But 16 of them were sleeping in a small loft on the first floor and were trapped when the ladder that led to the loft caught fire.

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Most rooms and the top floor Le Loft Bar and Lounge offer some of the best views in the city from its location just across the Danube overlooking the historic old city inside the Ringstrasse.

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She could have swung any other city, but relocating to NYC, even if you share a fourth-floor Bushwick loft with roommates, as Ms. Rush does, requires thousands of dollars in upfront rent and deposits, never mind the actual moving expenses.

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The nine loft suites on the top floor are for the truly indulgent, each with a whimsical and original design.

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It held the debut collection in a nondescript loft on 19th Street in front of floor-to-ceiling mirrors and towering white shoeboxes staged like an art installation.

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The loft is an open, sunny space that includes a large second-floor studio where she paints and a third-floor master suite.

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The second floor, which would have been the living quarters, is now a loft, and one whole wall is given over to a bookshelf.

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