Hammond Movers
Hammond is where Jeff Nowicki spent high school summers loading freight out of the rail yards, years before he opened Jeff’s Movers in 2010, and it’s still the part of the Region closest to the state line itself, close enough that the Borman Expressway and the Indiana Toll Road both cut straight through town. The housing stock runs from century-old homes on tight city blocks to newer infill built on the lots in between, and almost every one of them backs up to an alley instead of a driveway.
- Where it sitsNorth of Highland toward Lake Michigan, right at the state line
- Typical homeCentury-old homes on dense blocks mixed with newer infill construction
- AccessAlley-access garages are the norm rather than a front driveway
- ParkingSome blocks require a street parking permit for a truck sitting more than a few minutes
The alley decides how the job runs
An alley-access garage means the truck backs down a lane barely wider than itself, not up to a front door. Andre checks the alley’s width and clearance before the crew is even booked, because a low wire or a tight turn changes which truck we send.
| The block | What we confirm first |
|---|---|
| Alley-access garage, older block | Alley width and clearance checked before truck size is picked |
| Street requiring a parking permit | Permit arranged with the city ahead of move day |
| Newer infill home, standard driveway | Straightforward approach, no special coordination |
Permits, not surprises
A few Hammond streets won’t let a truck sit at the curb past a set number of minutes without a permit. Marcus pulls that paperwork with the city before your moving day lands on the calendar, so the crew isn’t negotiating with a parking officer that morning.
The alley and the permit, already priced in
A typical two-bedroom Hammond home runs $1,020 to $1,780 as a set price, whether the truck’s parking in an alley or at a metered curb with a permit taped to the dash.
Close to the yard, close to the family history
Hammond isn’t just another stop for Jeff’s Movers. It’s the town where Jeff learned to load a truck in the first place, and the crew that shows up still answers to him directly, not somebody hired off a list for the week.
