Helene Luchnick finds authenticity in Dumbo

From the December issue: The decor of Helene Luchnick’s home is
best described as antique chic. Amid the plants and bric-a-brac that
hang from the ceiling and crowd the floor in the living room, it’s
difficult to notice the trendy Sub-Zero fridge. Also distracting is the
stunning view outside her Dumbo loft apartment. The picture window
looks down on the Brooklyn Bridge roadway, which slices across the
entire frame, toward the skyscrapers of Lower Manhattan. Luchnick, a
veteran broker at the vanguard of loft sales in the mid-1980s, takes a
low-key, bemused approach toward her taste in vintage furnishings —
and vintage spaces.