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Gentle Giant Moving Company

Best Boston Movers

We are your hometown Boston movers, and when it comes to the perfect, stress-free move, we really do hit it out of the park. Gentle Giant is Boston born and bred. From the narrow streets of Beacon Hill and the North End, to the estates of Wellesley and Wayland, we know Boston. We’re proud to serve all of eastern Massachusetts with eight locations across the state.

Our Services

Local Moving

Across the street or across the Bay, we've got you covered.

Get Moving

Long Distance

We know the best routes from sea to shining sea.

Learn how we do it

Storage

We offer full-service, secure, climate-controlled storage.

Store your stuff safely

Packing Services

We can help you pack or unpack any size move.

Pack it up

Commercial

Need to move your office? We can help with that.

Move your office

100% Guarantee

Our moves are carried out by highly trained Giants.

Satisfaction Guaranteed

Small Moves

Single item or smaller moves across town?

We've Got You Covered

Piano Moving

Piano experts who only move pianos

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About Boston

For more than 40 years Boston, Massachusetts has been the home and National headquarters for Gentle Giant moving company. After graduating from Northeastern University our Founder and President, Larry O’Toole, started Gentle Giant while living in Cambridge and in-between engineering jobs. Famous for institutions of higher education, Boston’s student population influences a highly diverse population as well as a constant influx of new residents to the city. September first has become notorious as the date that most apartment leases turn over and is the biggest moving day of the year in the Boston.

First settled in 1625 and later incorporated in 1822, Boston serves as the seat of many historical events and places from the American Revolution onwards. The age of the city and its residential neighborhoods have greatly influenced the growth of Gentle Giant and the way we execute moving jobs. From the tight alleys of the North End to the 5th floor walk-up apartments in the Back Bay, our challenging environments have forced us to innovate and excel to become the best movers in the city of Boston. We recruit individuals that possess the strength and stamina to move from one fifth floor apartment to another and deliver on our promise of exceptional customer service.

Boston is a culturally vibrant city with no end of events and attractions. Boston is home to many sports championships and teams including the Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins, and Patriots. Our rich history is reflected in the many art museums such as the Museum of Fine Arts, the Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum, and the Institute of Contemporary Art. 680,000 people are proud to call Boston home, and Gentle Giant is proud to move them there.

100% Crew Guarantee

Gentle Giant promises to deliver exceptional service to every customer, guaranteed (100% Crew Guarantee). Contact us anytime if you believe we have performed otherwise. We are proud to offer a money-back guarantee for every member of your moving crew. Learn more about some of our exceptional employees here!

Local Boston Moving

Gentle Giant knows your neighborhood. Whether you’re moving from the North End to the South End or out to the Cape, we’ve been there. We’ll even move you inside the same building. Need boxes and packing? – We’ve got that too. Gentle Giant has been the best mover in Boston since 1980!

Long Distance Moving

With 20 locations nationwide Gentle Giant can move you to anywhere in the lower 48 States. Unlike the van lines we don’t subcontract our services to move your stuff. When you choose Gentle Giant for a long distance move, we have the capacity so that your items are only handled by Gentle Giant employees start to finish. Learn about some of our most popular routes here.

Storage Facilities

Best Storage Units in Boston

With multiple warehouses across our footprint Gentle Giant can meet your long or short term storage needs. When you store your belongings with Gentle Giant, we inventory, label, and store everything ourselves in self-contained crates that can be accessed only by Gentle Giant staff. We also have options for electronic inventories that include itemized photographs of each of your items. Gentle Giant is also proud to be named one of the of the best Boston Storage providers by Storageunits.com!

Packing and Moving Boxes

Moving can be stressful, so leave the hard work to us! We’ll come the day before your move and pack everything for you. When you hire Gentle Giant to pack your valuable belongings there is the added guarantee that your items will arrive safe and sound at the other end. We take the necessary care and precision required to pack everything from crystal stemware to your baseball card collection like they were our own. If you want to pack yourself, though, we offer free delivery of moving boxes to your home too!

Meet the Giants – Professional Boston Movers

Gentle Giant prides itself on being a different kind of moving company. We believe that it is the quality of our people – the Giants – which makes us stand apart from the rest. Gentle Giant’s Boston movers are an exceptionally tight-knit team with decades of service between them, showing their true dedication to the company. All Giants embody our core principals of a professional workforce with skill, intellect, and integrity.

Our Reputation

Founded in 1980 by owner Larry O’Toole, Boston has been the national headquarters for Gentle Giant Moving Company for 40 years. We have been recognized as one of Boston’s best moving companies for nine years in a row by Boston Magazine. Over the years, we have also been recognized by many other publications as a great place to work and a leader in the moving and storage industry.

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Gentle Giant Moving Co. - Boston

8 Bunker Hill Industrial Park

Boston, MA 02129

(617) 661-3333

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Acton, MA

898 Main Street
Acton, MA 01720
(978) 263-0003

Beverly, MA

117 Elliot Street, Suite 4
Beverly, MA 01915
(978) 922-2553

East Bridgewater, MA

40 Industrial Dr
East Bridgewater, MA 02333
(857) 305-4292

Marshfield, MA

624 Plain Street
Marshfield, MA 02050
(781) 709-1220

Needham, MA

422 Hillside Ave.
Needham, MA 02494
(781) 790-7180

Randolph, MA

44 York Ave
Randolph, MA 02368
(857) 305-4292

Somerville, MA

29 Harding Street
Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 661-3333

Southborough, MA

20 Turnpike Road
Southborough, MA 01772
(508)-620-1177

Wilmington, MA

1 Burlington Avenue, Building 2
Wilmington, MA 01887
(978) 988-7942

Winchester, MA

7 McKay Ave. Fl 2
Winchester, MA 01890
781-358-5183

Worcester, MA

210 Park Ave. #351
Worcester, MA 01609
(508) 620-1177

Featured Boston Movers

Mindaugas Jankantas

Mindaugas Jankantas

Somerville Group Manager
Mindaugas heard about Gentle Giant from his brother, Donatas, who worked at Gentle Giant during the summer on a J-1 visa. His favorite part of working at Gentle Giant is...
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Mindaugas Jankantas

Mindaugas Jankantas

Somerville Group Manager
Mindaugas heard about Gentle Giant from his brother, Donatas, who worked at Gentle Giant during the summer on a J-1 visa. His favorite part of working at Gentle Giant is the people, both his colleagues and the customers whom he interacts with daily. Once he started at Gentle Giant, he felt he was in the right place and decided to continue a career here. He believes the Gentle Giant culture - including honesty, enthusiasm, teamwork, respect and going above and beyond - brings out the best in people and are the ingredients that every Giant is made of.

Outside of work, he enjoys motorcycles and the process of fixing them. He also enjoys traveling, fishing and being with his friends and family. His parents and his brother, Donatas, live in Lithuania.
Rolando Maldonado

Rolando Maldonado

Crew Chief
Rolando became a Giant in April 2014 and has gone from strength to strength ever since! He quickly progressed from mover to Crew Chief and credits the development program here...
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Rolando Maldonado

Rolando Maldonado

Crew Chief
Rolando became a Giant in April 2014 and has gone from strength to strength ever since! He quickly progressed from mover to Crew Chief and credits the development program here at GG with making this a possibility. Rolando was connected to Gentle Giant through Parkour Generations where he was an athlete and teacher. His athleticism made him an obvious fit for GG given the physical and often strenuous nature of moving.

Rolando is a natural athlete and enjoys playing baseball, running track and, of course, lots of parkour outside of work.

Jeff Klossner

Jeff Klossner

Somerville Group Manager
Jeff Klossner is considered to be an “everyman” at Gentle Giant because he excels in all the areas that make a fantastic Giant. He is incredibly kind, patient, strong, experienced...
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Jeff Klossner

Jeff Klossner

Somerville Group Manager
Jeff Klossner is considered to be an “everyman” at Gentle Giant because he excels in all the areas that make a fantastic Giant. He is incredibly kind, patient, strong, experienced and smart.

Since joining the company in 2005, Jeff has played many roles, including mover, crew chief and group manager, and has shined in every one. Even when faced with extraordinarily difficult pieces, you’d never know because he handles these situations with grace and ease.

Outside of work, he enjoys hiking mountain peaks, both local and abroad, with his friends and wife, working on his house and reading a good book.

Google Reviews

Jim Wilson
Jim Wilson
00:32 11 Dec 24
Karen Combe
Karen Combe
16:53 09 Dec 24
Gentle Giant has moved us twice - once across town and most recently across the country. They are professional, careful, very pleasant to work with and did a terrific job for us. We would use them again.
Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson
14:44 09 Dec 24
This is our second experience with Gentle Giant, the first being an overseas move in 1998. They are first on the lips of anyone recommending movers in Cambridge and, since our first time, with this second as a reminder, it's easy to see why. The crew was great — able to work without supervision and not troubled when I stepped in with questions or extra requests. They even saved a neighbor's car from being towed. We did have some minor glitches in the planning process but everything was made right during the move itself. Our items are going into storage so I will see them again!
David Jeffrey
David Jeffrey
13:34 08 Dec 24
Ryan Jackson
Ryan Jackson
01:02 08 Dec 24
I just want to thank the guys at Gentle Giant for making what was my wife and I’s biggest decision in our lives to move to Maine from Rhode Island as stress free as possible. Mantas and his team were very efficient, friendly and respectful through the entire process. They endured some not pleasant weather and temperatures and were still able to get everything done so quickly it was actually super impressive. Not one item was broken or altered at all. If the time ever comes again to make a huge move I know without a doubt who I’m calling. Thank you again!
Jon
Jon
13:53 03 Dec 24
By far, easiest and most reliable moving company I’ve experienced. Moved from Seattle to Los Angeles and they brought on their partner Northstar for delivery which was also a delightful experience. John, my moving coordinator, and Ed, move consultant, were proactive in communicating and kept me at ease. Once pickup day arrived, their crew, Rokas, Joseph, and Oleksandr, arrived on time and was extremely friendly and very thorough in marking each piece (furniture, boxes, items etc.). The whole process of picking up and packing our furniture was about an hour and a half. Couldn’t have asked for a better crew. George was the supervisor for the delivery and he and his wonderful crew of 3 arrived on time. They dropped off all of our items and then verified the inventory list with me. All of our items arrived without a scratch or dent. Drop off took a little less than an hour. I would highly recommend Gentle Giant as a trustworthy moving company to anyone and the entire moving process was such a breeze from obtaining the quote with the easy interactive website in noting your items to the quick final drop off date. Can’t express how thankful I am of Gentle Giant and felt very taken cared of.
Ronald Tracy
Ronald Tracy
11:58 02 Dec 24
It would be impossible to say enough good about the crew. They were on time, very careful with our possessions, quick, neat, and very polite. Delivering at the new place, it had snowed the day before, they took extraordinary steps to keep things clean and dry. You could not ask for more.
Atheline Nixon
Atheline Nixon
14:27 01 Dec 24
Thanks so so much for the incredible service Gentle Giant provided me with my recent move. Your crew was extremely professional, efficient, helpful and friendly. The move in process was extremely smooth and I could not believe how quickly Gentle Giant and Out of the Box made me settle in to my new place.Thanks for all.Atheiine Nixon
Meghan Hagreen
Meghan Hagreen
11:59 01 Dec 24
Michael was fantastic to work with!! Him and his team are best in class. He was not a moving manager, I would say he was more like a “moving concierge”. He was very friendly, thoughtful, available, never rushed and never annoyed with any questions I had. His team was top notch, efficient, detail oriented and careful with our things. We highly recommend using them.Erin in the office was awesome too, she helped with all our last minute questions while Matt was on the road.
Nicole Smith
Nicole Smith
20:55 30 Nov 24
Communicative. On time. Moved us in faster than quoted and were very easy to deal with. Will definitely use them again in the future.
Katherine Rodman
Katherine Rodman
01:27 26 Nov 24
Great service all around from Gentle Giant, from the ease of communicating with the pre-move team on the phone and via email to confirm what we need for our move, to the amazing day of movers; Matthew M., Nick B, Sean O., and Christian T. They packed and handled all our items with care, were thoughtful to put things where we want them in the new home, and overall very pleasant to work with. Highly recommend!
William Heiden
William Heiden
11:53 23 Nov 24
Our team from Gentle Giant were awesome! Very careful, efficient and sooo accommodating. They worked a long day but were tireless (I was exhausted...and I didn't do a thing!?). Heartily recommend - but you've got to get Michael & his team!
Lindha Sok
Lindha Sok
14:27 22 Nov 24
Wonderful experience with Gentle Giants! They were professional and gentle with craning our old and new fridge. Highly recommended! Thank you so much!
Ryan Connolly
Ryan Connolly
18:33 21 Nov 24
Maureen McCarthy
Maureen McCarthy
14:07 21 Nov 24
We were so very impressed by the services and support provided by Gentle Giant. We moved from Georgia to Arizona. They provided a great tool to estimate costs by assessing inventory room by room. Upfront, the planning was perfect.Will and Aurius packed us in Georgia. They were so professional and took great care of our items. Plus, they were personally delightful to work with.We moved some items to storage and some to our home in Arizona. The team of five Arizona-based “Gentle Giants” led by Brandon did a superb job with unpacking, storing, and setting up our home in Arizona. They were so flexible and extremely professional! AND the final price was under what we expected! Top performers from start to finish!