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Custom Millwork & Cabinetry in Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Heights was New York City’s first historic district, and its 19th-century rowhouses, carriage houses and prewar co-ops reward millwork made for the room. We build it in our Industry City shop.
Brooklyn Heights homes
Built for historic Brooklyn Heights homes
The Brooklyn Heights Historic District, designated in 1965, covers most of the neighborhood: Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate and later rowhouses, carriage houses and prewar apartment buildings.
Chimney-breast alcoves
Fireplaces and mantels anchor the main rooms, and the alcoves beside them are natural places for bookcases and cabinets.
Shallow or no closets
Older houses with little closet space, where wardrobes and walk-in closets are fitted to irregular rooms.
Carriage houses
Converted carriage houses with their own access, stair and ceiling conditions, measured before anything is built.
Prewar co-ops
Apartment buildings with alteration agreements, insurance requirements and set work hours.
What we build
What we build for Brooklyn Heights homes
Custom Millwork
Bookcases and cabinets for alcoves, parlors and libraries, kitchens for narrow floors, and German kitchen cabinets from Novalina.
Custom Millwork
Aluminum & Glass Systems
Wardrobes and walk-in closets fitted to irregular rooms, glass cabinet doors and lit wall displays.
Aluminum & Glass Systems
Indoor Fireplace Systems
Planika bioethanol fireplaces for rooms without a working chimney, set into custom millwork to the model’s clearances.
Fireplace SystemsAluminum & glass systems: cabinet doors, modular closets, wall displays and glass shelves.
Planning
Planning millwork in a Brooklyn Heights home
- Alteration agreement, insurance and work hours in co-ops and condos
- Stair widths, turns and doorways in rowhouses and carriage houses
- Final measurements after demolition, when old walls and floors are visible
- Historic-district approvals handled by your architect
How a project runs
From drawings to delivery
Project review
Send drawings, photos or a description of the space and what you need.
Dimensions & selections
Measurements, materials and product selections are confirmed before anything is made.
Fabrication & preparation
Millwork and aluminum systems are built in our Brooklyn shop; fireplaces are ordered to your selection.
Delivery & installation coordination
Delivery is scheduled and installation is coordinated with your contractor or installation team.
Selected work
From our shop
A selection of recent millwork and aluminum work. Photos are shown by type of work, not by location.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can you add closets to a townhouse that has almost none?
Yes. We build wardrobes and walk-in closets from scratch for the space, in aluminum, glass, wood and stone, with shelving, hanging systems and drawers.
Can an ethanol fireplace work where the old chimney is closed?
Bioethanol fireplaces need no chimney, flue or gas line, and built-in units can be set into custom millwork following the model’s clearance requirements. Check any building rules first.
Do you work with architects on historic homes?
Yes. We fabricate to the drawings and specifications from your architect or designer and coordinate production with the renovation schedule.
How close is your shop?
Our shop is in Industry City, Brooklyn, a short drive from Brooklyn Heights.
Keep exploring
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Planning a project in Brooklyn Heights?
Share drawings, photos or measurements and tell us what you’re planning. We’ll follow up to talk through scope and next steps.