In a city as notoriously expensive as New York, it’s common to see people in their late 20s and early 30s living with roommates to help manage the high cost of living. But Ishan Abeysekera has taken that to the next level with his current living situation in Brooklyn: a communal building that he shares … Read more
In April 2021, Paul Lee took a vacation to Thailand. Five months later, he decided to leave the United States behind and make a permanent move to the Asian country. Lee, originally from Georgia, had been living in New York City and grossing around $1 million a year thanks to his e-commerce business. Despite doing … Read more
In early 2024, Jada Stratman, 25, was searching for retail space for her candle business, Brite Candle Co. That’s when she found Culdesac. “[It’s] the first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the U.S.,” Ryan Johnson, CEO of Culdesac tells CNBC Make It. Cars are not allowed on the Culdesac’s streets, and residents can’t park … Read more
An apartment complex in Indianapolis, Indiana, went viral earlier this year when a real estate and investment firm shared a post on X that called it “one of the most unique residential conversions.” That apartment complex is Stadium Lofts, a former baseball stadium that was converted into 138 apartments by Core Redevelopment, a Midwest developer … Read more
Nkenge is a native New Yorker, born in the Bronx and raised in Harlem. While growing up in the city, living in a neighborhood like Manhattan’s Flatiron, where the current median rent is $5,394, seemed like a distant possibility for the now 30-year-old content creator. But Nkenge’s dream became a reality when she was selected … Read more
In 2021, Rachel Koggan decided she was ready to leave New York City and head south to Miami, Florida. Koggan, a 34-year-old VP of Media Relations at M Booth, tells CNBC Make It she was ready for a change and wanted to be closer to her parents, who live about an hour from Miami. “I … Read more
In October 2023, Nick Volkov came across a unique listing for a house and just knew he had to show it to his girlfriend, Jenna Phipps, a 28-year-old content creator. Though the listing included pictures of the exterior only and described the house as a “tear-down,” the 27-year-old program manager tells CNBC Make It that … Read more
In 2021, Tanya Nestoruk, 31, and Arya Touserkani, 38, were living in a four-bedroom house in Canada when they decided to sell it and move into a van. “I love the simplicity and versatility of being able to live and travel wherever you want, have minimal impact, and explore new places,” Nestoruk tells CNBC Make … Read more
The day after AnnMarie Young graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2021, she and her best friend moved to Fairbanks, Alaska for the summer. The 23-year-old artist lived in Alaska for three months before returning to Texas. But Young tells CNBC Make It that the moment she left, she knew she wanted … Read more
When Sampson Dahl, 28, found a former laundromat in Maspeth, Queens on an online forum back in 2019, he had no idea how much the space would become his life. Early last year, CNBC Make It met Dahl after his former laundromat-turned-apartment went viral on TikTok. At the time, he was paying $1,850 a month … Read more
