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Some of Neyshia Go’s fondest childhood memories center around the open houses her family attended on the weekends, just to see the new homes in and around her hometown of Concord, California. The trips gradually expanded to nearby San Francisco, where Go became enamored by the city’s architecture and abandoned buildings.
“I started seeing a lot of older, derelict buildings with a lot of architectural value,” Go told Inman. “You know, old factories [and] old post offices in the Bay Area. I just got inspired to turn them into lofts or just imagine them as creative spaces.”
“As a 16-year-old, I was pretty forward-thinking,” she added with a laugh.