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A single point of contact
One service manager coordinates every service, so you stop juggling vendors.
Parking lot sweeping
Parking lot sweeping and litter pickup that keep lots, drive aisles and landscaped islands clean for every tenant and visitor.
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The parking lot is the first and last part of your property people experience. Debris, litter and dirt make even a great building look neglected.
Continental sweeps lots and drive aisles and picks up litter around the property on a set schedule, so your grounds always look managed.
Combined with pressure washing and landscaping, it gives your property a complete, cared-for exterior.
Why Continental
One partner simplifies operations for property and facility managers and raises the standard everywhere.
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One service manager coordinates every service, so you stop juggling vendors.
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The same checklists and supervisor inspections at every property in your portfolio.
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Background-checked crews who learn your buildings and work around your tenants.
Step by step
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Drive aisles, islands, curbs, entrances and structures.
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Busy centers often need sweeping several times a week.
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Lots swept and litter collected across the grounds.
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Pressure washing and landscaping finish the exterior.
Sweeping starts in the drive aisles and parking stalls, where loose debris, leaves and grit collect. Crews then work the edges: curbs, landscaped islands, entrances and the strips along building fronts where wind piles up litter. Litter pickup covers the places a sweep cannot reach, including planter beds, fence lines and walkways. Parking structures get the same attention on every level, ramps and stairwell entries included.
The result is a lot that looks managed at every point a driver or pedestrian passes. Small things carry weight here: a clean curb line at the main entrance, empty corners in the back rows and no wrappers caught in the shrubs. Those are the details tenants and shoppers register without thinking about them.
Retail centers with daily shopper traffic often need sweeping several nights a week. Office parks and corporate campuses with steady but lighter traffic usually do well on a weekly sweep with litter pickup in between. Distribution properties in Stockton, Hayward or Sparks need lots and drive aisles kept clear of debris blowing in from loading areas.
Seasons change the picture. Autumn leaf drop and the wind that crosses the Central Valley and northern Nevada add heavily to what lands on a lot, so the schedule should flex with them. Pairing sweeping with landscaping and grounds care keeps clippings out of the lot, and pressure washing lifts the stains a sweeper leaves behind.
Sweeping is usually priced per visit, with the visit figure built from truck time on the lot and hand labor around the edges. That figure follows the size of the paved area, the number of stalls and drive aisles, and how often the lot is swept: weekly, several nights a week or nightly. A large surface lot at a Stockton distribution center sweeps quickly per stall, while structured garages in San Francisco or Oakland call for compact equipment and more hand work.
Litter load moves the number as much as size does. A grocery-anchored center with fast-food tenants collects far more trash than an office park, and landscaped islands, curb lines and planter edges need crews on foot. Debris disposal, leaf season, the hours the lot is empty enough to sweep and any porter pickup between visits also count. We walk the lot with you, then price the schedule and each visit in a written quote.
A few useful answers
Busy retail centers need sweeping several times a week; most office lots do well on a weekly sweep. We’ll recommend a schedule.
Yes, night sweeping keeps lots clear without disrupting traffic.
Yes, litter pickup across the property is part of the service.
Yes, both.
The crew collects and hauls it away on every visit, so nothing is left in your dumpsters or planters.
The lots and structures you want swept, a rough map of drive aisles and islands, your busiest hours and any spots where litter keeps coming back.
Yes. Night sweeping clears the lot and porter rounds pick up daytime litter at entries and walkways, so the exterior holds up between sweeps.
Industries
Add-on services
Bundle any combination under one program, one schedule and one point of contact.
01 / Exterior
Entries, walkways, plazas and building exteriors washed clean for a strong first impression.
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Mowing, edging, shrub trimming and debris cleanup that keep the grounds sharp.
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Staffed coverage that keeps lobbies, restrooms and common areas presentable all day and reset every night.
View detailsIndustries
01 / Industry
Multi-building campuses need consistency: the same standard in every lobby, restroom, parking lot and landscaped courtyard.
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Shoppers decide in seconds whether a center feels inviting.
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Curb appeal and clean common areas help lease units and keep residents happy.
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