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A true loft for Chicago 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 Chicago 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.
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