On-Site Coverage & Event Services for Greater Boston Properties
Temporary building coverage and event cleaning staffing for multifamily buildings, offices, religious institutions, schools, and commercial properties across Greater Boston.
Sometimes a building needs more than a cleaning schedule
Routine cleaning happens after hours, on a fixed schedule, in and out. There are situations where that model isn't enough — where a building needs someone present, responsive, and capable during the day. A building superintendent is out unexpectedly. A new building has move-ins happening all week and the common areas need constant attention. Construction is underway and the lobbies and hallways need to be maintained through the disruption. A major event is happening and the space needs to look right before, during, and after.
These are the situations where 78-Clean's on-site coverage and event services fill the gap. We place experienced, supervised staff at your property for defined coverage windows — handling the cleaning, light maintenance tasks, and building support your property needs when its normal rhythm is disrupted or its demands exceed what routine service covers.
On-site building coverage
To 78-Clean, on-site coverage means something specific — a capable, supervised presence that fills the operational void when a building's normal support structure is temporarily unavailable or overwhelmed. That includes cleaning, but it also includes helping with mail, managing common areas during high-traffic periods, handling light maintenance tasks, and being the responsive on-site presence the building needs.
Building superintendent coverage
When a building's superintendent is out — planned vacation, illness, or unexpected absence — the building doesn't stop needing attention. 78-Clean provides temporary on-site coverage that maintains the building's standard in the superintendent's absence. Common area cleaning, trash management, mail assistance, and responsive presence throughout the day — the building keeps running without interruption.
Construction period coverage
Active construction in a building creates sustained disruption to common areas. Dust, debris, contractor foot traffic, and the general disorder of an active job site make routine cleaning insufficient. 78-Clean places on-site staff during construction periods to keep lobbies, hallways, and building entries presentable throughout — maintaining the building's standard for residents who are living in it while the work happens.
Move-in period coverage
New buildings or buildings with concentrated move-in periods — whether September 1st turnover or a newly occupied development — generate sustained demand that routine cleaning can't keep up with. Elevator pads, lobby protection, common area maintenance, and responsive presence during the busiest period of a building's year are all within scope. On-site coverage during move-in periods protects the building's finishes, keeps residents' first experience of their new home positive, and ensures nothing gets missed in the chaos.
Light maintenance and handy tasks
On-site coverage staff can handle light maintenance tasks as part of their coverage shift — changing light bulbs, replacing HVAC filters, responding to minor maintenance needs as they arise. For more robust maintenance and repair needs, see our Maintenance & Repairs — 78-Fixit service.
Event services
78-Clean provides cleaning staffing for events across Greater Boston — religious institution gatherings, school events, corporate and fundraising events, and bespoke occasions. Event coverage is a defined block of service that addresses the full arc of the event: before, during, and after.
Pre-event cleaning
The space is cleaned and prepared to the standard the event demands — restrooms stocked and spotless, common areas presentable, entry points clean and welcoming. For events following a regular cleaning visit, pre-event service addresses the additional preparation the occasion requires beyond routine maintenance.
During-event maintenance
Staff remain on site throughout the event — monitoring restrooms, addressing spills immediately, maintaining common areas as foot traffic builds, and ensuring the space looks right from the first arrival to the last departure. High-attendance events at religious institutions, school gymnasiums, and event spaces generate the kind of sustained demand that benefits from a visible, responsive presence throughout.
Post-event cleanup
After the event ends, 78-Clean restores the space to its standard condition — removing debris, cleaning all affected areas, restoring furniture and common spaces, and ensuring the building is ready for its next normal use. For lifecycle events at religious institutions — Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, communions, confirmations, funerals — post-event cleanup is coordinated around the institution's schedule and next service time.
Events we staff:
Religious institution services and lifecycle events · School graduations, open houses, and athletic events · Corporate and fundraising events · Community dinners and seasonal gatherings · Building-wide events for multifamily properties and HOA communities · Bespoke occasions for clients with specific needs
Standalone service or part of a broader program
On-site coverage and event services are available as standalone engagements — a defined coverage window, a single event, a construction period — or as part of a broader 78-Clean facility services program. Properties that combine on-site coverage with a recurring cleaning program benefit from a single Relationship Manager who knows the building, coordinates scheduling, and ensures coverage staff are familiar with the property before their first shift.
Serving properties across Greater Boston
78-Clean provides on-site coverage and event services to multifamily buildings, religious institutions, schools, offices, and commercial properties throughout Greater Boston — including Boston, Allston, Brighton, Brookline, Cambridge, Newton, Chestnut Hill, and surrounding communities.
A coverage and events partner Greater Boston properties 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 — built on showing up when it matters, staffing appropriately for the scope, and delivering a level of service that reflects well on the properties and institutions we support.
Every engagement is coordinated through a dedicated Relationship Manager who knows your property and your specific coverage needs.