Mount Rainier is row-house country, sitting right on the District line where Rhode Island Avenue crosses into the Gateway Arts District. The houses here date to the 1920s, stand shoulder to shoulder, and most have a stoop and no driveway. That is exactly the kind of move our crew runs constantly, and Andre, a Prince George’s County native, planned True Blue around tight streets like these.
How True Blue works the Gateway Arts District
Truck placement is most of the battle on these blocks, so Andre maps it out before we ring the bell.
- Row houses along Rhode Island Ave and the DC line — attached 1920s homes with shared walls, narrow doorways, and stairs up to the entry.
- Stoops and no driveway — we curbside the truck, set cones, and hand-carry up the front steps with the banisters padded.
- The arts district near 34th Street — tight one-way blocks where we stage the truck so traffic keeps flowing.
- Third-floor walk-ups — common in these tall narrow houses, and we account for the climb in the written price.
True Blue’s flat rate, set before move day
✓ Our crew, our trucks
- Andre or someone in his office picks up — no call center
- One flat written rate is exactly what you settle at the curb
- The same True Blue crew loads and unloads, every time
- $1M cargo coverage, same-day COI for your building manager
- Claims stay in-house — Andre signs off himself
× Broker chain
- A call center bounces you and sells your number on
- Quote rebilled at delivery for “extras”
- A different stranger’s truck shows up each time
- Generic certificate, COI is a fight
- “Not our crew” runaround on damage claims
Andre writes your Mount Rainier rate down before we start, and it does not budge. Two movers bill at $150/hr, three at $205/hr, four at $265/hr, but most row-house moves take a flat band instead. A studio is $450 to $710, a one-bedroom is $710 to $1,180, and a two-bedroom is $1,180 to $1,980. Got an upright piano in the parlor? That is $320 to $500, a baby grand is $560 to $900, quoted into the same number.
| Move size | Typical flat rate |
|---|---|
| 1-bed row house on the DC line | $710–$1,180 |
| 2-bed row house with a walk-up | $1,180–$1,980 |
A heavy stoop and a stuck street never raise your bill
The rate is flat and in writing, so a tall front stair, a third-floor walk-up, and a tight Rhode Island Avenue block are our work to handle. Your things ride under $1M cargo coverage with full-value protection available.
Crossing the line into the District or heading up the Northeast Corridor on I-95? True Blue runs its own lanes, so the same crew that carries your boxes down the Mount Rainier stoop carries them up the next one. Call Andre at (888) 711-4778.
