House Cleaning in the Chicago Neighborhoods

Phes Cleaning serves the Chicago Neighborhoods with professional house cleaning, deep cleaning, recurring service, and commercial cleaning.

Cleaning a Chicago home is not the same job twice. A greystone in Wicker Park, a lakefront high rise in Streeterville and a brick bungalow in Beverly ask for three different visits, and a crew that treats them the same leaves something behind on all three.

Most of the housing we clean inside the city was built before 1940. Greystones, two flats and three flats come with original oak floors, deep window casings, radiator covers and stair halls that collect more dust than any other part of the home. Those details are the reason people bought the place, and they are also the reason a fast surface wipe never looks right. Our teams work the trim, the casings and the baseboards on every visit rather than saving them for a deep clean, because in a hundred year old building that is where the dirt actually lives.

The lakefront buildings are the opposite problem. A Gold Coast or Streeterville condo is newer, tighter and smaller, and the work concentrates on the kitchen, the bathrooms, the glass and the finishes that show every mark. Stone counters, glass shower panels, stainless appliances and floor to ceiling windows each need the right product in the right order, and the wrong cleaner on a marble vanity is a repair rather than a smudge.

Then there is the practical side of working in the city, which is most of what separates a crew that arrives on time from one that does not. Almost none of these homes have a driveway. Our teams plan for permit parking, for buildings that require a service elevator reservation, for loading docks with posted hours, and for the three flat walk up where everything gets carried. We ask about building rules when the job is booked rather than discovering them at the door, and we send whatever certificate of insurance the management company needs before the first visit.

We work across the North Side and the near west, from Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Square, Ravenswood, Andersonville and West Town through Edison Park, and out into Oak Park, Forest Park, River Forest, Berwyn and Cicero. Beverly and the far South Side sit on the same routes as our southwest suburban work.

Everyone who enters your home is our own W-2 employee, background checked and trained by us. We do not subcontract and we do not send a different stranger every visit. On a recurring schedule you get the same team, which is how they learn that the guest bath is the one that matters and that the dog is friendly but escapes.

Communities We Serve

Get a Free Quote

Call (312) 715-7785 or request an instant quote. Trusted by Chicago homeowners and property managers. W-2 employees, background-checked teams, same-day appointments.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you clean condos in downtown high rise buildings?

Yes, throughout the Gold Coast, Streeterville, Lincoln Park and Lakeview. Tell us at booking if your building needs a service elevator reservation, a certificate of insurance or a posted loading dock window, and we arrange it with management before the first visit.

Where do your cleaners park in neighborhoods with permit parking?

Our teams handle parking themselves and plan for it in the schedule. You do not need to reserve a spot or provide a permit. If your street has a loading zone or your building has a service entrance, telling us saves the crew time on arrival.

Can you clean a vintage two flat or three flat without damaging the original woodwork?

Yes, and the woodwork is the reason to hire a crew that knows these buildings. We clean original trim, casings and stair halls on every visit using products chosen for the finish, rather than treating them as a deep clean extra.

Do you serve the whole city or only certain neighborhoods?

We concentrate on the North Side, the near west suburbs and Beverly, which is where our routes run. If you are outside those areas, ask anyway. We will tell you honestly whether we can serve you well rather than book a visit we cannot staff.