New York —
Gennadiy Tsygan knows how expensive it is to build a home in the United States. That’s why he imported almost everything for his dream house from China.
Most of his home fixtures were imported directly from over two dozen factories, and Tsygan — an engineer in Baltimore — flew halfway around the world in 2024 to choose some of those products.
His home is cozy but industrial, standing out in a sea of Baltimore’s colonials and ranches. It’s made out of gray fiber cement but has welcoming floor-to-ceiling windows and an open kitchen.