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City Living: Five Affordable Family Apartments

An affordable city-living situation need not come to an end once children are in the picture; these five family apartments show how to make it work.

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In this Brooklyn renovation, a traditional Indian twin bed in Mira’s room is outfitted in hand-stitched linens from Fabindia in Delhi. The toy blocks are from KID-O.
In this Brooklyn renovation, a traditional Indian twin bed in Mira’s room is outfitted in hand-stitched linens from Fabindia in Delhi. The toy blocks are from KID-O.
The bed, usually scattered with Legos and toy cars, “is a big playground for the kids,” says Krastev.
The bed, usually scattered with Legos and toy cars, “is a big playground for the kids,” says Krastev.
Nora, the architects' six-year-old daughter, hangs out next to her built-in bed.
Nora, the architects' six-year-old daughter, hangs out next to her built-in bed.
A large OSB structure with skylights, a bathroom, an enclosed baby’s room, and a master sleeping alcove dominates Ryan and Showalter’s Brooklyn loft.
A large OSB structure with skylights, a bathroom, an enclosed baby’s room, and a master sleeping alcove dominates Ryan and Showalter’s Brooklyn loft.