AIG. BNP Paribas. BlackRock. Pfizer. HSBC. And a confidential Fortune 500 client. 47,000+ locker cabinets across 60+ NYC accounts in five years — manufactured by one company.
When AIG, BNP Paribas, BlackRock, Pfizer, and a confidential Fortune 500 client redesigned their New York offices, they all chose HAMILTON to manufacture the locker cabinets. That's a track record built on custom manufacturing and a project delivery process that works inside occupied Manhattan buildings.
What these firms share: exacting brand and interior design standards, complex multi-floor installations, and a locker program that must function reliably for thousands of employees without adding facilities overhead. HAMILTON supplies the custom cabinet — built to the architect's spec, finished to the firm's standards. The access system is selected separately by the facilities team.
The result is a locker program that reflects the firm's quality standard. HAMILTON combines custom manufacturing, data-driven right-sizing, and project management that runs from initial spec through installation.
"Creating a workspace that is as efficient as it is sustainable."— HAMILTON project brief, global financial institution, New York City
When one of the world's leading financial institutions modernized its New York City headquarters, right-sizing the locker program was a central part of the initiative alongside broader goals around efficiency and sustainability.
HAMILTON manufactured the locker cabinets for a day-use "hot locker" program — employees claim and release lockers dynamically based on daily attendance rather than holding permanently assigned units.
Rather than defaulting to a 100% or 90% locker-to-employee ratio, the team used anonymized data from global financial workplace deployments to arrive at a 70% ratio — without sacrificing availability or employee experience.
The result: a workspace that functions better, costs less to operate, and is aligned with the firm's sustainability commitments.
Floor-to-ceiling Manhattan views — the backdrop to HAMILTON's enterprise locker installation at a global financial institution's NYC headquarters.
The firm needed to modernize its locker management approach, reduce real estate spend, improve employee satisfaction, and align storage with its corporate sustainability goals — all within a fully occupied Manhattan office building.
HAMILTON manufactured the locker cabinets for a day-use hot-locker program. Locker counts were right-sized from a 90% ratio to 70%, using global benchmark data from similar financial workplace deployments.
A more efficient workspace with lower locker-related operating costs, improved employee experience, reduced spatial footprint, and an installation completed without disrupting ongoing business operations.
Global Financial Services · New York City, NY
The same global insurance firm that engaged HAMILTON for Chicago and Dallas also selected HAMILTON for their Jersey City, NJ office — demonstrating the consistency and trust built across multi-site rollouts.
Designed by a different architect than Chicago and Dallas — each HAMILTON installation adapts to the design language of the space. This Jersey City office required a mix of unassigned employee lockers and single-day visitor lockers near the building entrance.
Multiple sizes and tiers integrated into the wall, accommodating varying amounts of personal belongings while maintaining the clean, minimal aesthetic of the office.
See More NYC Metro Projects →Over five years, HAMILTON has become the default locker cabinet manufacturer for enterprise-scale builds in New York City. The common thread: custom manufacturing, exacting quality, and a delivery process built for occupied Manhattan buildings.
The Big Five — Largest NYC InstallationsHAMILTON does not publish a complete named client list. The firms above have been referenced in publicly available case study materials. The balance of the 60–70 account portfolio spans financial services, insurance, professional services, media, and corporate headquarters across Manhattan, Jersey City, and the broader NYC metro.
Every HAMILTON locker system is custom-manufactured to your specifications. These are the configurations most commonly specified for financial services offices in NYC.
Locker cabinets engineered for enterprise-scale programs — day-use or permanently assigned, configured to your workplace model. HAMILTON manufactures the cabinet; your facilities team selects the access system and software platform.
Accommodate the seasonal variation of NYC commuters — heavy coat days require more space than summer. Mixed-height configurations let employees choose based on daily need.
Financial firms have exacting brand standards. HAMILTON works with your architects and designers from day one to match finishes, colors, edge banding, and hardware to your specifications.
Download the resources our NYC financial clients use to plan, justify, and specify their workplace locker projects.
The full story behind HAMILTON's work with a leading global bank in New York City. Includes the data behind the 70% locker ratio model and the enterprise locker program design.
Download Case Study (PDF)Data-driven guidance on how many lockers your office actually needs — including the 70% rule, hybrid work adjustments, and how to build the business case for an enterprise locker investment.
Download Free Guide (PDF)Global data from financial institutions shows that 70% is the optimal locker-to-employee ratio for most hybrid financial workplaces — not the 100% ratio that was standard before hybrid work. HSBC New York recalibrated to this ratio using anonymized usage data from global implementations. HAMILTON can help you model the right ratio for your specific attendance patterns.
Yes. By right-sizing locker counts — as HSBC New York did, moving from 90% to 70% — firms reclaim meaningful square footage. In NYC, where office space costs are among the highest in the world, even a modest reduction in locker footprint translates to significant annual savings. HAMILTON provides ROI modeling as part of every consultation.
HAMILTON locker cabinets are designed to accommodate electronic access hardware that eliminates shared keys and supports individual access logging. The access system — hardware and software — is selected by your firm or facilities team to meet specific compliance requirements. HAMILTON designs the cabinet configuration and coordinates with your project team to ensure the locker infrastructure supports your security program.
Absolutely. Every HAMILTON locker is custom-manufactured. We work directly with your architects and interior designers from the earliest design phase, matching finishes, colors, edge banding, and hardware to your brand standards. We supply Revit and CAD files and provide physical material samples at the design stage.
Yes. Because most construction is completed at our US Midwest factory before delivery, on-site installation in occupied buildings is fast and minimizes dust, noise, and disruption. We have completed installations in occupied Manhattan and New Jersey offices while maintaining full business operations.
Tell us about your firm — floors, headcount, locker types, timeline. We'll build a program sized for it.
