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Find your space.Find your people.

A better way to discover rooms, explore homes and meet people you’d actually live well with.

Explore homes Find a roommate

Where are you starting?

I need a room I need a roommate We need a place together I have a room

Essentia, in your pocket.

We’re building iPhone and Android apps for searching, matching and chatting on the go. They aren’t in the stores yet. Join early access and we’ll tell you the day they launch.

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Official store badges will appear here once the apps are approved and published. Until then, try the app in your browser.

A calmer way to find home.

Essentia brings rooms, roommates and the details that matter into one place. Here’s how it works in about 30 seconds.

Product preview. A video from our founder is coming soon.

Product preview

Tell us what you need.

See only what fits.

Private roomUp to $1,300Quiet householdNear transit
$1,250Journal Square
$1,200Sunnyside
$1,100Crown Heights

Meet who you’d live with.

You
✓ Early risers✓ Quiet weeknights✓ Budgets overlap
Aarav

Talk before you commit.

Hi! Want to look for a two-bedroom together?
Yes! How do you split chores?
Weekly rotation. Kitchen, bathroom, trash.

Know what’s been checked.

✓ID checked✓Listing reviewed!Lease terms: self-reported

Find your space.
Find your people.

Coming soon. Join the waitlist at essentiahomes.website

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Another post. Another group chat. Another “is this still available?”

Rooms are scattered across feeds, group chats and listing sites, and every one is missing something.

What if the rooms, the people and the details were all in one place?

Clear prices, real move-in dates and filters that actually filter.

A room can fit your budget. The people should fit your life.

See how a household lives before you move in: routines, guests, quiet hours.

Less searching in circles. More settling in.

Essentia is in early development. Be first in when it opens.

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Try it right here.

Six things Essentia does, running on sample data. Tap around.

Getting to know each other is the fun part.

Six quick questions about how you live. Then see sample roommates who live the same way.

Your living style

Your answers show up here.

Nice.

See your sample matches

Two minutes well spent.

Test your scam radar, then work out a fair rent split before anyone argues about the big bedroom.

Spot the scam

Six real-style messages. Which ones would you trust?

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Split the rent fairly

Bigger room or your own bathroom? Pay a little more, fairly.

40%

The shared-space share is split equally. The rest follows room size, with 15% extra weight for a private bathroom. Use it as a starting point for a conversation.

Help decide what Essentia builds first.

Our survey takes about eight minutes. Your answers shape which features come first and where we launch.

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Questions, answered.

The short version. See all questions.

Essentia Homes is building one place to find a room and the people you’d share it with. You’ll be able to search homes, explore roommate profiles and talk before you commit. It’s in early development: this site runs a working demo on sample data, and you can join the waitlist for launch.

You share how you like to live: sleep schedule, tidiness, guests, noise, pets and cooking. Essentia compares that with other people’s answers and explains what you have in common and what’s worth talking about. It’s a starting point for a conversation, not a guarantee you’ll get along.

Yes. Create a free account, set up your profile and message other members one-to-one in Messages. Every chat has block and report options. Keep money, ID documents and lease signing out of chat until you’ve seen the place.

Each badge will say exactly what was checked, who checked it and when. An ID check confirms identity through a verification provider. It isn’t a background check and doesn’t prove someone will be a good roommate. Details nobody has checked are labeled as self-reported.

It depends on the property. Some landlords require a credit check or a Social Security number, and many room providers don’t. Essentia can’t change a landlord’s requirements, but listings will show what’s needed so you can find options that suit your situation.

Joining the waitlist and taking the survey are free. Pricing for the platform hasn’t been set. We’ll be clear about any costs before launch, and we don’t plan to put core safety features behind a paywall.

Your next place starts here.

Join the waitlist for early access, or take the survey and help shape what we build.

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