City with best loft housing and cheapest lofts. (live, cost, state)
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St. Louis has quite a few lofts Downtown. I think the price has probably gone down since the housing crash. Most of the lofts are in historic rehabbed buildings. Some have gone rental, though.
You can search Downtown properties here. It lists the properties Downtown. It lists for sale and rentals. Downtown St. Louis Partnership - Housing Search
Just type in your price, choose for sale or for rent and search.
Well NYC is known for Lofts. There are tons of lofts in Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, and some other parts of Manhattan. Most of them have great designs but not really affordable. Maybe more affordable in Brooklyn.
Lots of cities, suburbs, and even small towns have lofts or pseudo-lofts. Some of them are real factory/warehouse conversions but many (even in New York) are new construction with an open floor-plan and decorative flourishes like exposed brick.
For example, lots of old New England mill towns have a couple of old factories that have been converted to loft, but the towns are quite small. Other cities that had already torn down many of their factories, like Minneapolis, are building new lofts.
It's difficult to discuss housing without regard to geography. A loft is just a style, like a split-level-ranch or a Salt-Box-Colonial. You need some context.
Do you want a "real" loft, i.e., a large, formerly industrial space that has mix-uses (live/work artist studio)? Or are you looking for gentrified, move-in apartment with all of the amenities? It makes a big difference in both cost and availability.
Lots of cities, suburbs, and even small towns have lofts or pseudo-lofts. Some of them are real factory/warehouse conversions but many (even in New York) are new construction with an open floor-plan and decorative flourishes like exposed brick.
For example, lots of old New England mill towns have a couple of old factories that have been converted to loft, but the towns are quite small. Other cities that had already torn down many of their factories, like Minneapolis, are building new lofts.
It's difficult to discuss housing without regard to geography. A loft is just a style, like a split-level-ranch or a Salt-Box-Colonial. You need some context.
Do you want a "real" loft, i.e., a large, formerly industrial space that has mix-uses (live/work artist studio)? Or are you looking for gentrified, move-in apartment with all of the amenities? It makes a big difference in both cost and availability.
One that person would acually live in. Not a rat hole loft.
Kansas city, hands down. St Louis has a large selection but KC has an abundance of exposed duct work and brick lofts for around 100-125k. If you want to spend more money they just get better. I always look at property around the country on realtor.com and I've not seen any areas that compare to kc.
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