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Gentle Giant Moving Company

Washington DC Movers - Healthiest Employer

We are your hometown Washington, DC movers, and when it comes to the perfect, stress-free move, we really do hit it out of the park. Gentle Giant is an award-winning DC moving company with highly trained, caring, and professional movers who serve the entire Metro Washington, DC region including Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware. Gentle Giant is also proud to be named one of Greater Washington’s Healthiest Employers!

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

About Washington DC

Washington, D.C., the capital city of the U.S., is named after the nation’s first president and one of its four Founding Fathers, George Washington. It is one of the most important political capitals of the world and three branches of the U.S. federal government are centered in the district: Congress, the legislative arm of the government, presides in the U.S. Capitol Building. Meanwhile, the president (executive) and the Supreme Court (judicial) sit in the White House and the Supreme Court Building respectively. Given its political significance it is no surprise that Gentle Giant moves copious aspiring politicians, public servants, journalists, and many more to the nation’s capital every year.

Aside from its historical and political significance, Washington is also brimming with culture. The city was designated a national center for the arts due to its wide selection of art institutions. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is home to the National Symphony Orchestra, the Washington National opera, and the Washington Ballet. There are also a plethora of museums and galleries for visitors and residents alike to tour. The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum complex and includes the National Museum of Natural History, the National Air and Space Museum, and the National Portrait Gallery. Meanwhile, the historic Ford’s Theatre, site of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, functions as a performance space as well as a museum.

100% Crew Guarantee

Expertise best DC movers

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 Washington, DC Moving

Gentle Giant knows your neighborhood. Our Washington DC movers are adept at navigating the narrow streets of Old Town, the row houses of Capitol Hill, and historic Georgetown. From our two moving company locations in Washington, DC and Lorton, VA, we perform all types of apartment moves and house moves in between. We’ll even move you inside the same building. 

Our DC movers serve all of the Metro DC area including Alexandria,  VA, McLean, VA, Chevy Chase, MD, Potomac, MD, Bethesda, MD, and many other towns.

Need boxes and packing? – We’ve got that too. Gentle Giant has been the best mover in DC since 2006!

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

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.

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 Washington, DC 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 Washington, DC 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 over 40 years. As we have grown outside of New England, Gentle Giant has been recognized by numerous publications as a great place to work and a leader in the moving and storage industry.

Check out some of our reviews on Google or see our own moving company reviews here.

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Washington, DC Moving Guides

Gentle Giant Moving Co. - Washington

5782 2nd Street NE

Washington, DC 20011

(202) 758-0213

Also serving

Capitol Heights, MD

201 Ritchie Rd
Capitol Heights, MD 20743
(202) 758-0213

Lorton, VA

8935 Telegraph Road
Lorton, VA 22079
(703) 372-2589

Featured Washington DC Movers

Andre Eilers

Andre Eilers

DC Regional Manager
Andre Eilers is Gentle Giant's Washington DC Regional Manager. He began his career with Gentle Giant back in 2012 when he moved to the US from his home country of...
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Andre Eilers

Andre Eilers

DC Regional Manager
Andre Eilers is Gentle Giant's Washington DC Regional Manager. He began his career with Gentle Giant back in 2012 when he moved to the US from his home country of Germany, and he has been with the company ever since, quickly progresses from mover to manager. His favorite things about working for GG include the ability to see different places and meet different people everyday, the physical aspect of the work, and 'the feeling of reward you get after a hard day of work.'

Andre credits his time at Gentle Giant with learning how to improvise and adapt to any given situation at any time on a move. 'Every day is different, and no two moves are the same. Each move presents its own set of challenges. I have learned to improvise and think on my toes to get the job done quickly and efficiently for our customers over the years.'

A graduate of the University of Bonn in Germany, Andre has a master's degree in Sociology, Philosophy, and Political Science. Outside of work, he enjoys traveling, reading, writing, and collecting records. He also loves to work out and he is a very familiar face at the Gentle Giant DC warehouse gym where many Giants gather to workout together in the mornings and evenings.
Kieffer Karim

Kieffer Karim

Branch Manager
When Kieffer started with Gentle Giant’s DC office, he quickly established himself as a leader. As a lifelong basketball player, he was prepared for the hustle, teamwork and focus expected...
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Kieffer Karim

Kieffer Karim

Branch Manager
When Kieffer started with Gentle Giant’s DC office, he quickly established himself as a leader. As a lifelong basketball player, he was prepared for the hustle, teamwork and focus expected of a Giant. Now a manager, Kieffer thinks of himself more as a coach, working with new Giants to help them reach top performance.

As is the case in every regional Gentle Giant office, Kieffer and his team preach and live a healthy lifestyle. This is probably why several of our locations have repeatedly been recognized as a Healthiest Employer, including DC in 2020.

Outside of work, Kieffer enjoys traveling, playing basketball and working out with his fellow Giants. You'll often find him in the DC warehouse gym bright and early before a move as he loves the fun competitive nature that exists when working out with his colleagues.
Milos Mikovic

Milos Mikovic

Crew Chief
Milos heard about Gentle Giant from Kieffer Karim, one of our Branch Managers. Before working for Gentle Giant, he played semi-professional basketball for eight years and graduated from Sports Academy...
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Milos Mikovic

Milos Mikovic

Crew Chief
Milos heard about Gentle Giant from Kieffer Karim, one of our Branch Managers. Before working for Gentle Giant, he played semi-professional basketball for eight years and graduated from Sports Academy Belgrade in Serbia in 2004. The physical nature of being a Crew Chief has allowed him to stay in tip-top shape!

Outside of work, he enjoys lifting weights and playing basketball. He is married, lives in Maryland and has two dogs, Coco and Bella. He is also a part-time real estate agent, after being influenced to become an agent through his work at Gentle Giant.

Google Reviews

Janet Fenstermacher
Janet Fenstermacher
19:14 01 Oct 24
My family has been using Gentle Giant since since the early 1990s in Massachusetts. They continue to be the most honest, straightforward moving company that I have ever experienced. They are accurate in their estimates, they show up on time and they are always prepared. Other companies have employees who are less than fit, and who take frequent smoke (!!) breaks. That is not the case for Gentle Giant. Everyone is there to expedite your move and leave the customer happy. I have had movers who try to add on extra charges, and who damaged my furniture. When I didn’t want to pay extra charges caused by their employees taking frequent breaks, they refused to repair my furniture that they damaged. Others have even tried to hold my furniture ‘hostage’ when they add unexplained charges at the end and I didn’t want to pay. That is just not the GG way. They don’t give the cheapest quote to just get my business and up-charge later. They are straight shooters who make every move as smooth as possible.
Kara Bundy
Kara Bundy
22:36 23 Sep 24
The move went incredibly smoothly and completely according to plan. The team members were all incredibly courteous and helpful. They worked so well together and quickly jumped in to help one another but also consistently offered help to us as we worked to move things we were transporting on our own. Javier Buenaventura Machado, Tamarus Daye and Conor Daly particularly stood out for their excellent service and problem solving. My husband used to be in the military so we have worked with many professional movers and this is the first time that I have worked with such pleasant and friendly movers. We also experienced the least damage and most problem solving. There have been times in the past when the movers gave up on putting something where we wanted it because it was a difficult fit but not this time! It took all 5 movers to get a large shelf into the house and over a railing but they worked together and did it! I first heard about Gentle Giants because you did a pro bono move for the nonprofit I work for in 2014 and appreciate the ethics of the business.
Silvia Berto
Silvia Berto
12:32 23 Sep 24
I had an incredible experience with Gentle Giant. From my first inquiry call to the in-home estimate and the moving day itself, everything was seamless. The crew was professional, friendly, and handled my belongings with great care. They made the entire process stress-free and efficient. I highly recommend Gentle Giant for anyone looking for a smooth move!
Julie G
Julie G
20:44 21 Sep 24
Armin, Octavian, Paul, Hicu, Janet, and Boban were excellent to help us pack up and move over two days in September. They were friendly, efficient, and we had no damages. Highly recommend to anyone looking for moving services in the DC area.
Kris Nelson
Kris Nelson
17:16 21 Sep 24
The team from Gentle Giants was incredible friendly and professional! We had a great experience! Thank you Dex, Dave and Taner!!
Eugenia Vroustouris
Eugenia Vroustouris
00:02 19 Sep 24
This is the third time I have used Gentle Giant to move and again the experience was terrific. Gabe, Raoul and Dusan were prompt, friendly, courteous and efficient. Not only did they protect my floors when moving in, they removed the wrapping and blankets from the house immediately after unwrapping each piece of furniture. They did a fantastic job reassembling beds and bookcases and provided great advice about placement. They gladly repositioned furniture again and again at my request, all with smiles on their faces. They were very careful not to damage floors or walls and honestly, I couldn’t be more pleased with Gentle Giant’s service. I highly recommend them for any moving needs!
Genevieve DiVito
Genevieve DiVito
18:25 16 Sep 24
This is my 3rd move with Gentle Giant and I could not recommend them more! Wonderful customer service, start to finish.
Teri Kurtz
Teri Kurtz
11:54 16 Sep 24
Amazing crew they were so kind to my grandmother during the entire move. They were organized and efficient and would absolutely recognize the company
Tara Sones
Tara Sones
23:58 09 Sep 24
Sabrina Singh
Sabrina Singh
14:31 09 Sep 24
We had an excellent crew with Armin, Taner, Conor, Janko and Nicolae. They were timely, professional and very caring with all of our furniture and items. Moving is very hard and stressful and this crew made it simple and stress-free. Would use them every time!
Daniel Furlow
Daniel Furlow
11:39 09 Sep 24
Rose Sands
Rose Sands
02:47 09 Sep 24
Hi I sent a review but not sure if you received it. We were very satisfied with the movers. They were very professional and pleasant to be around. I would recommend your Company to anyone. Thank you for the five star line of service that you provided. Be Bless and keep up the good work.
Arin Kerstein
Arin Kerstein
18:38 04 Sep 24
Colm provided amazing customer service. I will use them on my next move!
Vivian Jones
Vivian Jones
15:41 04 Sep 24
We had a great experience with Gentle Giant moving in D.C. They showed up exactly when expected and they were very professional. They packed, moved and unpacked in an efficient and speedy manner. I would use them again in a heartbeat.
Meghan O'Meara
Meghan O'Meara
10:18 04 Sep 24
Great experience! Workers on time, very pleasant, and professional.