Loft apartments are apartments that are generally built into former industrial buildings. When industrial developments are developed into condominiums instead of apartments, they may be called loft condominiums. The general term warehouse-to-loft conversions may sometimes be used for development of industrial buildings into apartments and condominiums. "Loft-style" may also refer simply to developments where a street-level business occupies the first floor while apartment "lofts" are placed above the first floor. A condominium is a form of housing tenure. ...

These dwellings may advertise "exposed brick" and are the two-story equivalent of a studio apartments. Loft apartments generally have one open room having the bedroom in a loft while the kitchen and living room comprise the first floor). This style may be chosen for redevelopment of industrial buildings due to the original high-roofed room design of such buildings. Sometimes, loft apartments are one component of municipal urban renewal initiatives that also include renovation of industrial buildings into art galleries and studio space as well as promotion of a new part of the city as an "arts district." Studio apartments are small, single-level living quarters intended for use by an individual. ... The term loft mainly refers to two different types of rooms: An upper room or story in a building, directly under the roof, used either for storage (as in most private houses),for a specific purpose, eg. ... Blight often stands side-by-side with new structures during urban renewal efforts. ... An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art, and usually primarily paintings, illustrations, and sculpture. ... Art studio Adriaen van Ostade. ... Arts District may mean: Arts District of Dallas, Texas. ...