Canadian Urbanism Uncovered
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If we needed another signal of the demise of the urban loft, it has arrived. A development in a suburb of Denver is experimenting with the suburban industrial loft home for the family. The lofts are houses set well back from the street with double-car garages. No nearby shopping, restaurants, bars, or public transit. The places have names like “The Cannery.” It’s “city living without the city,” a phrase I read somewhere. Read more here.
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