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Brooklyn co-living is in demand. Common, the new pseudo-commune-with-a-capitalist-twist, received more than 150 applications for 19 spots in its future Crown Heights building, it tweeted Tuesday.

That’s more than 150 people eager to pay $1,000 to 2,000 for their own bedroom, shared common areas, utilities, management fees, WiFi, cleaning service, and an unending supply of coffee, tea and toilet paper.

Would you want to co-live in Crown Heights?

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Co-living is having a moment. Common, the co-living startup founded by General Assembly cofounder Brad Hargreaves announced this morning that they raised $7,350,000 in Series A funding for operating costs and business growth.

While shared living arrangements are not new, a successful business model hasn’t yet emerged. Campus, a once-burgeoning co-living company with 30 locations across the country (including one in Park Slope), announced in June that it would close its doors. “[W]e were unable to make Campus into an economically viable business,” says a statement on their website.

But Common’s model is different. The company will cleverly use investor assets — Brooklyn brownstones — through a sharing model.