How We Cleaned 40 Plus CloudKitchens in Wynwood in Two Weeks

When CloudKitchens opened their brand new facility at 1900 NE Miami Ct in Wynwood, they needed every one of their 40 plus individual kitchen units cleaned before operations could begin. These were brand new installations straight out of construction, covered in construction dust, protective stickers on every surface, and windows that had never been cleaned. CloudKitchens found The Prime Cleaner through Google, liked what they saw in our reviews, and hired us for the job.

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Our team of 10 spent two weeks transforming a construction site into a fully operational commercial kitchen facility. It remains one of the largest single commercial projects in our history.

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What CloudKitchens Is and Why This Project Was Different

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CloudKitchens operates shared commercial kitchen spaces where food businesses can lease individual kitchen units without the overhead of a traditional restaurant location. Think of it as a coworking space but for food preparation. Each unit is a fully equipped commercial kitchen, and the Wynwood facility had over 40 of them.

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The cleaning scope was unlike anything we’d done in residential cleaning. Each kitchen unit needed to go from construction-site condition to health-code ready. That’s not just clean. That’s sanitized to the standards required for commercial food preparation. Every surface where food might be prepared, stored, or served had to be free of construction dust, adhesive residue, and any contaminant that shouldn’t exist in a food environment.

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Multiplying that standard across 40 plus individual units, plus common areas, hallways, and the building’s exterior windows, created a project that required our largest team deployment ever.

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The Sticker Problem Nobody Warns You About

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If you’ve ever removed a protective sticker from a new appliance, you know it takes about thirty seconds and sometimes leaves a little adhesive residue. Now imagine doing that on every surface of 40 plus commercial kitchens. Every stainless steel surface, every shelf, every piece of equipment comes from the manufacturer with protective film and stickers. The countertops have them. The hoods have them. The sinks have them. The storage units have them.

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Removing those stickers was one of the most time-consuming parts of the entire two-week project. Protective film on stainless steel pulls off in strips, sometimes cleanly and sometimes leaving adhesive that requires additional product and labor to remove. On textured or brushed stainless surfaces, the adhesive gets into the grain of the metal and doesn’t come off with a simple wipe. You need the right solvent, the right technique, and a lot of patience.

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Across 40 plus kitchens, sticker and adhesive removal alone consumed days of labor. It’s one of those tasks that nobody thinks about when planning a post-construction cleaning timeline, but it can represent a significant portion of the total work.

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Construction Dust in a Commercial Kitchen

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Construction dust in a commercial kitchen is more than an aesthetic problem. In a residential home, construction dust is annoying. In a food preparation space, it’s a health code violation. Every surface that might contact food or food preparation must be free of particulate matter before the kitchen can operate.

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Construction dust from the Wynwood facility build was pervasive. Drywall dust, concrete dust, and general construction debris had settled on every horizontal surface, inside every cabinet, on every shelf, and on every piece of equipment. Dust had also settled on the floor surfaces, in corners, and in the mechanical areas of kitchen equipment.

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Our team used HEPA-filtered vacuums to capture fine particulate rather than just redistributing it, which is what standard vacuums and brooms do. After vacuuming, every surface was wiped with appropriate cleaning solutions. For food-contact surfaces, we used sanitizing products that meet commercial food safety standards. For non-food surfaces, we used our standard Mrs. Meyer’s and non-toxic product lineup.

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Inside and Outside Window Cleaning at Scale

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The CloudKitchens facility has extensive window coverage, both for natural light in the kitchen units and for the building’s exterior facade. Every window in the building, inside and out, needed cleaning as part of our scope.

Interior window cleaning across 40 plus units meant accessing windows from inside each individual kitchen, cleaning frames, sills, and glass. Some units had pass-through windows between the kitchen and pickup areas that needed attention on both sides.

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Exterior window cleaning covered the building’s full facade. For a commercial building in Wynwood, this includes not just glass but also the frames, sills, and any exterior trim that had accumulated construction dust.

The combined window scope was substantial and required dedicated team members working exclusively on windows while the rest of the team handled the kitchens.

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Scaling a Cleaning Team for Commercial Projects

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Most of our residential cleaning jobs deploy teams of two to three. The CloudKitchens project required a team of 10, which is our largest single-project deployment. Managing a team that size requires different coordination than residential work.

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We divided the team into specialized groups. Some focused exclusively on sticker and adhesive removal, which required specific products and techniques. Others handled dust removal and surface cleaning. A dedicated window team worked through the building systematically. And a quality control circuit followed behind the primary teams to catch anything that was missed.

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Two weeks of full days with 10 people represents a significant labor investment, and maintaining quality and morale across that timeline requires active management. We rotated team members between tasks to prevent the fatigue that comes from repetitive work, and we did walk-throughs at the end of each day to ensure consistent standards across all 40 plus units.

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How CloudKitchens Found Us

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CloudKitchens found The Prime Cleaner through Google search. They were looking for a cleaning company in Miami that could handle the scale of their project, and our reviews gave them confidence that we could deliver. This is exactly why we invest in building our review profile. When a company needs to trust a cleaning partner with a multi-week, facility-wide project, they look at track record. Our 500 plus five-star reviews told CloudKitchens that we consistently deliver quality work, and the project confirmed it.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Commercial Kitchen Cleaning

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How much does commercial kitchen cleaning cost? Commercial kitchen cleaning is quoted on a project basis depending on the number of units, the condition, and the scope of work. For large-scale projects like CloudKitchens, we provide a detailed estimate after an in-person assessment of the facility.

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Can you clean to health code standards? Yes. Our commercial cleaning addresses all food-contact and non-food surfaces with appropriate sanitization products and techniques. We understand the difference between residential clean and food-service ready.

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How large a team can you deploy? For major commercial projects, we can deploy teams of 10 or more. Our CloudKitchens project used a team of 10 for two full weeks.

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Do you handle both interior and exterior cleaning for commercial buildings? Yes. Our CloudKitchens scope included interior cleaning of all kitchen units, common areas, and both interior and exterior window cleaning for the full building.

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Book Commercial Cleaning With The Prime Cleaner

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If you’re opening a new commercial space in Miami, managing a renovation, or need large-scale post-construction cleaning for any commercial facility, The Prime Cleaner has the team and the experience to handle it. From 40 plus kitchen units in Wynwood to luxury restaurants on Ocean Drive, we scale our operation to match your project. Call us at (305) 575 - 2776 or book online at theprimecleaner.com.