“We wanted to be close to my work, and the neighborhood is awesome,” Mr. Dean said. His commute involves riding a ferry from Pier 6, steps from his apartment, for “a couple of minutes” to Lower Manhattan, then walking 15 to 20 minutes. His son plays soccer on Pier 5, and his daughter roller skates on Pier 2, attending P.S. When they met, Ms. Gunton, who works in health care, was living on the Lower East Side; Mr. Gunton, who works at Salesforce, a software company, had been living abroad. They considered staying on the Lower East Side, but wanted “a bit more space and more amenities,” Mr. Gunton said, like an elevator and laundry in the building.

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