Access and scheduling
Two buildings have to say yes. Ask both property managers for their after-hours rules: which hours the freight car is bookable, whether a building engineer or security officer must be on site, whether the loading dock stays open past business hours, and when drilling or other noise is allowed in shared space. Some buildings also turn off heat or cooling after hours unless you request it. Office towers and medical buildings usually need a certificate of insurance on file before any after-hours booking.
Someone from your business should be on site at both ends, holding the keys and alarm codes, and able to decide placement questions. If one building allows only evenings and the other only weekends, we split the move into a pack-and-load evening and a deliver-and-set weekend day. In winter, evening moves start in the dark, so outside lighting at both docks matters, and snow can push a date. We book a backup window for moves between October and April.


