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Every cleaner is background-checked, insured and trained

Flat-rate cleaning for apartments, co-ops, and retail spaces across Upper West Side, Manhattan. Vetted crews, published pricing, 7-day scheduling.
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The Upper West Side’s landmark prewar buildings — from the Dakota to the Apthorp — set a tone for the entire neighborhood: large apartments, high ceilings, herringbone floors, and building staff who know which vendors belong. Cleaning Chief has served the Upper West Side since 2020, working in both the grand prewar co-ops and the smaller walk-ups on the side streets. Same crew every visit, flat rates, background-checked team.
Every cleaner is background-checked, insured and trained
We use EPA Safer Choice products for kitchens, bathrooms, and floors.
Every service has a published flat rate. No hourly meter. You see the exact number before you book.



Our teams cover Upper West Side on the same schedule we run across Manhattan. Weekly maintenance, deep cleans, move-in and move-out turnovers, post-renovation cleanup, carpet and couch care, tile and grout work, floor buffing, window washing, and Airbnb turnovers are on our published flat-rate card. Our standard product kit follows the EPA Safer Choice program standard for kid- and pet-safer cleaning products.
Pricing is flat. The number you see online is the number on your invoice. If your building has specific access rules, elevator windows, service-entrance requirements, or Certificate of Insurance filings, tell us when you book and we’ll plan around it.
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Serving all of New York City and adjacent neighborhoods with our expert cleaning services. Unsure if we serve your specific area? Contact us at (332) 232-3422 to find out!
Upper West Side apartments split into two very different rhythms depending on which park they face. Central Park West buildings — the Dakota, the San Remo, the Beresford — run with full-time staff, freight elevator schedules, and a level of formality that shapes how any outside crew gets in the door. A few blocks west, brownstones and smaller prewar buildings along West End Avenue and Riverside Drive operate with none of that ceremony: a super with a key, a walk-up stair, and a much shorter conversation before the work starts.
That range is part of what makes Upper West Side routes different from a standard Manhattan stop. A five-bedroom co-op with a maid’s room and a formal dining room takes real time regardless of how simple the building’s front door happens to be. We staff accordingly rather than assuming every Upper West Side address means the same visit length.
Riverside Park and Central Park bracket the neighborhood, and a lot of Upper West Side household life runs on their schedule — stroller traffic in the morning, dog walks before work, kids tracked in and out after school lets out at one of the neighborhood’s many private and public schools. Households here tend to be larger than the Manhattan average, which means more bathrooms, more bedrooms, and mess that accumulates faster than a one-bedroom rental downtown. Weekly service is more common here than bi-weekly for exactly that reason — a family of four with a dog generates buildup that a two-week gap doesn’t handle well.
The Upper West Side’s defining feature — wide prewar layouts with herringbone or parquet floors, high ceilings, and original crown molding — also defines what a thorough clean requires. Herringbone in particular holds dust differently than strip hardwood, catching debris along the diagonal seams that a quick pass misses. Add in built-in bookshelves, radiator covers, and the deep windowsills common in buildings along Riverside Drive, and a standard visit here budgets more time per room than a comparable apartment in a newer high-rise a few neighborhoods south.
Answers to common questions about our services, pricing, and what to expect.