Student Housing Turnover Cleaning in Chicago

Fast unit resets, common-area cleaning, and move-out cleaning for student housing operators and property managers.

Student housing turnover is a volume problem with a hard deadline, and it is unlike any other cleaning work in the calendar. A building empties within days at the end of a term, and it has to be fully ready before the next group of residents arrives. There is no room to run behind, because every unit not finished is a unit that cannot be occupied. Phes Cleaning handles these turnovers for student housing operators, private off campus buildings, and property managers across Chicago and the suburbs.

Turnover units are cleaned to a move in standard, not a maintenance standard. Cabinets, drawers, closets, and shelving are cleaned inside and out. Appliance interiors, including ovens and refrigerators, are degreased and sanitized. Bathrooms are scrubbed to the grout, with fixtures descaled and mirrors and glass finished. Baseboards, door frames, window sills, blinds, light fixtures, switch plates, vents, and handrails are cleaned by hand. Adhesive and tape residue from posters and command strips is removed from walls and doors. Floors are vacuumed and mopped last. Shared corridors, stairwells, laundry rooms, and common lounges are cleaned alongside the units.

We scale the crew to the deadline rather than the other way around. Tell us the unit count and the window, and we staff it to finish inside that window. Progress is reported by unit, so your team knows exactly what is ready and what is still in process rather than waiting for a single completion call at the end.

We are fully insured and provide a certificate of insurance before the first visit. Every cleaner is a W-2 employee of Phes Cleaning, background checked and trained. Access, key, and unit access procedures are documented in writing. Pricing is quoted per unit after a walkthrough, with common areas scoped separately, so the number reflects the actual property and holds for the turnover.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can you turn an entire building between terms?

Yes. Tell us the unit count and the window and we staff the crew to finish inside it. Progress is reported by unit so your team knows what is ready rather than waiting for one completion call at the end.

What standard are units cleaned to?

Move in standard, not maintenance standard. Cabinets, drawers, and closets inside and out, appliance interiors, bathrooms scrubbed to the grout, and every baseboard, sill, blind, fixture, and vent cleaned by hand.

Do you remove tape and poster residue?

Yes. Adhesive residue from command strips, tape, and posters is removed from walls and doors as part of every turnover unit.

Do you clean shared spaces as well as units?

Yes. Corridors, stairwells, laundry rooms, and common lounges are scoped alongside the units and priced separately from the per unit rate.