Highlandtown
Rowhouse Cleanouts in
Highlandtown
Formstone rows with painted screens and marble steps, one narrow staircase, a full basement, and no driveway to stage on — that's the Highlandtown rowhouse, and clearing one out is what we do best. Basement to attic, carried up the stairs and out to the alley, at a flat truck-fill price from $241. Booking and quotes en español, precio fijo, sin sorpresas.
How a Highlandtown rowhouse cleanout works
1 · Mande fotos / Send photos
Photograph the basement, the rooms, and anything heavy — by WhatsApp or upload. We read the volume and send back a flat truck-fill price. No walkthrough, and we quote in Spanish or English.
2 · Pick a window
Choose a slot — same-day is often open. You don't pre-sort or drag anything to the stairs; just point us at the basement and tell us about the old fridge.
3 · We clear & carry up
The crew empties the house, carries every load up from the basement and out to the alley, recovers the freon on any fridge, sweeps up, and routes the usable goods to donation.
How much does a rowhouse cleanout cost in Highlandtown?
A whole-house or basement clear is priced as truck-fill — you pay for the volume that leaves, photo-scoped, with the labor, the carry up the stairs, the loading, and the disposal all inside one flat number. For context, Homeyou puts an average Baltimore junk-removal job around $243–$254 (2026), and a packed formstone row usually lands somewhere between a half and a full truck. Individual pieces price off the list:
| What's leaving | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Single small item (minimum) | $75 |
| Refrigerator | $164 |
| Sofa / couch | $126 |
| Queen mattress | $103 |
| Quarter truck — a light basement or one room | $241 |
| Half truck — a typical rowhouse basement | $431 |
| Three-quarter truck | $587 |
| Full truck — a packed, whole-house clear | $732 |
$75 minimum. The carry up from the basement, the loading, and disposal are included — never a per-flight or heavy-item surcharge. Whole house? Send a photo of each floor and the basement and we'll price the lot. No Maryland sales tax on the service.
4 ways to clear out a Highlandtown rowhouse
| Option | Cost | Speed | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| DPW bulk pickup (311) | Free | Months, in dribs | 3 items a month, one Saturday, curbside — a whole row would take a year of Saturdays, and you carry every piece up from the basement and out to the curb yourself |
| Rent a dumpster | $400–$700+ / week | You do the labor | A street permit, no driveway to set it on, and you still haul every box up the basement stairs by hand |
| Traditional full-service hauler | Hourly, often $600+ | 2–3 days out | In-home estimate, an hourly meter, English-only phone tree, you must be home the whole time |
| JunkRabbit | Flat, from $241 | Often same day | None — flat photo price, bilingual, we carry it all up and out, donation-routed |
Does Baltimore City clear out a rowhouse?
Not a whole one. Baltimore City DPW runs a by-appointment bulk-trash program, but it's sized for the occasional item, not a house: three items a month, on one scheduled Saturday, curbside only, booked through 311 at least four days ahead. A Highlandtown rowhouse clear is dozens of items spread across three floors and a basement — the couch, the beds, the fridge, the shelving, the boxes — and none of it is sitting at a curb the house doesn't have.
So the free program would take you close to a year of Saturdays, carrying each load up from the basement and out to the marble steps yourself. That's the gap we fill. We clear the entire row in one visit, carry it all up the narrow stairs and out to the rear alley (or double-park on your permit block), pull the old fridge, and route the usable half to donation — one flat truck-fill price, usually the same day you call. Todo en un día, precio fijo.
What a Highlandtown rowhouse cleanout covers
- The full basement — decades of storage, damp boxes, water-swollen furniture, and the pieces that went down and never came back up.
- Whole-house move-outs & move-ins — the previous owner's leftovers cleared before a family moves in, or a full clear before a sale.
- Appliances & the old fridge — refrigerators, mini-fridges, washers, dryers, and stoves, with freon recovered where it's needed.
- Furniture & mattresses — couches, beds, dressers, and shelving carried up from wherever they sit.
- Storefront & restaurant loads — shelving, coolers, counters, and small kitchen equipment cleared from shops on Eastern Avenue.
Where it all goes after we carry it up
A rowhouse clear is rarely all trash, so we sort it as we load. Usable furniture, housewares, tools, and goods go to Goodwill of the Chesapeake, the Habitat for Humanity Chesapeake ReStore, St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore, or The Loading Dock for building-material reuse — so a good couch or a working stove furnishes another southeast Baltimore home instead of going in the ground. Refrigerators and freezers have their freon recovered before the metal is scrapped, and only the true waste is tipped at the Quarantine Road Landfill or the Northwest Transfer Station. Because Baltimore's per-load disposal cost is low and predictable, that routing is already inside your flat price.
Formstone rows, painted screens, and Spanish-first service
Highlandtown is a formstone-rowhouse showcase — the fake-stone façades, the marble steps scrubbed white, and the painted screens that still hang on The Avenue — and over the last decade it became the beating heart of Baltimore's Latino community, with southeast Baltimore flipping from roughly a fifth to more than half Hispanic. That's two things a national franchise can't match: the access knowledge and the language. The rows have one narrow interior staircase, a basement under every house, and no driveway or curb setback, so everything is a carry — up from the basement, through the first floor, and out to the rear alley, or loaded while the truck double-parks on the permit block. And the whole job, from the first photo to the flat quote to the crew at the door, runs en español when you want it. Mande una foto por WhatsApp, reciba un precio fijo sin sorpresas, y sacamos los muebles, el sótano, y hasta el refrigerador viejo el mismo día. No stair fee, no language barrier, no surprise once they see the steps.
When people book a Highlandtown rowhouse cleanout
- Moving into a new row — clearing the previous owner's leftovers from the basement and back rooms before the family settles in.
- Selling or settling the house — a full clear, broom-clean, before the listing photos or the closing.
- An inherited or family home — a lifetime of storage from the basement to the attic, cleared with care.
- A storefront turnover on The Avenue — a shop or restaurant closing or changing hands, cleared around business hours.
- Reclaiming the basement — turning a packed, damp storage space back into something usable.
Why Highlandtown chooses JunkRabbit
- Se habla español — booking, the photo quote, and the crew all in Spanish when you want it, precio fijo sin sorpresas.
- We carry it up — full-service, not curbside: basement to attic, up the narrow stairs and out to the alley, no pre-sorting, no stair fee.
- Fridge & appliance ready — the old refrigerator pulled and freon recovered, on the same visit as the rest of the clear.
- Flat truck-fill price from a photo — donation-routed, same-day when a slot's open, and no hourly meter.
What Highlandtown customers say
"Vaciaron toda la casa de mi tía en Highlandtown — el sótano, los muebles viejos, y hasta el refrigerador. Todo cargado por las escaleras estrechas hasta el callejón. Precio fijo, en español, el mismo día. Los recomiendo."
"Bought a formstone row off Eastern Ave and the basement was full from the last owner. No driveway, steep stairs, didn't slow them down. Flat price from the photos, hauled the old fridge too, and there was no stair fee."
"Cleared out my little restaurant on The Avenue when I closed — coolers, shelving, tables, all of it. They worked around my hours and quoted one flat load price. Fast and fair."
Highlandtown rowhouse cleanout questions, answered
How much does a rowhouse cleanout cost in Highlandtown?
Flat truck-fill, photo-quoted: quarter truck $241, half $431, three-quarter $587, full $732, whole house scoped from photos. Single items off the list — refrigerator $164, sofa $126, queen mattress $103 — with a $75 minimum. The carry up from the basement and disposal are included.
¿Hablan español?
Sí. Reservamos y cotizamos en español. Mande una foto por WhatsApp o llame, y le damos un precio fijo, sin sorpresas — recogida de muebles, limpieza de sótano, y retiro de electrodomésticos el mismo día cuando hay espacio.
Do you carry it up the narrow basement stairs?
Yes — that's the standard job here. One narrow staircase, marble steps, no driveway, so we carry every box and piece up from the basement and out to the rear alley. No stair fee, no heavy-item fee.
Can you haul the old fridge and appliances?
Yes — refrigerator $164, mini-fridge $115, washer $133, dryer $128, with the freon recovered on a fridge or freezer before it's recycled. It comes out on the same visit as the rest of the clear.
Do you clear storefronts on The Avenue?
Yes — shelving, coolers, counters, and old kitchen equipment from shops and restaurants on Eastern Avenue, flat-priced from photos and worked around your hours.
Ready to Get It Gone?
Send a photo and get one flat price back in seconds — carry-out, hauling and disposal are all in it.
Upload Photos & Get Your QuotePrefer texting? 💬 Text (410) 623-5865 — send a photo, get the price.