Very American Apartment

For a Russian word 'loft' fairly new. Therefore, none of the stories about this format of housing is not without a little historical background. The name comes from the English `loft` - `loft, gallery, loft`. For the first time to settle in empty shops have started at the beginning of last century in New York. Then the price of land in the center of the city went up - industrial enterprises began to withdraw to the outskirts. Freed area likely to engage people in the arts, involving both the functional characteristics of housing (high ceilings, good lighting), and low compared to conventional apartments, rental rates. Way up from shop to a stylish rooms, lofts were at the height of fashion to 50godam. It is here that focuses artistic life of New York. Fashion artists open their own gallery in the loft and studio. Textbook example - `Factory` Andy Warhol. Soon, for the original housing permanently entrenched elite status. Filmed over a square in the historical center, the buildings already close to that for the prescription of years to get the status of architectural monument, the young artists could not afford. Their place was taken by successful lawyers and financiers. By that time formed and clear criteria for a traditional loft. `Loft - a typically American phenomenon, and at first meant a loft apartment, open plan house, which was originally an industrial building - such as a factory or warehouse. Since the open spaces, high ceilings, large windows and industrial features of the interior, such as open beams or rugged brick walls, or even cement floors that are inherent in this building, then they are a typical feature of a loft. `- Says CEO Beatrix Marina Pshevecherskaya .

From the factory to the `housing style loft`

Loft has long loved and on the other side of the Atlantic. Over a hundred years since the appearance of the first loft much has changed, including the characteristics of the loft. Despite the grumbling of some purists, that the loft is replaced by surrogate `shelter 'style loft, replica quickly finds its tenants. Now, do not necessarily look for an abandoned industrial building, the more so in the center of their numbers dwindle, and in the industrial zone, even the most luxurious apartments, is unlikely to find buyers. There are new homes. To look at them not to be distinguished from the old, distinguished works, but here nothing ever released. This is only successful stylization. In Russia, to get into the category of loft apartments requires only a large area. Loft should occupy not less than 100sq.m. If the apartment consists of a residential zone, an area less than a hundred meters, then it is classified as a studio. Such proposals are found on the market still more.

Another feature required for `loft in Russian` good view from the windows.
It does not matter in the classic New York loft. `Today the loft - not necessarily flat in a former industrial building, loft stands a flat, where the emphasis is on the large open space, living room with open kitchen, as a rule, occupies an area of 100 square meters, with the loft may include one or two the landlord's bedroom and bathroom. 2-storey apartments are also in the style of loft. As a rule, the loft is located on the top or, in any case, high floor, as already mentioned, panoramic glazing - a very desirable trait for the `classic 'loft. In any case, the loft is associated with the avant-garde, bohemian style. Loft is usually repaired in a modern style with industrial features or style hi tech, lofts are never the classic `, - says CEO Beatrix Marina Pshevecherskaya.

However, according to the realtors, only once in Moscow fell textbook neshtukaturenymi loft with brick walls.

Few lofts, presented at the Moscow market, as they say, `handmade`. They all tenants under him - a large apartment with a free layout, and remained without unnecessary walls, creating a corresponding interior and now Russia's loft-style apartment is ready. Then, for various reasons such individual housing changed owners. `For all the time through my hands was only 5 lofts' - tells the employee leasing company's Department of Penny Lane Realty.

Not a typical tenant for atypical housing

Since lofts coming on the market is chaotic, then the fluctuations of supply and demand rarely coincide. Sometimes the flat for a long time looking for the hosts, but quite a few cases where customers who want to live in the loft, nothing to offer.
Foreign tenants wishing to lease the former among the non-residential treatment, as it may seem, are quite rare. Although it would be logical to suggest that it is liberated Europeans first oblyubuyut is the original home.

Major tenants - single men aged about 30 years. As a rule, they saw a similar housing somewhere abroad and decided to find a loft in Moscow. Many do not know even the very notion of 'loft', simply look for an apartment, consisting of one large room.

Uniformity is dictated by the characteristics of tenants planning. Despite the hefty square, loft is still one-room apartment, so even though two of us here do not often settle. Thus, loft-dwelling multifunctional. If you live here can not everyone, then for receptions and parties better place you can imagine.
Loft - is atypical housing, so bet on him, is always higher than the standard one-room apartment. On the other hand, if compared with the standard flat same area, the loft may seem rather affordable housing. For example, recently found a loft tenants in the house on the street, General Beryuzova, the area of 150sq.m. the new 18-storey house with a swimming pool, underground parking and good security. This is typical of Russia's loft, although nominally flat zoned. Rate was 4000 dollars. Few, if we look only at the surface, and quite expensive for a single room.

What's next?

Will loft to get accustomed to Russia's land? Experts have not yet come to a consensus. `At the Moscow real estate market the apartment-style loft - individual phenomena, first of all, this is due to the fact that historically we have not had a precedent, when industrial buildings were converted into housing, as it was in America. Today, many former factory, repaired and used as offices, many offer an open plan, but it is still not residential premises. It seems that the loft apartment and will remain a unique phenomenon, as evidenced extravagant tastes (or avant-garde thinking) from the landlord. In the loft is difficult to find a tenant, because a relatively large area and high cost of loft is a one-room apartment, which may take one or two people at once. The closest analogue of the loft in our market - artists 'studios, but, in reality, they are hardly comparable and usually smaller in size and represent the first functional space', - says CEO Beatrix Marina Pshevecherskaya.

In the department of rent Penny Lane Realty, on the contrary believe that the consumer has already matured. Case only for investors willing to refurbish one of the industrial space, vacant in the city center. Above all, make sure that the house was parking and good security service. The two main conditions required to sell a home in any format. The question is whether it will have time to do before all empty in the center of the factory turn into the same type office buildings. Went up one time, rumors that the lofts will appear in the 'Red October', it seems so frustrating. Meanwhile, were all prerequisites for a bright draft-original architecture, convenient location and excellent view.