Today we had a pair of professionals into the 2nd floor of the building to support the ceiling in one place, tear down the last support wall, and frame in two doorways. One is to increase the size of a closet by about 3 feet (bifold doors will eventually be installed) and the other frame is at the top of the stairs, to keep warm/cool air from being lost down the stairwell. This door and frame will be what actually increase the size of the apartment. The original frame was about 15 feet closer to the kitchen, essentially cutting off two bedrooms (and aforementioned closet) from the rest of the space.
The guys were even able to reuse some studs from walls we took down on Sunday and Monday, so that definitely saved us a teensy bit of money. It was nice to see something going IN the space, rather than just more trash going down the stairs! 
