Iron District
M-1 Live/WorkWarehouse Loft · 3,200 sf
$1.2M – $1.6M
Foundry Row
C-2 Mixed UseArtist Loft · 2,100 sf
$880K – $1.1M
Canal Quarter
M-1 IndustrialMixed-Use Shell · 5,400 sf
$2.1M – $2.8M
Burnside Works
Live/Work OverlayStorefront + Residence · 1,800 sf
$650K – $820K
Press District
C-2 Live/WorkConverted Press · 4,100 sf
$1.4M – $1.9M
Your studio.
Your kitchen.
One deed.
We sell converted warehouses, artist lofts, and mixed-use shells — the spaces where the lease doesn't punish you for running a business from the same address you cook dinner.
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94%
of listings closed above ask
11
avg. days on market
$2.4B
in live/work sales
Case Study Narrative
Evidence, not claims.
Every live/work property has a story most agents don't know how to tell. Here's how we tell it.
+$112K
above asking price
9 days
to close
The Before
A 2,800 sf ceramics studio with a working kiln bay and live-in mezzanine. The previous listing used residential comps — priced $340K below what the M-1 zoning was actually worth. Sat on market for 61 days with three price reductions.
The Strategy
We restaged to preserve the working character — kiln left in, raw shelving kept, glaze buckets arranged like a still life. Drone footage captured the roofline and freight access. Repriced against commercial live/work comps in two adjacent neighborhoods.
The Result
17 showings in 8 days. Four offers received. Closed at $1.41M — $112K above ask. Buyer was a ceramicist-turned-brand-studio expanding from a shared facility.
$1.87M
final sale price
6 offers
received
The Before
A 4,100 sf former letterpress facility with a C-2 live/work overlay. Owner had been using the ground floor as a print studio and the upper level as a residence for 11 years. Three prior agents had listed it as a "quirky loft" — wrong frame entirely.
The Strategy
Positioned it as a rare dual-income asset: ground floor zoned for commercial tenancy, upper floor as owner-occupied or rental. Built a buyer brief targeting design studios, small publishers, and creative agencies needing street presence with live-in option.
The Result
22 qualified showings in 12 days. Six offers — two from operators, four from investors. Closed at $1.87M. Buyer opened a risograph studio on the ground floor week one.
How We Sell Differently
The space deserves the right frame.
Most agents don't know the difference between C-2 and M-1. We built our practice around it.
Value My SpaceCommercial Comp Pricing
Live/work properties sit at the intersection of residential and commercial markets. We price against both — whichever ceiling is higher. Most residential agents leave 15–25% on the table by ignoring the M-1 buyer pool entirely.
Working Character Staging
We don't neutralize your space. The kiln stays. The welding table stays. The freight elevator gets featured. Buyers for live/work properties are buying a specific life — we show them that life in full resolution.
Zoning-Informed Buyer Reach
C-2 and M-1 zoning draws completely different buyer pools. We build targeted briefs for design studios, small manufacturers, creative agencies, and hybrid-operator investors — not just the residential MLS audience.
Drone + Contextual Photography
Rooflines, loading docks, alley access, and neighborhood context matter to live/work buyers. Our shoots cover the building envelope, the immediate block, and the light at the hour it matters most.
Seller Assessment
What's your space worth?
Five questions. One personalized comp range. No sales call unless you ask for one.
Priced against commercial and residential comps
Zoning-adjusted buyer pool analysis
Delivered by email within one business day
What type of space are you selling?
From the Sellers
Heard from the field.
Every other agent wanted to stage out the studio. Loft understood that the wheel and the kiln were the whole point — that's what a live/work buyer is paying for. We closed nine days after listing.
Priya Nair
Ceramicist & Studio Owner
I'd had the building listed twice before. Both times it sat. Loft repriced it against commercial comps I didn't even know existed and had six offers in twelve days. The framing was completely different.
Marcus Webb
Building Owner, Press District
The drone footage alone changed everything. Buyers could see the roofline, the alley access, the freight dock — things that don't show up in a standard listing. That footage is what got us three out-of-state offers.
Jordan Calloway
Architect & Live/Work Owner