O'Brien's Moving & Storage is based in Sparks, at 2277 Glendale Ave, a few minutes from most Sparks homes. We move Sparks households across town, across the valley and across the country, and store goods in our Sparks warehouse.
Sparks is home. Our office, truck yard and 30,000 square foot warehouse sit on Glendale Avenue, just south of I-80, and the numbers above show what kind of city our crews work in every day: a big, growing place where a large share of households rent and about one resident in seven moved in the past year.
Truckee River / Riverwalk in downtown Reno Photo: Mark Kobayashi-Hillary, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What the numbers mean for a Sparks move
Sparks has more than 42,000 households, and about 40 percent of them rent. That means a lot of apartment and condo moves, with stairs, elevators and parking to plan around; see apartment and condo moves. The other 60 percent own, and the median Sparks home was built in 1993, so most houses here have garages, attics and two stories of furniture.
About 15 percent of residents moved in the past year, according to the Census Bureau's 2020-2024 estimates. In practical terms, our crews are in Sparks neighborhoods every week.
Neighborhoods we move every week
We move homes in the older blocks near Victorian Square and in the newer neighborhoods to the north and east, from Wingfield Springs to Spanish Springs and East Sparks and Vista. Because the warehouse is in Sparks, a crew can load your home and have your things in a storage vault the same afternoon.
Winter and summer in Sparks
Sparks sits at about 4,500 feet, and it gets real winters. Our crews protect floors with runners and pads in snowy weather and plan long loads for the cool morning hours in July and August.
Reno Arch by day / downtown Virginia St
Services for Sparks households
Local moves anywhere in the Truckee Meadows
Packing, full or partial
Vault storage in our Sparks warehouse, from $40 per month
Senior moves and downsizing
Long-distance moves through the Bekins network
How a Sparks move with O'Brien's works
Call the office or send the form, and an estimator visits your Sparks home, walks through every room and writes an itemized estimate. Your 10 free heavy-duty boxes come with the visit. On moving day the crew pads the furniture, protects floors and doorways, and loads the truck in the order things will come off at the new home. If the new place is not ready, the truck can unload into vaults at our warehouse a few minutes away and deliver later.
Most Sparks homes are within a few miles of 2277 Glendale Ave. The town figure above is about 6 miles and 14 minutes from the center of Sparks.
Do you move apartments in Sparks?
Yes. About 40 percent of Sparks households rent, and apartment moves are a big part of our local work. Tell us about stairs, elevators and parking at the estimate.
3 O'Brien movers came down from Reno to South Lake Tahoe to assist our company moving a lot of big furniture out of a large warehouse. They showed up on-time, were friendly, and were professional and got the job done quickly and diligently. Will definitely use them again.
Owner's reply
Thanks for the great review Greg! We really appreciate you taking the time to do that for us. We look forward to working with you again!
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Bruce E.
My family moved exclusively with Bekins when I was young and O'Brien's made it a pleasure to return to this fine local company. I would be pleased to have any members of O'Brien's as friends and highly recommend O'Brien's to anyone needing the services they provide!
Owner's reply
Bruce thank you so much for taking the time to review our company. It was an extreme pleasure to work for you, please do not hesitate to call us for any help you need in the future.
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Leticia H.
O'Brien's Moving and Storage packing crew were great!! They were fast, friendly and most importantly, very professional. Thank you guys.
Get your free, in-home moving estimate
An estimator visits, walks through everything and gives you a written, itemized estimate.