The Lofty Appeal Of New 'Lofts'

Newly built 'lofts' that were never used for industrial uses are commanding premium prices.

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September 30, 2002, 5:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"What used to be called "raw space" has never been so refined. The shabby chic of domesticating old industrial space has trickled upward to new housing, so that now it scarcely matters whether vats ever cooked glue or sewing machines once whirred inside. If it has bare concrete floors and ceilings 11 feet or higher, it can be called a loft and sold at a premium price... The new loft is the no-iron polyester offspring of the recycled industrial dwelling

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: The Ultimate Shabby Chic: Bare-Naked Spaces

Thursday, September 26, 2002 in The New York Times

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