jobs or jobs where we packed the whole home. Materials are billed as used; minimum 3 hours, then 15-minute increments.

Tall, narrow townhomes put the bedrooms two or three floors above the garage, so stair trips are the main driver of hours; there is no stair charge, just the time.

1. Read your HOA rules on move hours, truck parking and guest spaces, and send them to us.
2. Give us the HOA name, mailing address and email so we can issue a free certificate of insurance.
3. Note what is on each floor and anything heavy on the top level, like a treadmill or a safe.
4. Measure the stair turn if you own a sectional, a king box spring or a tall armoire.
5. Park the cars elsewhere and clear the garage so it can serve as a staging area.
6. Expect the crew between 8 and 10 AM. They call about 30 minutes out.

• Willow Glen is flat and tree-lined, with older single-story homes.
• Naglee Park has Craftsman bungalows near San Jose State.
• Blossom Valley is tract homes and complexes near the light rail.
• Downtown San Jose is towers with service elevators and loading docks.
• San Jose covers the whole city.
• Moving locally? Read how local moves are billed.