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Elise and Michael Cocozzo experienced no genuine prepare to buy a residence. “We had been saving for who knows what,” Ms. Cocozzo stated. “We did not feel getting our dwelling would be that point, but we ended up usually cautious with our finances.”
Following their engagement 3 decades ago, the few rented a big just one-bed room in a prewar condominium setting up in the considerably West 70s. They liked the independent eat-in kitchen area and enough closet place, and didn’t intellect the brick-wall watch. Their doggy, Walter, romped in the canine operate in close by Riverside Park.
All through the pandemic dip, their rent fell from $3,400 to $2,700 a month. And when they began to see listings for Upper West Side just one-bedrooms — and even two-bedrooms — for sale with monthly outlays in the mid-$3,000s, they recognized they could find the money for to obtain a location.
“If we ended up likely to basically commit in a little something for a longer period expression, we genuinely desired that second bed room,” claimed Ms. Cocozzo (formerly Holzbauer), 29, who performs as a 1st-grade Spanish immersion instructor in Chelsea. Mr. Cocozzo, 30, will work in professional actual estate.
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The Cocozzos, who married final Oct, established a funds of $600,000 to $800,000, hoping to keep at the lower finish of that variety. Figuring they could get far more space in Brooklyn, they went to see a number of flats there, which were being spacious and pleasant. But the competitiveness was fierce, and the neighborhoods they could afford to pay for had been distant from road existence, with very long walks to the grocery retail outlet and no hassle-free canine runs.
“We imagined if we ended up likely to reside in a massive, lovely put and could not stroll to dinner, we could stay in the suburbs,” Ms. Cocozzo reported. “Brooklyn did not feel proper. We ended up attempting to convince ourselves that we favored it.”
Via a Brooklyn listing, they connected with Manek Mathur, an agent at Serhant, and concentrated on co-ops on the Upper West Side.
“If you want area, you have to compromise on some points,” Mr. Mathur claimed. “What are your standards and what are your priorities?”
An elevator was critical: The pair believed about groceries, suitcases, sooner or later a stroller. So was a individual kitchen with a dishwasher, a position to keep their cooking machines and a 30-inch oven, exactly where they could fit a fifty percent sheet pan.
“A independent kitchen narrows down the research considerably,” Mr. Mathur mentioned. “When a thing is that specific, it pretty much tends to make it much easier to uncover what you want.”
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