Cooper City, FL custom closets and home organization

Cooper City is named for Morris Cooper, who founded the community in 1959; it was incorporated on June 20 that year. The census counted 550 residents in 1960 and 34,401 in 2020, and the city's motto is "Someplace Special." A large recent addition was the former Waldrep Dairy Farm. Founded in 1928, it was the last working dairy farm in Broward and Miami-Dade counties when it closed. The land was sold to TOUSA Homes in 2003 and later annexed by the city, and construction on Monterra, planned for about 1,900 homes, began in 2006. Neighborhoods include Embassy Lakes and Rock Creek, which together gave Embassy Creek Elementary its name.

This is a city of houses. Census Bureau estimates show about three-quarters of homes are detached, another 16% are townhouses and other attached homes, and only about 7% are in buildings with five or more units. The median home was built in 1987, and about 86% are owner-occupied. At the 2020 census, 44% of households included children under 18.

That points to bedroom closets that have to keep up with growing kids. A kids' closet can start with low rods, cubbies and bins, then move up to higher rods and more hanging space as clothes get longer. For parents, a walk-in closet with drawers, double hanging and shoe shelves replaces the builder's single shelf and rod. Newer homes often come with basic wire shelving, and a custom closet system is designed around what you actually own.

In a family house, bikes, balls, sports bags and coolers all compete for the garage floor. Brian Piccolo Park, which hosted a first-class cricket match between the United States and Canada in 2004, is one of the places that gear comes home from. Wall-mounted cabinets, slatwall and overhead racks from our garage storage systems get them off the slab, and a workbench gives you somewhere to fix a chain or pump a tire. Swisstrax floor tiles can cover stained concrete. Broward's place in the Florida Building Code's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone means an impact-rated garage door, and overhead racks are positioned so the door can still travel freely past them. Tall cabinets keep hurricane-season supplies together.

The door between the garage and the house is where shoes, backpacks and keys pile up. A mudroom or drop zone with hooks, cubbies and a bench is one of the unique spaces we design. Parents who work from home can add home office cabinetry to a spare bedroom, with file drawers, shelving and a desk surface sized to the room.

If your neighborhood has a gate or a homeowners association, tell the gate when the designer and installers are coming, and check the association's rules on work hours.

Neighbors in Davie, Pembroke Pines and Hollywood work with the same design team. Your first step is a free design consultation at home; you'll see the 3D design and the price before deciding anything.