I live in a loft my housemates and I built from wooden boards. We built it because my Manhattan bedroom is tiny. This is a photo-essay that walks you through the process.“Michelle, why don’t you build a loft like we did?” Cat, my roommate, asked. She and my other roommate, Zack, had built a loft bed before. In the post-covid summer of 2021, the Manhattan housing market had become a bloodbath. My fellow renters and I had to abandon our dignity or sell locks of hair to secure a home. Walk-up ap...