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You can always let me know if you rather live in one of the luxury highrise loft condos and I'll show you some the most exquisite penthouse lofts in south of fifth real estate. Another option is to buy miami preconstruction lofts and move within a couple of years in amazing urban lofts. Remember Pre-construction Lofts Miami as an alternative to existing miami lofts.
 
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Avenue on Brickell Loft FOR SALE >>
  The Avenue on Brickell
 

Year built: Completion December 2007
1 bedroom Loft + den - 2 full bathrooms
Unit size: 1,151 sqft total

View: City View
Price: $395,000 1 year FREE maintenance!

  Type: Urban living ..Click to view online brochure >>
   

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  Parc Lofts - Downtown Miami
  Developer: Urban One Development ,LLC
Architect:
Bermello Ajamil & Partners
Year built: 2005
Number of units: 72
Unit size from: 679 sqft to 5,436 sqft
  Type: New Industrial Lofts..Click to view online brochure >>

What is a Loft ?...
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Miami lofts :: Loft Living in Miami offer different products such as Preconstruction Lofts Miami , Existing lofts in Miami Beach, South Beach. Enjoy the most of luxury loft living in Miami with the great nightlife of south beach. Buy one of many south beach loft condos NOW!

Soaring ceiling heights and floor-to-ceiling windows that open onto large balconies, offering open spaces with endless light and panoramic views of the Miami skyline. Miami offers different type of lofts including High rise lofts, Mid rise lofts, Bilevel lofts, Unilevel Lofts, Luxury Island Lofts, Boutique Loft Building and not to forget the ultra modern homes.

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open floor plan - no dividing walls splitting up the living, dining, and kitchen areas.
higher ceilings heights - 10ft+
large windows

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Lofts originated in Paris in the mid 19th century as artists' ateliers. The oversized paintings of the time required expansive high-ceilinged studios—the first lofts.

Loft living emerged in Manhattan's SOHO garment district in the 1950's to 1960's. During these times, old abandoned 19th century factories and warehouses were converted to open floor-plan apartments. These apartments were illegal, so it made way for low rent and undesirable living. The first tenants of the "loft" apartments were the "starving artist", who needed a way to both live and work for cheap. They needed space that could provide room for their, sometimes, larger than life artwork. Loft apartments was the perfect fit, since they were wide open spaces with a flair of the art in them, from their exposed brick and ducts to the high ceilings and large timber beams.

 


Today, loft living is not about just finding a place to sleep at the end of a long day. It is a way of escaping from the traditional and conventional living of the cookie cutter condo or suburban home. It is about living, not only in, but also, as a part of an aesthetically unique space. Lofts are still built from old manufacturing or commercial buildings converted into numerous unique loft living spaces. Only now, there are many more converted loft buildings and a much higher demand for them. They are mainly concentrated in the larger cities where older, larger factories and warehouses exist. Some of these cities include: New York (Manhattan), Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and London.

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Many different types of lofts have emerged because of the high demand for these unique spaces. They include the traditional New York style hard loft and the new construction soft loft. Throughout the last decade, more and more people use an expanded definition of lofts in their property description in order to ask for a higher price. Higher prices are usually associated with traditional hard lofts or authentic lofts, as compared to lower prices for loft style condos or soft lofts. In hard lofts the original post and beam construction and the original concrete or wood floor and ceilings are retained. Exposed ductwork, electrical, and plumbing complement the exposed brickwork, which complete the overall industrial appearance. High ceiling heights, from 10ft to 36ft, and usually large floor to ceiling windows, accompany the other characteristics to give the loft that open spacious atmosphere.

 

 

"Hard lofts also called authentic lofts"

  Dowtown Miami lofts created out of traditional warehouse spaces many of which have taken pride in retaining traditional industrial characteristics while offering high-level standards of customization (Wynwood - Edgewater - Design District). See economic development of Downtown Miami and Biscayne Boulevard >GO
 
Timber - wood ceilings and large timber beams
Concrete - concrete ceilings and beams
converted old warehouses or commercial buildings
completely open living, dining, kitchen
large living area - higher square footage
walls of exposed brick
exposed heating and air ducts, electrical pipes, and plumbing
hardwood floors throughout living area - sometime carpet in bedroom
large floor to ceiling windows
high ceiling heights - usually 12ft+
industrial appearance
located in mainly industrial or commercial areas
lofted bedrooms or open bedrooms - no diving walls or ¾ high walls
balcony or roof deck

 

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"Soft lofts also called loft-style"

 

New Development that emulate the "open plan" attributes of traditional

lofts. The Miami Loft Style Condos Highly regarded as "hip" living, yet sophisticated, enough to appeal to a wide range of individuals, the market for lofts is highly specialized, and, due to limited availability, invariably "hot" ( South Beach, Surfside, Biscayne North East Corridor).

Soft lofts came about from condo developers taking advantage of the trend for more open space in the living, dining, and kitchen areas. There are only a limited number of old warehouses left to convert. So in order to provide for the growing demand of more unique spaces, building developers, designed their new condo's to have that loft feeling. Most soft lofts are new construction buildings with open floor plans similar to the traditional hard lofts. Soft lofts typically have their ducts and pipe enclosed in drywall. They usually do not have exposed brick. Any exposed brick is limited to one or two walls in different areas. The ceiling heights are lower than what you would find in a hard loft. Some of them will have the ¾ high bedroom walls, but most are enclosed bedrooms. There is also a refinement to the soft loft spaces with covered ceilings, smaller windows, and sometimes carpeting on the floors. Many of them are duplexed to provide for a lofted space on the higher level. This gives the living room area higher ceilings heights and open space atmosphere

typically steel & concrete building
usually new construction - sometimes rehabbed concrete building
open living, dining, and kitchen area
drywall ceiling - typically no exposed duct or pipes
ceiling height usually around 10-12ft
very little or no exposed brick
enclosed bedrooms - some may have ¾ high walls
more carpeting in living area - some with hard wood floors
smaller windows than hard lofts
balcony or common roof deck.
 

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