A 2,000+ square foot open loft space in the Chelsea by Diego Alejandro Design

INSIDE NEW YORK’S LOFTS Inside some of New York’s cast iron buildings, enterprising architects have transformed these once decrepit loft-style warehouses into beautiful homes that represent New York’s transition from an industrial to post-industrial city in today’s modern day. TEXT HAJAR YUS0F

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