Aviv Moving & Storage

Aviv Moving & Storage works out of Waltham and covers a wide swath of eastern Massachusetts — Boston, the North Shore, the South Shore — plus long-distance and interstate jobs. On Reddit, the company keeps surfacing the same way: as the one name locals volunteer without being asked. In one r/boston thread and again on r/northshore, different commenters each called Aviv "the one recommendation I always give." That word of mouth lines up with a long paper trail. Across 88 reviews collected since 2013 on Google, Angi, Thumbtack and elsewhere, the company holds a 4.4-star average on Google from 161 ratings and an A+ with the Better Business Bureau, with similar scores on Angi and Thumbtack. The reviews that repeat most describe fast, efficient local moves — crews that show up on time, disassemble and reassemble furniture, and finish ahead of the hours booked. One customer credited the team with safely handling a grandfather clock, large antique mirrors and stained-glass church windows in a 2023 move, and another described using the company three times over 15-plus years. Recent months follow the same script: mostly five-star write-ups for quick local jobs, with an occasional complaint mixed in. The pattern worth knowing about sits mostly on the harder jobs — long-distance and interstate moves, and the insurance side of things. A handful of reviews describe items broken, lost or missing, including antiques, after cross-country and international moves; a few of those reviewers say the crew talked them out of buying full coverage beforehand, and one 2025 reviewer said the resulting damage claim was settled for only a small fraction of the loss. That pattern doesn't show up much in the local, in-town jobs — it clusters on the bigger, longer relocations. For a local or regional move, the record is strongly in the company's favor: fast, careful, professional crews with consistent praise going back over a decade. For a long-distance or interstate move, or when shipping anything irreplaceable, it's worth asking directly about their insurance options and getting the coverage terms in writing before the truck arrives.