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Mention Dumbo and a loft-style pad in a converted industrial building comes readily to the property seeker’s mind. So it is with this place, a one-and-a-half-bedroom on the top floor of a former warehouse at 81 Washington Street, now home to 103 rental units, managed by the Dumbo real-estate powerhouse Two Trees.

The place has high ceilings and exposed wood beams, as you’d want in a loft-style unit. The living space is generously proportioned, and the open-plan kitchen is attractive, with dark wood cabinets and a granite-topped island. 

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Everything ends up here eventually, but Made in Brooklyn is a column exploring native, born-and-bred borough creations.

55 Washington Street. Photo via the Etsy Blog

The cardboard box may not seem innovative in 2016, but in 1879 it was ahead of its time — and initially conceived as an accident, on the watch of one of Dumbo’s early business leaders and developers.

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This two-bedroom, two-bath unit is part of the Kirkman Lofts, which launched in 2011 in a converted soap factory at 37 Bridge Street in Dumbo. It’s got a loft-like feel, with high, beamed ceilings and oversized windows that let in a ton of light and offer a sweeping vista (but don’t appear to offer a river view, though).

The master bedroom is 12 by 14 feet with an en suite bath; the other bedroom is modest, at just over 10 by 10 feet, but it’s got a pair of those oversized windows and a second exposure as well.