> yesterday's factories and warehouses are being converted into coffee shops and homes that people love and pay a premium for. That's because in post industria

> yesterday's factories and warehouses are being converted into coffee shops and homes that people love and pay a premium for. That's because in post industrial neighbourhoods, the first people to move in are artists, which need lots of cheap space. The artists then make the neighbourhood trendy and attract buyers looking for lofts. Of course the lofts condos are just an imitation of the style of 'housing' that the artist pioneers live in.[1] [1] Those lofts are definitely not glamorous. (poor insulation, drafty windows, improvised bathroom plumbing, plastic core for walls, etc...