This three-bedroom in Morningside Heights, as seen in this listing photo, looks out on a tree-lined street.
Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photo: Manhattan Realty Group
For under a million dollars, one can find all sorts of housing configurations: park- and subway-adjacent studios, one-bedrooms hidden in carriage houses or former shoe factories, and even the occasional true two-bedroom. We’re combing the market for particularly spacious, nicely renovated, or otherwise worth-a-look apartments at various six-digit price points.
This week: One “estate condition” we thought was totally worth it.
Photo: Manhattan Realty Group
A three-bedroom co-op (and not in a tiny closet room way) on Tiemann Place. The pair of shotgun-style bedrooms right off the entry are decently sized and come with closets, in addition to being separated by the bathroom. Further down is the kitchen with parquets and a decent amount of cabinetry, plus a walk through to the dining room that has some sweet batton and board detailing. That’s adjacent to what is technically a closetless third bedroom, overlooking the leafy treescape, although the listing is staged with it as a separate living room. This one’s a sponsor unit, which means no board interview, but it also hasn’t been on the market for 25 years, so a little gussying will be required. As for the monthlies, it’s $1,875, plus $404 for an ongoing assessment. (The buyer’s also on the hook for the city and state sponsor transfer taxes and $3,000 for the seller’s attorney.) All this gets you an amenity spread including a bike room, in-building laundry, additional storage and a live-in super, but also a prime location with Riverside Park and the 1 train at each end of the block, and just a six-minute walk to the city’s last Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.
This Brooklyn Heights one-bedroom, as seen in this listing photo, is “estate condition” but the pre-war details are incredible.
Photo: Compass
This one-bedroom condo in an Italianate brownstone on Remsen Street is a rare time capsule. It’s a third-floor walk-up and, per the listing, “estate condition,” but the living room is pre-war splendor: high ceilings, an original decorative fireplace mantle, a gilded mirrored paneling, and handsome original woodwork and shutters for the bay windows. Also, a second full bathroom and an office space, although they apparently need a renovation, too, along with the kitchen and bedroom. The monthlies are $1,675, and the amenities include …in-building laundry. But the location’s great: You’re right down the hall from the Borough Hall subway station, and less than ten minutes from the Promenade. Maybe you’ll run into Adam Driver at the ice-cream cart.
This studio loft in Bed-Stuy, as seen in this listing photo, has oversized windows that would be perfect for a plant collector.
Photo: The Agency
A studio loft in a former chocolate factory on Myrtle Avenue. The ceilings are quite high (13 feet) and the south-facing windows oversized, so it’s all airy and chic. (Perfect if you’re an artist, although the listing is software engineer money, so at least your fiddle-leaf figs will thank you.) The other details are your standard beats for a Brooklyn studio loft: track lighting, blonde hardwood floors, and an open kitchen with stainless steel appliances. The lofted sleeping area can easily fit a king, and underneath it looks like there’s a pretty sizable storage cave. There’s also in-unit laundry, which is always nice. It’s $1,838 for the monthlies, which here means a rooftop terrace and gym, plus bike storage. The Myrtle-Willoughby G train is seven minutes away, and Cookie’s is even closer for a happy hour.
This one-bedroom in Chelsea, as seen in this listing photo, has a terracotta floor that’s hard to pass up.
Photo: Compass
It’s probably best practice not to buy an apartment just for its kitchen, but the terracotta floor is hard to pass up.There are other things catching our eye about this one bedroom at the Chelsea Arms — the hardwood floors and arched doorways throughout, along with the original crown moldings. The living room’s large enough to hold a sofa and a dining nook, and the bedroom can fit a king. The bathroom’s simple but windowed and tasteful. It’s $1,321 for the monthlies, and that covers a live-in super and video intercom, plus additional storage and a bike room. The 14th Street A/C/E/L station is under a five-minute walk, and you’re right down the block from the High Line.
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