They Wanted a Multigenerational Home in Brooklyn. Which Apartment Did They Choose?
New York TimesIn 2014, Julia Cox moved into a two-bedroom rental with a balcony in Brooklyn Heights. The neighborhood reminded her of her native Philadelphia, she said, “with lower-scale buildings and older architecture.” She thought the apartment — with a rent in the low $4,000s — might feel extravagant for a person living alone, but as it turned out, that wouldn’t be for long. “My favorite pastime is randomly scrolling through StreetEasy and Zillow, and I did that for a whole year,” said Mrs. Limongello, 36, who manages construction for a real estate developer. “It was super old-school, and you can imagine they had heating and other types of issues,” said Mr. Limongello, 42, a product manager for an advertising technology company. Her room was “the size of a large walk-in closet in a suburban home,” Mrs. Limongello said.
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