Loft living in historic building
Renovated apartments in the heart of downtown Stamford
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in 2020 with an echo of America’s pre-Civil War past. Gutted and renovated in 2017, this historical three-family loft house in the heart of downtown Stamford has everything for the discriminating buyer.
Homeowner James Garbarino said the best feature of the preCivil War 3,330-square-foot building is its “open loft layout concept. It’s one of the last old buildings in the area as the others have been demolished for offices and high-rise apartments.”
The three-apartment building complex is occupied by a first-, second- and third-floor loft. There is also a 1,064-square-fot basement where there is storage and the mechanicals. There is also an outlet there for Tesla charging.
To the left of the foyer, Garbarino said, is a staircase with original pre-Civil War railings that goes all the way to the second level. The front door, he said, also has the original pre-war locks,
To the right of the foyer is the entrance to the first-floor loft.
The first-floor loft, Garbarino said, is more than 1,000 square feet and has three bedrooms and one bath. That loft also, Garbarino said, has nine-foot ceilings “and a gorgeous open floor plan. We also painted the whole interior in Paul Revere pewter.”
The first-floor loft also offers a large master bedroom with lots of light and original wood trim.
“There is the light-colored bamboo flooring in the whole building,” Garbarino said.
The first-floor loft also offers a large-oversized closet and LED lighting. There is also sound proofing for the whole building.
The entire master bath, Garbarino said, has Italian ceramic tiling.
While the master suite in in the front of the loft, the kitchen is in the back of the unit.
The living room is wide and spacious and is great for entertainment, Garbarino said. It flows, he said, into the kitchen.
The kitchen has custom cabinetry and quartz countertops. There are also stainless-steel appliances and an all-energy efficient laundry closet off the kitchen. The appliances in the horseshoe-shaped kitchen are Samsung. There are also crown moldings.
The second-floor loft, Garbarino said, is identical but slightly larger than the first-floor loft. And, the third-floor loft, Garbarino said, is a “gorgeous penthouse loft. It is the same size as the second-floor loft, but you also have ceilings that reach 10 ½ feet. It’s those cathedral ceiling that make the whole unit just pop.”
Garbarino said the loft has “gorgeous architectural features. This building started as a singlefamily house for a well-to-do family. At some point in the late 1800s, it was converted to a bed and breakfast and then it was converted into lofts.”
The 2017 renovation, Garbarino said, included a new floor joist, new electrical and plumbing and new central air. In addition, a new custom kitchen and custom bathroom was installed.