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June 29, 2006

Before Brownstones: A Loft Remembered

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Apartment Therapy's post on this East Williamsburg loft (above) made us a little nostalgic for our former place in Chinatown. In early 2000, we rented an 1,800-square-foot raw loft above Ferrara's on Grand Street. The views on three sides from the sixth floor were amazing and the concrete floor and 12-foot vaulted ceilings made for a great party space. We had to build the entire place out on a budget of $20,000, which on an amortized basis added about $500 a month to the $3,000 rent over the three and a half years we lived there. At the time, there were plenty of frustrating things about living in such a raw space. As time passes, however, the memories get more and more romanticized. As they should.
Elliott and Mark Adapt, Live & Work [Apartment Therapy]




Posted by Brownstoner at 9:49 AM | Comments (4)
Categories: Interiors

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B-stoner, gotta link for the Apartment Therapy post? Can't find it anywhere...

Posted by: Anonymous at June 29, 2006 4:11 PM

Whoops. There you go.

Posted by: Brownstoner at June 29, 2006 4:45 PM

This post made me smile nostagically--thanks!

Posted by: Anonymous at June 29, 2006 6:08 PM

$20K to renovate a $3K rental with a "great party space"?.... ah, the hungry years....

Posted by: Will at June 29, 2006 8:58 PM

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