Gillespie Park, FL moving company
Gillespie Park sits just north of downtown, and it is one of the oldest residential pockets in the city. Small 1920s and 1930s bungalows, narrow streets, on street parking, and front doors that were built long before anyone owned a sectional sofa.
Gillespie Park is a historic Sarasota neighborhood immediately north of downtown, made up largely of 1920s and 1930s bungalows on small lots with on street parking.
Bungalow doors and modern furniture
The single most common problem here is a piece that fits the room and not the route. Original bungalow front doors, interior doors and hallway turns in this neighborhood are narrower than almost anything built since.
For a sofa the number that matters is diagonal depth, not length, because a sofa turns on its diagonal to get through an opening. If the diagonal is wider than the door, it does not go through no matter how many people push, and that is when doors come off hinges and jambs get damaged.
Parking is on the street, and the street is narrow
Most Gillespie Park houses have a short driveway or none at all, so the truck usually parks on the road. Those roads are narrow enough that a parked box truck becomes a traffic consideration for your neighbors.
We work quickly for that reason and we plan the position in advance. If your block is especially tight, the first slot of the day helps, since there is more room before the street fills up.
Renovation, and what comes out of an old house
This neighborhood has been renovating steadily for years, and old houses hold more than people expect. Original doors stacked in a shed, cast iron fixtures, decades of a previous owner's storage.
If the move is really a clearout, say so. We can bring the right crew, and anything that should go to a donation center rather than a landfill gets kept separate on the truck.
- Original heart pine doors and trim are heavy and worth protecting
- Detached sheds and garages are usually the slow part, not the house
- Old cardboard from a Florida shed has lost its stiffness, so use new boxes
Walkable to downtown, which cuts both ways
Being a few blocks from Main Street is why people move here, and it means your move shares the streets with downtown traffic and events.
During season, and on any weekend with something happening downtown, an early start is worth real money. We would rather be loading at 8am than sitting in it.
Neighborhoods and communities we cover in Gillespie Park
- Gillespie Park proper
- Around the park
- Osprey Avenue
- Links Avenue
- North Orange Avenue
- Rosemary District edge
If your community is not listed, it is almost certainly still in range. Call and ask.
What we do in Gillespie Park
Everything we do county wide, we do here. These are the ones Gillespie Park customers book most often.
Moving in Gillespie Park: common questions
Will my sofa fit through a Gillespie Park bungalow door?
Compare the sofa's diagonal depth to the narrowest opening on the route, because a sofa turns on its diagonal to pass through a doorway. Original doors in this neighborhood are narrow, so if the diagonal is greater than the opening the answer is a different route or a different sofa.
Where will the moving truck park?
On the street in most cases, since driveways here are short or absent. The roads are narrow, so we plan the truck position during the quote and work quickly. An early start helps on the tightest blocks.
Do you handle clearouts of old houses?
Yes. Older Gillespie Park houses and their sheds hold decades of accumulation. Tell us it is a clearout when you book so we bring the right crew, and ask us to keep donation items separate on the truck.
Is Gillespie Park considered downtown for moving purposes?
It is priced the same way, hourly, like any local Sarasota move. The practical difference from a downtown tower is that there is no elevator or certificate of insurance to arrange, and the constraint is street access instead.