If you want to buy or rent an industrial loft, you have to pay a lot of money.
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Cologne Stockings used to be made at Friedrichsstraße 11A in Thalheim, a small town in the Saxon Ore Mountains. From January 2023, 15 families will live in the large, yellow-painted house – in chic loft apartments. According to the housing manager’s online ad, “a part of the industrial charm” of the building was to be retained.
That is why relics from bygone times have been preserved in the apartments, such as columns, steel beams or unplastered brick walls, as well as high ceilings and windows. The apartments are all around 150 square meters and cost around 1,200 euros a month, i.e. around eight euros per square meter. A proud price – according to wohnungsboerse.net, the average in Thalheim in 2021 was only 5.39 euros.
A look at the Saxon province illustrates a trend that can be observed throughout Germany: “Vintage” is popular, not only in the fashion world but also on the real estate market.
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