SW 34th Street Moving Guide

Gainesville's Garden-Apartment Corridor

Moving along SW 34th Street or SW 62nd Boulevard in Gainesville means the city's garden-apartment corridor — two- and three-story walk-up communities with surface parking lots, between the UF campus edge at West University Avenue and SW Archer Road. No loading docks, no elevator reservations. The truck parks near your door, and the job is won or lost on stairs, breezeways, and gate plans. A labor-only crew keeps it affordable: MVMP — "Gainesville Movers" — charges $150/hr for 2 movers, $225/hr for 3, $300/hr for 4 ($75 per mover per hour, 3-hour minimum). Call 352-328-6215. Crews are mixed teams of veterans and civilian professionals.

One Corridor, Two North-South Streets

34th Street Spine, 62nd Boulevard Apartments

SW 34th Street is the spine: Florida State Road 121, four lanes from West University Avenue at the southwest corner of the UF campus, south past SW 2nd and SW 20th Avenues, across SW Archer Road, toward SW Williston Road. At its north end it passes the Mark Bostick Golf Course (UF's course) at 2800 SW 2nd Avenue — and the 34th Street Wall: a 1,120-foot retaining wall built by FDOT in 1979 to stop golf-course erosion when the road widened from two lanes to four; since the 1980s it has worked as Gainesville's community bulletin board — graduation announcements, proposals, game-day messages, and two permanent memorial panels, one for the victims of the Danny Rolling murders and one for Gainesville native Tom Petty. If your driver passes the wall, they are on the right street. SW 62nd Boulevard is the parallel apartment street, between Archer Road and SW 20th Avenue about a mile west of 34th; its cross streets (SW 35th Place, SW 37th Boulevard) carry the corridor's densest student housing: Spyglass Apartments (701 SW 62nd Boulevard), Forest View, formerly The Pavilion on 62nd (1000 SW 62nd Boulevard), Gainesville Place (2800 SW 35th Place), The Enclave (3000 SW 35th Place), The Quarters Gainesville (4000 SW 37th Boulevard). The two streets meet at the ends: SW 20th Avenue crosses both at the north (Canopy Apartments, 4400 SW 20th Avenue; On20 Apartments, 3527 SW 20th Avenue); Archer Road ties both together at the south. See our Archer Road Moving Guide for the corridor east to UF Health Shands and the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center.

The 34th Street Rule: Stairs, Not Elevators

Stairs, Breezeways and Gate Plans

Midtown's towers run on elevator reservations and loading docks; this corridor runs on legs and lot space. Count your stairs before you book: Spyglass is a two-story community of 432 units built in 1988; most corridor buildings are two or three stories with exterior stairs and breezeways — a third-floor walk-up with a sectional sofa is a three-mover job even if the apartment is small; tell us the floor when you call. The truck parks at your door — so clear the path: surface lots are the corridor's advantage (no garage clearances, no dock schedules), but the breezeway, stairwell, and sidewalk between lot and door must stay clear — move cars, bikes, and patio furniture before the crew starts, not while they carry. Sort the gate before move day: several corridor communities, Spyglass among them, are gated — a rental truck idling at a call box burns your paid hours; get the gate code or visitor plan from your leasing office in advance, in writing. Confirm your own building's move rules with your own leasing office — parking, loading, and move-day rules vary by community; ask before the truck is loaded, not after.

Who Lives on This Corridor

Students, Vet-School Staff and Families

Students who trade a walk to campus for space and a bus ride: the 62nd Boulevard and 35th Place communities lease heavily by the bedroom (Spyglass listings describe individual leasing with roommate-matching help; Forest View is a 312-unit student community built around large four-bedroom floor plans; Gainesville Place prices per person). One lease fact drives every move here: your bedroom's contract is yours, so roommates move on different days — see our UF Move Cycle Guide. Vet students and health-science professionals at the north end: the UF College of Veterinary Medicine sits at 2015 SW 16th Avenue, just east of 34th Street, and the UF Small Animal Hospital (24-hour emergency service) is at 2089 SW 16th Avenue — vet students, residents, and hospital staff on odd hours cluster on the west side of campus; this corridor is the closest off-campus housing to that campus, and moves run on program and rotation calendars, not just the August cycle. Families and working professionals south of Archer: conventional apartments like The Laurels (4455 SW 34th Street) and single-family neighborhoods; farther southwest, Haile Plantation — a master-planned community of 64 subdivisions and about 2,600 households — see our Growth Corridor Guide. South-end moves are household moves: full apartments and houses, standard leases, school-year timing.

Moving on the Lease Cycle

August Turnover and the Storage Gap

Student leases follow the Gainesville standard: 12-month term, roughly August–July, next cycle's leasing opening each September; the corridor's big turnover lands in late July and August, when the garden communities' lots fill with rental trucks at once. Book the crew for your bedroom's date, not the apartment's (individual leases = four roommates, four possible move days). Use corridor storage for the gap: if your old lease ends July 30 and the new one starts mid-August, a short storage stop beats a second truck rental — StorQuest operates at 4430 SW 34th Street, on the corridor itself. See our Gainesville Storage Guide for verified facilities and why climate control matters in Florida humidity.

Getting Around: Buses on 34th and 62nd

RTS Routes 36, 38 and 76

RTS serves this corridor directly: Route 36 runs from The Hub on campus down SW 34th Street to the SW 34th Street Post Office at Williston Plaza; Route 38 serves Gainesville Place on SW 35th Place; Route 76 connects Haile Plantation to Santa Fe College. In the city's June 2025 service changes, the old Routes 34 and 35 were discontinued and folded into Routes 12 and 37. UF and Santa Fe College students ride RTS prepaid. Routes and frequencies change — check the current RTS map for your address. For a move, the bus lets one person run keys and paperwork while the crew and truck stay on the stairs.

A Simple 34th Street Move Plan

Five Steps to a Smooth Corridor Move

(1) Name your segment — north-end walk-up near campus, 62nd Boulevard student belt, or south of Archer — and plan for that segment's stairs, gates, and lot. (2) Count floors and confirm rules with your leasing office in writing: floor, stair turns, gate plan, where the truck may stage. (3) Book labor-only help early for July and August: 2 movers $150/hr, 3 $225/hr, 4 $300/hr, 3-hour minimum — call 352-328-6215. (4) Rent and drive your own truck, stage it in the surface lot by your building, load heavy furniture first. (5) Set up bed, bathroom, and kitchen first — especially with a rotation, a shift at the animal hospital, or the first week of classes days away. See also: Student Moving Checklist, Gainesville Moving Resources, and UF Dorm Move-In Guide on this site.

SW 34th Street Moving FAQ

Common Questions About Corridor Moves

Q: What does moving help cost on SW 34th Street or 62nd Boulevard? A: Labor-only rates are the same citywide: $150/hr for 2 movers, $225/hr for 3, $300/hr for 4 — $75 per mover per hour with a 3-hour minimum, so a standard 2-mover move starts at $450. You rent and drive the truck; we load and unload. Call 352-328-6215. Q: How is a garden-apartment move different from a Midtown tower move? A: Access. Towers rely on elevator reservations, garages and loading areas; this corridor is two- and three-story walk-ups with surface lots. The truck parks close, but everything travels stairs and breezeways, so floor count and stair turns set pace and crew size. Q: Roommates on separate leases — must we move the same day? A: No. Per-bedroom leasing at communities like Spyglass and Gainesville Place means each roommate's dates, key return and charges are separate. Book for your own contract date, and agree in writing who owns shared furniture first. Q: Is my property insured when the crew loads my truck? A: We carry general liability and workers' compensation, but labor-only work has no cargo coverage — you provide the truck or container and remain the carrier. Pad fragile items and flag them to the crew before loading. Q: Why do vet students live here? A: The UF College of Veterinary Medicine (2015 SW 16th Ave) and UF Small Animal Hospital (2089 SW 16th Ave) sit just east of 34th Street, making this the closest off-campus housing band, with larger floor plans and bus service. See our Medical Residency Guide for June/July timing. Q: Which buses serve the corridor? A: RTS Route 36 runs down SW 34th Street from The Hub to the post office at Williston Plaza; Route 38 serves Gainesville Place; Routes 12 and 37 carry service folded from the former Routes 34 and 35 in June 2025. UF and Santa Fe students ride prepaid — check the current RTS map. Q: Can the truck park by my building? A: Usually yes — surface lots let a rental truck stage near your building. Confirm the spot and gate plan with your leasing office ahead of time and keep breezeways and stairs clear. Q: When should I book for July or August? A: As early as your lease allows — turnover stacks move-outs and move-ins on the same days, and June/July program starts add demand. Prime crew slots go first.