Start a locker-based service business in New York

New York's apartment buildings, offices and limited space make deliveries, laundry and rentals valuable.

Where lockers fit in New York

  • Apartment buildings
  • Offices
  • Campuses

Services to consider

  • Package rooms
  • Laundry and dry cleaning
  • Rental lockers

These are potential business ideas; test demand with a pilot before expanding.

Local tip

Small apartments mean residents value renting rather than storing items.

How to launch

  1. Pick one district and one customer need.
  2. Secure a site with a building, business or community partner.
  3. Source lockers from us, another supplier, or retrofit existing ones.
  4. Configure services, pricing and access in the back office, then launch a pilot.
  5. Measure use and expand site by site.

Business set-up in United States

Form a business with your state (often the Secretary of State) and get a federal EIN. Check state and local licensing, sales tax and data-privacy rules. This is general information, not legal advice.

Varies by state: heat in the South, snow in the North.

Start with one location

Tell us the problem you want to solve and where. You don't need every answer yet — "not sure" is fine.

Discuss your locker business idea