WHAT IS A LOFT?!!

LIVING A LOFT LIFE ….

Many of us wonder …. WHAT IS A LOFT??! Could I live a loft-style life??! Would such a life be suitable for me and my current needs??

Lofts, originally popular with struggling artists, now optimize a luxury living. They offer large and open spaces with high ceilings and big windows that bring lots of light. Lofts are usually centrally located and are often made with a modern design. They are typically found in former commercial buildings that were converted to residential buildings. It is a living space not partitioned into rooms, or a small space built above a larger room. It could be a floor consisting of a large, un-partitioned space over a factory, warehouse or other commercial or industrial space. It could also be a conversion of a no longer economically viable industrial and commercial buildings to residential loft communities.

When industrial developments are developed into condominiums instead of apartments, they may be called loft condominiums. The general term warehouse-to-loft conversions may sometimes be used for development of industrial buildings into apartments and condominiums. “Loft-style” may also refer simply to developments where a street-level business occupies the first floor while apartment “lofts” are placed below the first floor.

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Sep 19, 2011 | Categories: For Buyers, REAL ESTATE, real estate - vancouver loft | Tags: Definition of Loft, Living a loft style life, Lofts in Vancouver, Vancouver Real Estate, What is a loft | Leave A Comment »