What is the difference?

[jamaicabound60565]

Originally Posted by icequeen2008

What is the difference between a loft and an apartment? How about a condo and apartment? I have never seen a loft or a condo set up

Condo's and Apts are basically the same thing, semantics like someone else said. In my part of the country Chicago a condo is what you buy an apt is what you rent but it seems in New York they talk about buying an apt so I guess they are the same thing.

You could buy or rent a loft so I guess its a condo or apt. Lots of people are trying to market their properties as lofts but basically a loft is generally an old factory, warehouse, industrial space, etc turned into a living space. Usually you have exposed ducting, exposed brick, high ceilings, etc.

Some apts may have a loft in them but are not lofts. Basically this would be in a two story place where the upper level basically has a non walled off space.

[pitt_transplant]

Loft means that it is open air construction. Apartments can mean anything. Loft is more descriptive like how you would say "1 bedroom." Does not mean that a LL will list in a way that is marketing and call any old apt a loft to get the readers' eye attention.