Cleaning & Facility Services for Apartment Buildings and Condominiums
One reliable company for cleaning, maintenance, turnover, and everything in between — serving Greater Boston's multifamily properties since 1977.
Apartment buildings and condo associations have different needs. We address both.
Managing a rental apartment building is not the same as managing a condominium association — and the vendor relationships that support each are different too. 78-Clean works with both, and we structure our service programs accordingly.
For rental apartment buildings
Running a rental building in Greater Boston is a daily exercise in managing what you can't fully control. Tenants break down Amazon boxes inconsistently — or not at all. Recycling gets contaminated. Trash ends up in the wrong bins, at the wrong times, in the wrong quantities. Bikes get walked through lobbies and leave scuff marks on freshly painted walls. Move-ins and move-outs produce junk, debris, and damage that nobody budgeted for. And when a unit turns over, it needs to be clean and presentable fast — because vacancy is expensive.
The typical response to all of this is a patchwork of vendors: one for cleaning, one for junk removal, one for trash, one for handyman repairs, one for landscaping. Each vendor has its own scheduling system, its own communication style, and its own accountability gaps. When something falls through the cracks — and it does — nobody owns it.
78-Clean eliminates that problem. Our 78-Clean and 78-Fixit teams handle cleaning, maintenance, repairs, trash, junk removal, turnover cleaning, landscaping, snow removal, and more — all under one roof, all coordinated through a single Relationship Manager who knows your building. When the lobby wall gets gouged during a move-in, you make one call. When the trash room needs a cleanout after a tenant vacates, you make one call. When a spill mandates carpet cleaning and a wall needs patching, it's the same company handling both.
What rental apartment managers care about:
Tenant compliance doesn't fix itself — but consistent service helps.
When your building has a reliable cleaning and trash program, non-compliance becomes visible faster. Our crews flag issues — overfilled bins, contaminated recycling, debris left in common areas — as part of their regular service, so you know what's happening between your own visits.
Aesthetics drive leasing.
A well-maintained lobby, clean hallways, and tidy exterior aren't just nice to have — they're what prospective tenants see on a showing. 78-Clean's recurring programs keep your building looking occupied and cared for, which is exactly what attracts and retains quality tenants.
Turnover windows are tight — and September 1st is brutal.
In Greater Boston, the majority of leases turn over on a single day. 78-Clean clients with active service agreements receive priority scheduling for turnover cleaning and junk removal during the September 1st window. If you're managing multiple units turning over simultaneously, we staff accordingly.
78-Fixit handles what cleaning can't.
Scuffed walls, broken door hardware, damaged baseboards, failed locks, burned-out fixtures — these are the small maintenance items that accumulate between unit turns and erode your building's presentation over time. 78-Fixit handles them so they don't pile up into a pre-listing renovation. And when a tenant gets locked out, our emergency team goes out with a master key — no locksmith markup, no waiting for a third-party vendor, no explaining the situation to someone who doesn't know your building. It's handled by the same team that's already in your building every week.
For condominium associations and HOA boards
Condominium residents chose to own their home. That ownership comes with higher expectations — for cleanliness, for responsiveness, for the quality of the outdoor spaces, and for the lasting resolution of service issues. When something isn't right in a condo building, the board hears about it directly and quickly.
Managing a condo association means managing a budget that gets scrutinized by owners, communicating with a board that has opinions, and finding vendors who deliver consistently enough that complaints stay manageable. The last thing an HOA board or property manager needs is a cleaning company that performs well for the first month and then gradually slips — or one that fixes a problem temporarily and considers it resolved.
78-Clean builds condo service programs around reliability and communication. Your Relationship Manager provides updates proactively, flags issues before they become complaints, and ensures that service resolutions are lasting — not cosmetic. When a problem is fixed, it stays fixed.
What condominium managers and HOA boards care about:
Cleaning quality that residents actually notice.
Condo owners are present. They walk the hallways every day, they use the fitness room, they park in the garage. They notice when the tile in the lobby hasn't been properly stripped and waxed, when the carpet hasn't been shampooed in too long, or when the light fixtures are dusty. 78-Clean's recurring programs work in tandem with the specialty services — floor care, deep cleaning, power washing — that keep a condo building looking the way its owners expect.
Budget predictability matters.
HOA boards plan annually. 78-Clean works with condo associations to build structured service programs with predictable costs — no surprise invoices, no scope creep, no mid-year rate adjustments. Your board can budget with confidence.
One vendor, fewer complaints.
Every additional vendor is a potential gap in accountability. When cleaning, maintenance, landscaping, and specialty services all run through 78-Clean, there's one point of contact, one service standard, and one company that owns the outcome. Fewer vendors means fewer complaints reaching the board.
Services for multifamily properties
Commercial Cleaning & Common Areas
Recurring cleaning programs for lobbies, hallways, stairwells, laundry rooms, trash rooms, package areas, fitness rooms, and all shared spaces.
Trash & Recycling Removal and Bin Return
Collection-day placement and same-day bin return — compliant with each municipality's specific ordinances. We flag non-compliance issues as part of regular service.
Junk Removal & Cleanouts
Unit cleanouts, bulk item removal, abandoned tenant property disposal, and post-move debris — handled in compliance with local bulk waste rules.
Apartment & Condo Turnover Cleaning
Professional unit cleaning between residents — cabinets, appliances, bathrooms, and every corner — with supervisor sign-off before the next occupant moves in.
Maintenance & Repairs — 78-Fixit
Handyman services, carpentry, painting, door and lock maintenance, lockout response, HVAC filter changes, alarm battery replacements, light fixture and bulb replacement, and general building repairs — the same company that cleans your building handles what cleaning can't fix.
Floor Care
Carpet shampooing, tile stripping and waxing, and hardwood maintenance for lobbies and common area floors — scheduled around your building's budget cycle.
Deep Cleaning
Targeted cleaning beyond the routine scope — fitness areas, garage levels, mechanical rooms, bike storage, basement common areas, and more.
Snow Removal & Ice Management
Our crews actively monitor weather forecasts and make multiple passes throughout a storm to reduce buildup, minimize ice formation, and keep your property compliant with your municipality's post-storm clearance requirements — without you having to make a single call. ADA-compliant path clearing, curb cuts, and building entries included.
Landscaping, Cleanups & Planter Services
Spring and fall cleanups, seasonal planter maintenance, and grounds care — scheduled around HOA seasonal budgets and municipal landscaping ordinances.
Porter & Event Services
On-site day coverage and event support for buildings that need consistent daytime presence.
Power Washing
Exterior cleaning for entryways, facades, walkways, and parking areas — including post-winter salt removal and graffiti cleanup.
Post-Construction Cleanup
After unit renovations or common area build-outs, we restore your building to resident-ready condition.
Serving multifamily properties across Greater Boston
78-Clean provides facility services to apartment buildings and condominium associations throughout Greater Boston. We have dedicated pages with local compliance detail for our most active markets:
Boston · Allston · Brighton · Brookline · Cambridge · Newton · Chestnut Hill · Greater Boston
A partner multifamily managers trust
78-Clean is the commercial cleaning brand of Commercial Cleaning Service, Inc., a family-owned, women-owned Greater Boston business since 1977. We maintain a 97% customer retention rate across a client base that includes some of Greater Boston's most demanding multifamily properties — rental buildings with high turnover, condo associations with engaged boards, and HOA communities where the standard is set by the residents themselves.
Every client is assigned a dedicated Relationship Manager. One point of contact. One service standard. One company that owns the outcome.