‘If I Had to Leave This Place, I Would Probably Leave New York’

Design editor Wendy Goodman takes you inside the city’s most exciting homes and design studios. [Design Hunting]( A visual diary by Design Editor Wendy Goodman [‘If I Had to Leave This Place, I Would Probably Leave New York’]( At home with Brooklyn artists from three generations of loft living — all protected by New York’s Loft Law. Jennifer Charles has lived in her Greenpoint loft since 2001. Photo: Joshua Chorow Joshua Charow’s book, Loft Law, The Last of New York City’s Original Artist Lofts, tells the story, through pictures and interviews, of the people who live in some of the most romantically bohemian spaces in the city. Many of them have lived in their lofts for decades, even before it was legal to do so, fixing up the drafty, derelict spaces. Gentrification followed, and landlords did their best to cash in, often by getting rid of these pioneers. So a band of artists got together in 1979 and worked to establish what became the Loft Law in 1982, which helped establish the Loft Board to oversee the conversion of raw spaces into rent-stabilized residential homes. “If you’re lucky enough to walk into one of their studios, you will be transported back to the year they moved in, to a New York that doesn’t exist anymore,” writes Charow in his intro. The book gives us “a peek into the wonderful worlds they’ve created and sustained in our ever-changing city.” We chose three of them, from three different neighborhoods and decades. Steve Silver has lived in his Williamsburg loft since 1979. Photo: Joshua Chorow — Wendy Goodman [TAKE A TOUR]( [Anniversary Sale: Celebrate with $20 off unlimited access, plus get a free anniversary tote.]( [Anniversary Sale: Celebrate with $20 off unlimited access, plus get a free anniversary tote.]( This Week in Design 1. [Making Space Where There Isn’t Any New York architects on creating extra rooms and better storage in the smallest duplexes and studios.]( 2. [Good-bye to the Enduringly Beige Interiors of Curb Your Enthusiasm Through 12 seasons, Larry stuck with what he liked: wrought iron, stone, an overstuffed couch.]( 3. [Brooklyn Tower Is in Trouble “It’s one thing to pay a premium to be 1,000 feet above Central Park. But 1,000 feet above Trader Joe’s?”]( 4. [The Clintons and Carl Bernstein Schmoozed Here Publisher Stephen Rubin’s living room has 17-foot-high ceilings and a lot of built-in shelves.]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More on Curbed]( [Sign up to get The Listings Edit](, a weekly digest of the most worth-it apartments in New York. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved