On East 13th Street, a Former Factory Became the Last Address of a Shared-Living Idea

A converted industrial building on East 13th Street in the East Village is the subject of this story. The conversion came from two people working together, an architectural historian and an artist. The building also served as the closing chapter of an experiment in living together that had started in London and later crossed the Atlantic to Manhattan. The architectural interest is in the reuse: a building made for manufacturing was turned into a home for people sharing a life under one roof. In a neighborhood known for its walk-ups and tenements, a former factory adapted for this purpose is unusual. Neither the price nor the architects' names are on the record here, so this desk does not estimate them. What is on the record is the address, the type of building, and the place it held as the last home of an idea that began overseas.

With reporting from Curbed.