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Custom Millwork & Closets in the West Village
Built-in storage, kitchens, aluminum & glass closets and Planika fireplaces for West Village townhouses, walk-ups and prewar co-ops, sized for small rooms and narrow stairs and built in our Industry City shop.
West Village buildings
Built for the West Village’s older buildings
Much of the West Village is 19th-century housing on irregular streets, where rooms are compact, closets are few and getting a cabinet inside is part of the design.
Federal & Greek Revival rowhouses
Early townhouses with tall parlor floors, smaller rooms above and stairs that turn tightly, where built-ins are often made in sections and fitted around fireplaces, windows and original trim.
Walk-ups & tenements
Five- and six-story walk-up buildings with small apartments and little or no closet space, where wardrobes, bed-wall storage and kitchen cabinetry have to use every inch.
Prewar co-ops
Elevator buildings with doormen, managing agents and alteration agreements, where drawings are approved before work begins and deliveries follow the building’s schedule.
Converted and riverside buildings
Former industrial buildings and newer condominiums toward the Hudson, with higher ceilings and open rooms that suit full-height storage and glass-front closets.
What we build
What we build for West Village homes
Small rooms put storage first. Most West Village projects start with closets, kitchens and built-ins; fireplaces suit parlor rooms where an old flue is closed off.
Custom Millwork
Kitchen cabinetry for galley and compact kitchens, bookcases beside parlor fireplaces, window seats and paneling, built in sections where stairs are tight.
Custom Millwork
Aluminum & Glass Systems
Aluminum-framed glass wardrobes and cabinet doors that add storage without closing in a small room, plus lit shelves and display walls.
Aluminum & Glass Systems
Indoor Fireplace Systems
Planika bioethanol fireplaces need no chimney or gas line. Requirements for room size, air circulation and clearances vary by model.
Fireplace SystemsAluminum & glass systems: cabinet doors, modular closets, wall displays and glass shelves.
Planning
Planning millwork in a West Village building
- Stair, landing and doorway clearances in townhouses and walk-ups
- Alteration agreements, board approval and permitted work hours in co-ops
- Truck parking and unloading on narrow, one-way streets
- Scribing to out-of-square walls, floors and original trim
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 build cabinetry for a walk-up apartment?
Yes. Pieces are sized to the narrowest stair, landing and doorway on the way up, which are measured along with the room before anything is made. Larger units are built in sections.
How do deliveries work on West Village streets?
Pieces are built in our Industry City shop and brought in by truck on a scheduled day. Because parking and unloading space is limited, delivery is planned around the street and the building’s access.
Do you work with co-op alteration agreements?
Yes. We build to the drawings approved by your board or managing agent and plan delivery around the building’s service entrance, elevator and permitted hours.
What helps most in a small West Village apartment?
Usually built-in closets and wardrobes, bed-wall and window-seat storage, and kitchen cabinetry that runs to the ceiling. Glass-front aluminum doors keep storage from making a small room feel closed in.
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Planning a project in the West Village?
Share drawings, photos or measurements and tell us what you’re planning. We’ll follow up to talk through scope and next steps.