In the summer of 2015, Matthew Blinstrubas and Milap Patel celebrated their wedding at the LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, with no idea that they would soon own an apartment two blocks away. For a year and a half they had been living together in a rented studio in Prospect Heights, dreaming of a two-bedroom where they could welcome family and friends. (Photo courtesy of Elias Williams for The New York Times).
