A Live/Work Space in Brooklyn with Community Spirit
Shell Martinez first came across this loft space in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn a decade ago while working as a real estate agent. At the time, long before the neighborhood was deemed one of the last great deals in the city, people were far from interested in the area. Full of old factories, it lacked the curated […]
Shell Martinez first came across this loft space in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn a decade ago while working as a real estate agent. At the time, long before the neighborhood was deemed one of the last great deals in the city, people were far from interested in the area. Full of old factories, it lacked the curated ruggedness of neighboring Williamsburg and Park Slope. Plus, the rental was pretty big. At 2,800 square feet, the loft was an investment many weren’t willing to make in an up-and-coming zip code. For months, Shell sat with her lunch between showings wondering if she’d ever be able to find a tenant. Then one day, while peering around and imagining the space?s possibilities, genius struck. She realized the perfect renter had been there all along: herself. It really was a no-brainer. She’d already fallen for the area, and countless showings had left Shell with many thoughts on how she could utilize the loft. With gusto, she signed on the dotted line and moved right in.
After doing so, Shell transformed the rental into the hub for Shell’s Loft, her brand of collaborative creative spaces. Now with multiple locations scattered across Cl...
Shell Martinez first came across this loft space in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn a decade ago while working as a real estate agent. At the time, long before the neighborhood was deemed one of the last great deals in the city, people were far from interested in the area. Full of old factories, it lacked the curated ruggedness of neighboring Williamsburg and Park Slope. Plus, the rental was pretty big. At 2,800 square feet, the loft was an investment many weren’t willing to make in an up-and-coming zip code. For months, Shell sat with her lunch between showings wondering if she’d ever be able to find a tenant. Then one day, while peering around and imagining the space?s possibilities, genius struck. She realized the perfect renter had been there all along: herself. It really was a no-brainer. She’d already fallen for the area, and countless showings had left Shell with many thoughts on how she could utilize the loft. With gusto, she signed on the dotted line and moved right in.
After doing so, Shell transformed the rental into the hub for Shell’s Loft, her brand of collaborative creative spaces. Now with multiple locations scattered across Cl...
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