roximity to transportation Larger windows and open concept
corridors, urban centers, layouts also help. Ceilings are
and local attractions draw unfinished and pipes and heating
land-loving young professionals ducts are exposed. Do not expect
to high-density loft-style to find a 1,000 square foot loft
condominiums. If your looking for divided up into two bedrooms and
a Condo with a twist, a loft may a den. It will much more likely
be just the home to You. have a kitchen and a bathroom
with the rest of the space left
Lofts vary in price depending on as one large open room, which you
what city you are in, units in can work with and use according
the Chicago area start around A to your own functions and needs.
$200, 800 square feet and top $1 Some people think a loft means
million for 2,500 square feet. you have a second mezzanine level
overlooking the floor below, but
A true loft for is a conversion this is simply one style of loft.
of a vintage factory or
warehouse, having a harder edge Beware of another type of loft --
of either concrete construction, the newly constructed loft (or
or "mill" construction of exposed "soft lofts"), which are for the
brick and original wood posts, most part "Condos With High
beams and floors. Ceilings should Ceilings", and are examples of
be over ten feet high at least. Chicago condo developers trying
This is increasingly very to cash in on the popularity of
important for loft purchasers, as lofts. They are still great
developers are now building units, just not "true" lofts.
condos with slightly higher
ceilings than in the past. It is Less traditional lofts have a
the height that helps give a loft kitchen and living room on the
the feeling of air and space. lower floor and an open second
floor for bedrooms. loft supply and demand has
increased so much that there's a
Chicago, Houston, New York, San separate listing for lofts in the
Francisco, and Tampa have strong newspaper."
loft markets. The public cannot
get enough of them. "Atlanta's
About the Author:
Christine Hancock http://www.getanewhome.net/Chicago%20Loft%20Buildings.htm Christine began her real estate career proving herself a top producer on a new high rise development. This experience gave her valuable knowledge of construction as well as the buying process and resulted in 4-million dollars in sales during her first year.
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