Slim-frame aluminum windows in a warm interior

Aluminum Windows · New York, New York

Aluminum Windows in New York.

Thermally broken aluminum windows for New York brownstones, co-ops, and Hamptons and Westchester houses, custom sized to openings that were framed long before anyone standardized a window.

In short

Nothing about a pre-war window opening in New York is a standard size, and the frame that survives here needs a low U-factor for the cold, a wind-and-water rating for coastal storms, and shop drawings built to the actual opening, not a stock chart. Crateworks builds to your measurements and works a co-op board or landmarks review into the delivery schedule instead of ignoring it.

Built for New York’s climate

New York sits in IECC climate zone 4A: cold winters, humid summers, and a coastal storm season that reaches inland further than most homeowners expect. That means two things for a window here. A low U-factor to hold heat through the winter, paired with glazing that still manages summer humidity rather than one built for a single season. And, closer to the water in Long Island, Queens, or the Hamptons, a wind-and-water rating suited to nor'easter exposure. But the bigger local fact is the building itself. Most New York projects are a renovation inside a structure that predates any current energy code, so the actual rough opening rarely matches a manufacturer's standard size chart, and a co-op board or a landmarks district review can add months to a timeline that has nothing to do with production.

Climate zone
4A mixed-humid
Best time to spec
spring through fall
What we plan for
cold winters, humid summers, coastal storms, and freeze-thaw

Why it suits New York

Most of what we quote in New York is a brownstone gut renovation or a co-op interior swap, and the opening dimensions are the whole starting point, not an afterthought. Because sourcing runs factory-direct, an odd pre-war rough opening costs a spec line, not a special-order premium, and upgrades like a heavier frame wall or better hardware become reachable on the same order. Send the opening drawings and any board or landmarks paperwork through /brief and the quote comes back built to what your building actually needs.

Container-direct delivery into the New York metro area.

How it ships to New York: Freight lands at the Port of New York and New Jersey, the largest East Coast container gateway, in the metro itself.
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How it works

  1. 01

    Send your scope

    Drawings, a materials list, or a rough idea. No account, no obligation. Just tell us what the project needs.

  2. 02

    We source & spec

    We match products to your climate and local code, then price them factory-direct from vetted suppliers, not off a distributor's shelf.

  3. 03

    One delivered quote

    The whole schedule comes back as a single coordinated quote, delivered to New York. One order, one point of contact.

One source for the whole project

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Common questions

We do not run the approval process itself, that is between you and the board or the landmarks commission. What we do is supply the spec sheets and drawings those reviews typically ask for, and confirm locally before you commit to a delivery date.
Not the way most people expect. Every New York window we quote starts from your actual measurements, so a non-standard pre-war opening is the normal case here, not the exception that costs extra.
For properties closer to the water, in the Hamptons, on Long Island, or near the Rockaways, we spec a wind-and-water rating to that exposure and confirm it for your exact address before you order.
Earlier than the production timeline alone suggests. Board approval and landmarks review run on their own clock, so we build that into the schedule rather than let it surprise you after the windows are already in production.

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Spec aluminum windows for New York.

Send drawings or a rough scope. We quote the New York delivered price, all-in.

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