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Tour of Boston's Leather District
Project: Loft Conversion, Episode 1, Part 1
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Bob takes a walking tour of some of Boston's best-preserved antique commercial buildings in the Leather District with architectural historian Brian Pfeiffer, ultimately winding up at the gracious brick front of the project building on Atlantic Avenue.
The developers, Neal and Ron Gold, have gotten started converting this old fur storage building to residential loft space. Architect Greg Rochlin and carpenter Bob Ryley are on-site to consult about the possibilities for this unit.
The developers, Neal and Ron Gold, have gotten started converting this old fur storage building to residential loft space. Architect Greg Rochlin and carpenter Bob Ryley are on-site to consult about the possibilities for this unit.
- Part 1: Tour of Boston's Leather District
- Bob takes a walking tour of some of Boston's best-preserved antique commercial buildings in the Leather District with architectural historian Brian Pfeiffer.
- Part 2: Loft Conversion Plans
- Part 3: Discussing the Loft's Features
Bob highlights the world of stylish city living, by chronicling the conversion of an apartment in Boston's Leather District. This apartment's getting a top-of-the-line treatment: cutting edge design, custom-made furniture and casework, sleek modern fixtures and state of the art appliances.
Also from Loft Conversion
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Episode 2 - Plumbing, Heating, and the "Big Dig"
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Window installation gets underway in the project apartment, six stories above Atlantic Avenue, after Bob inspects the basement to see how the plumbing and heating installations are coming along. Also, Dan McNichol takes Bob down into the bowels of the earth to see how Boston's famous highway project, the "Big Dig", is progressing. -
Episode 3 - Plastering the Loft
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The plastering crew is hard at work on stilts, while Bob goes on a field trip to Cambridge, where world-renowned landscape architect Martha Schwartz has made a spacious, and imaginative, home and office out of an industrial building on the railroad tracks. Back at our site, the architect and designer have modeled some intriguing ideas for Bob. -
Episode 4 - Elevating the Kitchen and Bedroom
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Bob gets a progress report on the common areas in the building from the developer, Neal Gold. In the project unit (on the sixth floor), Bob Ryley and the carpentry crew are building a specially designed platform that will dramatically raise the kitchen and bedroom areas above floor level. Also, local realtor Kim Zekis gives Bob a tour of her elegantly finished loft. -
Episode 5 - Paint and Plate Glass Windows
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Episode 6 - Framing a Wall With Built-In Cabinets
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Episode 7 - Installing Plumbing Fixtures
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Episode 8 - Installing Stainless Steel Countertops
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Episode 9 - Drywall and Plastering Tips
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Episode 10 - Installing Track Lighting
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Episode 11 - Building a Closet System
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Episode 12 - Kitchen Work and Shutters
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Episode 13 - Loft Conversion Final Tour
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