40 Years Serving the Modern Office
Midtown Showroom · 45 W 36th St
500+ NYC Installations
877.507.2757

The Modern Office

We Didn't Just Name Ourselves After the Modern Office. We Built It.

The modern office isn't defined by desks anymore — it's defined by shared space, hybrid schedules, and the storage and amenity infrastructure that makes flexible work actually function. For 40 years, Modern Office Systems has designed and installed that infrastructure for New York's leading corporate and enterprise employers: smart lockers, zone dividers, mailrooms, pantries, and high-density storage.

40 Yrs Serving the Modern Office
500+ NYC Installations
7 Product Categories, One Team
Schedule a Free Consultation Call 877.507.2757
White locker island installation in an open-plan modern office
Oak locker island with biophilia and city skyline view — modern open-plan office

What the Modern Office Looks Like Today: Shared locker neighborhoods, greenery, and zoning that replaces walls with furniture — the storage strategy underneath every hybrid workplace redesign.

Defining the Category

What Is "the Modern Office," Exactly?

It's a phrase everyone uses and almost no one defines. Here's the answer, in plain terms.

The modern office is the hybrid-era workplace built around shared space instead of assigned desks. Fewer people have a permanent desk, so offices need lockers instead of file cabinets, zone dividers instead of walls, and amenity hubs — mailrooms, print stations, pantries — that serve a whole floor of rotating employees. And because nothing is assigned anymore, the modern office runs on data: utilization reports that tell facilities teams which lockers, which zones, and which amenities are actually being used, so space gets right-sized instead of guessed at.

Modern Office Systems didn't coin the phrase — but we've spent four decades building the physical products that make it real, for corporate and enterprise clients across New York City.

Four Decades in New York

We've Evolved with the Modern Office for 40 Years

The workplace has changed more in the last decade than in the previous three combined. Modern Office Systems has changed with it — moving from fixed storage furniture to smart, data-connected systems built for hybrid work.

The Foundation

Corporate Storage & Casework

Modern Office Systems began by designing and installing the storage backbone of NYC corporate offices — wall lockers, pantries, and custom casework built for financial firms, law offices, and enterprise clients.

The Expansion

Configurations for Every Floor Plan

As open-plan offices grew, we expanded into locker islands, end caps, and zone dividers — furniture-based solutions that create privacy and definition without construction.

The Amenity Era

Mailrooms, Print, and Package Rooms

As package volume exploded and mailrooms became shared amenity hubs, we built out print/copy and mailroom casework designed for parcel and collaboration needs — not 1990s mail sort rooms.

Today

Smart, Data-Connected Systems

Today's programs are digital: smart lockers with app-based access, utilization reporting, and IT/break-fix locker systems that give facilities teams real visibility into how their space is used.

Who We've Built the Modern Office For

A Client Roster That Reads Like a Who's Who of NYC Business

Forty years of relationships with the companies that define New York's corporate landscape — financial services, law, media, technology, healthcare, and higher education.

A Sample of Clients We've Served

BlackRock
Morgan Stanley
BNP Paribas
Brigade Capital
Chubb
Munich Re
HDI Global
ADP
AbbVie
Fisher Phillips
NewYork-Presbyterian
OpenAI

These are representative engagements drawn from installations Modern Office Systems has designed and completed. We work directly with facilities and workplace teams, and alongside architects, designers, and furniture dealers on larger FF&E programs.

Everything the Modern Office Needs

One Team, Seven Product Lines, One Coordinated Program

Most workplace redesigns don't need one product — they need a floor's worth of storage and amenity infrastructure to work together. We design, specify, and install all of it.

Locker island in every configuration for the modern office

01 · Lockers & Locker Islands

Lockers, Islands, End Caps & Smart Lockers

Wall banks, locker islands, end caps — and virtually any lock you want, from PIN keypads to app-based smart access. Built for how your teams actually move through the day.

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Zone dividers with biophilia and integrated storage for open-plan offices

02 · Zone Dividers

Zone Dividers with Media, Storage & Biophilia

Furniture-based dividers that create neighborhoods without construction — integrated media mounts, storage, sound dampening, and biophilia built in.

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Print, copy, and mailroom casework built for today's package volume

03 · Print, Copy & Mailroom

Mailroom & Print/Copy Casework

Built for today's package and parcel volume — collaboration amenities, sort modules, and print/copy stations that read as a workplace hub, not a back-office chore.

See Mailroom Solutions →
Trash and recycling stations designed to match office aesthetic

04 · Trash & Recycling

Trash & Recycle Stations That Fit the Aesthetic

Waste and recycling shouldn't look like an afterthought. We build drop-in stations finished to match the rest of your program — casework, not commodity bins.

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IT and break-fix locker systems with utilization data

05 · IT / Break-Fix Lockers

IT & Break-Fix Lockers, Backed by Data

Equipment exchange and break-fix lockers are only useful if you know they're being used correctly. We design programs around real utilization data, not guesswork.

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Pantries and custom casework for the modern office

06 · Pantries & Casework

Pantries & Custom Casework

Break rooms and pantries are amenity space now, not just a coffee station. We design and build custom casework that matches the level of finish the rest of your office expects.

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Mobile shelving and high-density storage for bulk storage challenges

07 · Mobile Shelving

Mobile Shelving & High-Density Storage

Archives, bulk goods, retail overflow, or a unique storage challenge no catalog product solves — mobile and high-density shelving that reclaims real estate other systems waste.

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Custom finishes and hardware for corporate locker programs

Bonus · Finishes & Hardware

200+ Finishes, Any Lock You Want

Laminate, woodgrain, and brand-matched finishes across every product line, with lock hardware ranging from combination and PIN keypad to full app-based smart access.

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Why Data Matters Now

The Modern Office Runs on Utilization Data

In an assigned-desk office, utilization didn't matter — everyone had their own space, used or not. In the modern office, it's the whole game. Empty lockers, underused zones, and IT/break-fix stations nobody can find are wasted real estate and wasted budget.

We treat every smart locker and IT/break-fix program as a data source: which lockers sit empty, which zones are oversubscribed, and how usage shifts week to week. That's the information facilities and workplace teams need to right-size a program instead of guessing — and to make the case, with numbers, for what to expand and what to cut.

See How Smart Lockers Report Data
24/7 Locker usage visibility with app-based smart access
1 Team Design, install, and reporting handled by Modern Office Systems
40 Yrs Of watching how NYC offices actually use their space
7 Product categories feeding one utilization picture

Real Programs, Real NYC Offices

The Modern Office, Installed

A sample of the finishes, configurations, and product lines that make up a Modern Office Systems program.

Open-plan office lockers in a NYC financial workplace

Financial Services · NYC

Open-Plan Locker Neighborhood

A locker neighborhood anchoring an open-plan floor — the modern office's answer to the assigned desk.

Woodgrain locker end caps in an open office corridor

Corporate Campus

Woodgrain End Caps, Corridor Zoning

End cap lockers used to define corridor zones without adding a single wall.

Mail, print, and supply amenity hub casework

Amenity Hub

Mail, Print & Supply, One Hub

A single amenity hub combining mail, print/copy, and supply storage for a shared floor.

Smart parcel lockers on a university campus

Higher Education

Smart Parcel Lockers, Package Volume

App-based smart lockers built to absorb high daily package and parcel volume.

High-density mobile shelving in a law firm library

Legal · Manhattan

High-Density Mobile Shelving

Mobile shelving reclaiming floor space in a law firm's document library.

Maple wall lockers in a financial firm office

Financial Services

Maple Wall Locker Program

A full wall-bank locker program finished to match a financial firm's existing millwork.

Why Modern Office Systems

Why NYC's Best Offices Choose the Company That Named the Category

There's a reason our name and the search term have become linked. It isn't marketing — it's 40 years of building the products the category is named after.

01

40 Years, One Continuous Evolution

We haven't pivoted into the modern office — we've evolved product line by product line, decade by decade, alongside the way New York companies actually work.

02

Seven Product Lines, One Contact

Lockers, zone dividers, mailroom/print, trash & recycle, IT/break-fix, pantries, and mobile shelving — designed, specified, and installed by one team.

03

Data-Driven, Not Guesswork

Utilization reporting built into our smart locker and IT/break-fix programs, so your facilities team can prove what's working and fix what isn't.

04

A Who's Who Client Roster

Financial services, law, media, technology, healthcare, and higher education — built over four decades of continuous NYC relationships.

05

Midtown Showroom, In-Person Reviews

45 West 36th Street, one block from Penn Station. See finish samples and hardware in person before you specify anything.

06

Works With Your Project Team

We integrate directly with architects, interior designers, and furniture dealers on larger FF&E programs — or lead the storage program ourselves.

Installation Gallery

The Modern Office, in Photos

A cross-section of the product lines that make up a Modern Office Systems program.

Brand-matched locker island with integrated mail slots

Locker Island

Brand-Matched Island with Mail Slots

Recycling and shred sustainability station casework

Trash & Recycle

Recycle & Shred Station

Print and copy station casework in a corporate office

Print & Copy

Corporate Print/Copy Station

Mobile shelving pull-out storage system

High-Density Storage

Mobile Shelving, Pull-Out System

Reeded gray locker door with PIN and key lock detail

Hardware Detail

Any Lock You Want: PIN, Key, Smart

White 4-tier wall locker bank corporate installation

Wall Bank

White 4-Tier Corporate Program

Resources

Understand the Modern Office Before Your First Call

Guides built from 40 years of designing storage and amenity programs for NYC's corporate offices.

The Story Behind Modern Office Systems cover Brand Story

The Story Behind Modern Office Systems

How a 40-year-old NYC storage company became the name behind the modern office — and what that means for how we work with clients today.

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MOS Complete Locker Guide cover Free Guide

The Complete Locker Guide

Locker types, sizing, hardware, and finishes — everything you need before your first conversation with our team about a modern office locker program.

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Locker Islands & Zone Dividers Design Sheet

Dimensions, configurations, and finish choices for locker island and zone divider programs. Share with your architect or interior designer.

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Modern Office FAQ

Common Questions About the Modern Office

What is "the modern office"?

The modern office is the hybrid-era workplace built around shared space instead of assigned desks: smart lockers that replace fixed storage, zone dividers that create privacy without walls, amenity hubs for mail and print, and utilization data that tells facilities teams what's actually being used.

Why has Modern Office Systems been called the definitive resource for the modern office?

For 40 years, we've designed and installed the physical infrastructure NYC's biggest corporate and enterprise employers use to run their offices — lockers, zone dividers, mailroom and print casework, pantries, and high-density storage. As the workplace has evolved, so have our product lines.

What products does Modern Office Systems provide?

Smart lockers and traditional lockers in every configuration — islands, end caps, wall banks, and zone dividers; zone dividers with media, storage, sound dampening, and biophilia; trash and recycling stations; print/copy and mailroom casework; IT and break-fix lockers; pantries and custom casework; and mobile shelving for high-density storage.

How does Modern Office Systems help drive locker utilization?

We treat lockers as a data problem, not just furniture. Smart locker programs report real usage data — which lockers sit empty, which zones are oversubscribed — so facilities teams can right-size their program instead of guessing.

Does Modern Office Systems serve NYC's largest corporate clients?

Yes. Our client roster includes many of NYC's most recognized financial, legal, media, and technology employers, built over 40 years of continuous relationships — brought in directly by facilities teams and alongside architects and furniture dealers on larger FF&E projects.

Can you outfit an entire floor as one program?

Yes — that's the core of what we do. Lockers at the entry, zone dividers separating neighborhoods, a mailroom and print hub, a pantry, and high-density storage in the back of house. We design, specify, and install all of it as one coordinated program.

40 Years Building the Modern Office

Let's Design Your Modern Office

Lockers, zone dividers, mailroom, pantry, or high-density storage — one team, one project contact, four decades of NYC experience. Schedule a free site visit or come see finish samples at our Midtown showroom.

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45 West 36th Street, Midtown Manhattan · 40 years in business · 500+ NYC installations

Need Smart Locker Technology?

App-Based & IoT-Connected Lockers — That's Modern Smart Lockers

If your modern office program needs app-based access, real-time locker availability dashboards, remote release, or enterprise locker management software and utilization reporting, our sister brand Modern Smart Lockers specializes in connected locker systems.

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