A 600-Square-Foot NYC Loft Mixes Industrial Bones with Colorful Stripes

Apartment Therapy | 22.10.2026 23:00
Alex says that she’s always wanted to live in an industrial loft. “There’s just something about the exposed ductwork and concrete ceilings. I knew I could build something really cool around them,” she writes. “But these apartments, especially in New York, can be expensive. We weren’t originally sure about living in a studio, but it was much more within our budget, so we decided to go for it,” she explains of this apartment, which is from around 1929, and that she’s been renting for nine months.