The reading room
The library and reading room
A reading room with floor-to-ceiling shelves and the original factory windows behind them. One of the building's quieter shared spaces, and one of the reasons the renovation reads as deliberate.
The reading room
The library and reading room is a resident space with floor-to-ceiling shelves and the building's original oversized steel-frame windows behind them. It is a place to read or work away from the apartment, alongside the resident lounge and the courtyard.
The building's shared rooms
Beyond the reading room, the building has a resident lounge with seating and a mounted television, the steel-and-glass courtyard between the two 1906 buildings, a 24-hour fitness center, and local art hung throughout the common areas. The working-from-home page covers how these work for a remote day.
The rest of the building
See the amenities page for the full list and the history page for how the 1906 factory became these rooms.
Harbach Lofts has studios, one bedrooms and two bedroom homes, from 427 to 1,103 square feet, each with a full-size washer and dryer and an updated kitchen inside the original 1906 shell. Live pricing for every open home is on the availability page.
Questions people ask
Does Harbach Lofts have a library?
Yes. There is a library and reading room with floor-to-ceiling shelves, set against the building's original factory windows.
Is there a quiet place to work in the building?
The reading room and the resident lounge are the shared spaces for that, along with the courtyard between the two buildings.
What shared spaces does Harbach Lofts have?
A reading room, a resident lounge, a steel-and-glass courtyard, a 24-hour fitness center, and local art throughout the common areas. See the amenities page for the full list.
More about living here
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