The Gunners supporter has 60,000 people passing by his bedroom window in North London every match day but he loves living there.
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Known online as “Denis at the Emirates” who has made a name for himself on TikTok took to the social media site to reveal all to his 168,000 followers.
In a short video titled “Things that just make sense living next to the Emirates stadium” he starts off my showing himself in his flat with the massive stadium clearly visible out of a window.
The footage then cuts to a sea of people walking towards the famous ground with the caption saying: “60,000 people outside your bedroom every weekend”.
It cuts again to show a railway line with the caption reading: “Foxes randomly chilling on the rail track.”
After another cut, it shows someone filming outside the stadium with the caption saying: “Arsenal Fan TV recording videos right outside your living room.”
Lastly, Denis is shown standing on his balcony as the caption says: “Starting football chants with every person that passes by.”
The pinned clip has been viewed a massive 5.9million times, gaining 539,000 likes as well as nearly 1,500 comments.
One person wrote: “I’ve seen you on your balcony so many times when I walk past. Always thought to myself what a place to live.”
Another said: “This guy living my dream.”
While a third jokingly asked: “Do you have any room left for rent?”
Many residents who live in the shadow of the stadium say it’s great there as it has brought investment and gentrification to the area.
But for some businesses it has been both a blessing and a curse.
Carl Nelson, 54, runs the Arsenal Mini Mart which is on the street which takes fans from Holloway Road tube station to the stadium but he says he loses out on match days because he can’t sell alcohol.
He has estimated he loses between £3,000-£4,000 on match days.
However, many pubs and cafes making a killing from the surge in business.
Brothers Murat Eric, 37, and Ferhat, 41, run the Little Wonder café and they say match days “help the whole community.”
They add that business is also boosted if Arsenal do well as the fans spend more money.
Emily Grant, 32, has lived near the stadium for three years and while she’s not a fan of the Premier League side, she really enjoys the atmosphere when the fans arrive.
She added she likes that the stadium brings in new investment into the area and “means a lot of the pubs and shops can keep going”.
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