Soho/Nolita

From Canal Street to Houston Street, from Lafayette to the Hudson River.

Lofts! Lofts! Lofts! Many of SoHo’s expansive apartments were built in the 19th Century, when the use of cast iron for building fronts allowed for larger windows than in traditional brick buildings. The huge windows were used to shed light on factories and offices, which were then converted into the sun-flooded SoHo co-op and condo lofts we know today. In fact, the historic district in SoHo has the biggest concentration of cast-iron architecture anywhere in the world, although SoHo’s manufacturers have given way to artists, fashion designers and Wall Street types seeking light and space in their apartments.

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