Brownstone Shared Housing was founded by James Stallworth (Stanford ’17) and his romantic partner Christina Lennox, who met while working as state auditors. Turns out that even in the turbulent COVID economy, Stanford grads have their startup ideas ready to go. We just sent you an email with more info about Brownstone.” In fact the valuable ore is theirs, in the form of your newly harvested email address. The post directs you to a website that promises “early access to our places.” Sign up and you get a response casting you as an urban forty-niner: “Heads up pioneer! You’ve found yourself in a goldmine. They evoke extra-comfy mortuary drawers or a DIY version of Japan’s capsule hotels. The photo doesn’t show you anything resembling a room instead, there’s a large boxy structure sectioned into four cubbies, each furnished with a thin mattress, a small bedside shelf, and a light source. A curious listing beckons from the Craigslist apartments-for-rent page: $600 per month in Brooklyn Heights? It turns out to be in the prettiest part of the neighborhood, near the intersection of Cranberry and Henry Streets. You’d like to stay in Brooklyn, but mostly the room just needs to be affordable.
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