Well, that is a good way to look at it I guess. I thought because I took away a built-in functional use that I'd need to replace with one to overcome potential objections. I will be asking a lot in rent when I'm done.

What is the weather like?

I have lived in a house for 10 years with no closet on the first floor. We are currently making a small room adjacent to the front door smaller in order to put in a proper coat closet so we don't have a pile of coats and shoes inside the front door. Before we changed the spot where the basement door was, there were a number of hooks in the basement stairwell.

I was not a fan of these because the hooks put stretch marks into the coats depending the coats.

We don't wear outside shoes upstairs and I didn't really like carrying coats and shoes up and down stairs all the time.

Maybe this will not be an issue where these units are because of the weather, but I feel like hooks and piles of shoes out in the open are for kids in a mudroom or near the back door. But we have four seasons.

The rental is near the beach in Santa Monica, CA. Average January temp is 66 degrees.

I wouldn’t spend the money on having a custom table made. Phones can be easily charged anywhere and people usually have different preferences where they leave their keys. Hooks for sweaters/jackets would be useful.

Well, it was more of a built-in cabinet and it literally could be a floating box screwed into the wall but yes, perhaps the tenant would want a chair there or something else.

The most useful thing is a low cleated "shelf" as a package drop, handbag drop, a spot to park a shoe or flip flop beneath. No visible support, in wood. a place to both sit and put a shoe on,...and to dump the Amazon being returned. About 16" inches from the floor, 3 inches thick, meaning 19 seat height . If you want to add a couple modern hooks Sure. Most of life is jacket or hoodie. Or dog leash.

I would mount some coat hooks on a board and attach to the wall. Leave it to the tenant to furnish a bench or whatever they prefer in that spot.

If you want to do more, then perhaps a heavy duty fold down shelf/ bench. Attach the hardware securely to the studs.

This sort of hardware:

https://www.rockler.com/folding-bracket-eb-303-ep-electro-polished