Houston lofts and condos
Houston Condo and Lofts Directory
A true Houston Loft (or "hard"
loft) is a conversion of a vintage factory or warehouse, having a harder
edge of either concrete construction, or "mill" construction of exposed
brick and original wood posts, beams and floors. Ceilings should be over
ten feet high at least. This is increasingly very important for loft
purchasers, as developers are now building condos with slightly higher
ceilings than in the past. It is the height that helps give a loft the
feeling of air and space. Larger windows and open concept layouts also
help. Ceilings are unfinished and pipes and heating ducts are exposed. Do
not expect to find a 1,000 square foot loft divided up into two bedrooms
and a den. It will much more likely have a kitchen and a bathroom with the
rest of the space left as one large open room, which you can work with and
use according to your own functions and needs. Some people think a loft
means you have a second mezzanine level overlooking the floor below, but
this is simply one style of loft.
Beware of another type of loft -- the newly
constructed loft (or "soft lofts"), which are for the most part "Condos
With High Ceilings", and are examples of Houston condo developers
trying to cash in on the popularity of lofts. They are still great units,
just not "true" lofts.
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