Morningside Heights, Hamilton Heights, and the prewar closet.
Custom closets for Morningside Heights and Hamilton Heights: prewar apartments near Columbia and City College, Hamilton Heights row houses, and small closets made to work.
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Morningside Heights, around Columbia University, and Hamilton Heights, around City College, have some of Manhattan's most handsome prewar apartments and row houses. Ceilings are tall, rooms are well proportioned, and closets are small.
Prewar apartments near Columbia
Apartments along Riverside Drive, Claremont Avenue and the streets off Broadway usually have one shallow bedroom closet and a hall closet. Rebuilt interiors with double hanging, drawers and lighting double what they hold. Where a family needs more, a small bedroom can become a walk-in closet or dressing room.
Hamilton Heights row houses
The Hamilton Heights historic district has row houses with narrow bedrooms and closets under stairs. Built-in wardrobes in chimney alcoves and reworked under-stair closets with pull-outs add storage without losing floor space. See built-in wardrobes.
Faculty and family homes
Many homes here belong to academics and families with lots of books and lots of stuff. A closet wall in the bedroom and a library wall in the living room often go together; our sister site Library Worx covers the bookcases.
Co-ops and approvals
Most apartment buildings are co-ops. Expect insurance certificates, set work hours and sometimes an alteration agreement. Read co-op and condo installs.
Close to our studio
Morningside and Hamilton Heights are a short drive from our Mott Haven studio, so measurements and follow-up visits are easy.
Start with a free 3D design or see prewar closet renovation.
Your room, your closet.
A free design visit at your home or our studio, and a 3D design of your closet that's yours to keep. Bring the floor plan if you have one.