{"id":41265,"date":"2020-08-06T00:23:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T21:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/people-are-renting-or-buying-second-homes-to-use-as-offices\/"},"modified":"2020-08-06T00:23:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T21:23:00","slug":"people-are-renting-or-buying-second-homes-to-use-as-offices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/people-are-renting-or-buying-second-homes-to-use-as-offices\/","title":{"rendered":"#People are renting or buying second homes to use as offices"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#People are renting or buying second homes to use as offices<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n When Felipe Vasconcelos heads to work, he doesn\u2019t have to stay shut inside his one-bedroom Murray Hill condo \u2014 and he doesn\u2019t have to commute to his Brooklyn office either. Instead, the 37-year-old takes an elevator six floors down to a 450-square-foot studio apartment, which he rented two weeks ago for $2,100 per month.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrying to work from home \u2026 the place where I relax, it was very difficult to concentrate \u2014 but also I was limited by space,\u201d said Vasconcelos, a cosmetics industry serial-entrepreneur whose holdings include StartBeauty. He had previously looked for a nearby office rental to mix up his routine and boost efficiency, but when he noticed this second-floor unit list \u2014 represented by Douglas Elliman\u2019s Aimee Fink, who also lives in the building \u2014 he saw a chance to create a makeshift workspace.<\/p>\n

As city professionals largely continue to work from home to curb the spread of the coronavirus, they\u2019re feeling the strain of cramped spaces \u2014 or a lack of sanctuary with work and home blending into one. But certain locals, namely those with the means to do so, have found a way to escape the confines of their four walls: renting or buying separate flexible-space apartments, which they\u2019ll use as indefinite home offices.<\/p>\n

In the week since picking up the part-time pad, Vasconcelos said, \u201cI\u2019ve seen an increase in productivity.\u201d And not only does he have enough room for his desk and three computer monitors, but he\u2019s also got space for a home gym with a mat, a bench, a barbell and dumbbells. Still, the biggest benefit comes at the end of the day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that the big difference for me is, yes, when I come home I can absolutely relax,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Felipe Vasconcelos<\/span>Stefano Giovannini<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Though renting offers month-to-month flexibility until the pandemic crisis presumably blows over, others in need of nearby extra space want something more permanent.<\/p>\n

Alan Klein, a 52-year-old Compass real estate agent, and his husband, 35-year-old landscape designer Jeffrey Erb, had long considered purchasing a separate unit for the mere sake of having extra living space \u2014 \u201cbut COVID accelerated that plan,\u201d said Klein.<\/p>\n

So, the two are now in a $195,000 contract to snag a studio co-op around the corner from their Jackson Heights two-bedroom co-op \u2014 which will serve as a home office for the time being. Once the listing went live, they pounced.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am doing a lot of business in Jackson Heights \u2026 I am constantly watching the market,\u201d said Klein.<\/p>\n

The pair began working from home in March, and admit that led to too much togetherness.<\/p>\n

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Alan Klein\u2019s studio in Jackson Heights<\/span>Courtesy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI think any relationship will feel the toll of that,\u201d said Erb, who previously worked from home when he ran his own business. \u201cIt\u2019s an open-layout apartment,\u201d he added of their primary residence, \u201cit\u2019s very hard to be physically distanced \u2026 it\u2019s easier to be distracted \u2014 it\u2019s not like you\u2019re sitting next to a co-worker you can really tune out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once the 350-square-foot spread, which boasts views of Manhattan, becomes theirs, the plan is for one of them to go there at a time to work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe key factor here is not to be on top of each other,\u201d said Klein.<\/p>\n

Even those who planned on expanding by combining apartments before the outbreak have followed through with their purchases \u2014 and will carve out large offices for themselves in the newly acquired spaces.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to turn what the living room was into an office, and that\u2019s where I\u2019m going to work,\u201d said 34-year-old Ariel Moses, who works in communications and closed last week on a one-bedroom next to her East Midtown two-bedroom. She declined to reveal the price paid, but she said she plans on decking out that 500-square-foot space with a desk, a chair and some couches.<\/p>\n

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Alan Klein\u2019s studio in Jackson Heights<\/span>Courtesy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI need a space where I can [work] \u2014 I\u2019m working in my bedroom right now and it\u2019s not productive,\u201d she said, adding that having this dedicated office will lead to better-looking video conferences. \u201cI need to maintain some decorum in some sense, and some professionalism.\u201d<\/p>\n

The overarching need, however, is more space for her family. By expanding her 1,600-square-foot apartment by another 1,100 square feet, her 40-year-old husband Marshall Weinstein, CEO of DJ and events company SET Artist Management, will have space for his own office, and her 15-year-old brother, JD, will have a bigger bedroom for remote-schooling. There will even be extra room for Moses\u2019 and Weinstein\u2019s 16-month-old daughter, Asher.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re just \u2026 doing our best to give everyone the best chance they can get to do their best work,\u201d said Moses. \u201cWe\u2019re making it work.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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