This two-bedroom co-op in Jackson Heights, as shown in this listing photo, has plenty of prewar charm, including mahogany inlay and parquet hardwood floors.
Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photo: Brown Harris Stevens
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, a two-bedroom prewar in Jackson Heights with some modern touches and a railroad worth considering in Carroll Gardens.
Other perks of this Jackson Heights two-bed, as shown in this listing photo, are views of the co-op’s private garden and a properly large living room.
Photo: Brown Harris Stevens
Hello again, Jackson Heights. This time, we’ve got a two-bedroom, two-bath at Elm Court, a 1922 garden co-op. There’s ample prewar charm (mahogany inlay and parquet hardwood floors, a working fireplace with an impressive mantel), and the place is pretty turnkey. The living room is properly large, with what’s basically a separate dining room, and has windows that look out onto the co-op’s private garden. The two bedrooms are on opposite ends of the apartment — ideal — and the rear bedroom is set up with a walk-in closet and dual exposures with oversize casement windows. (There’s a nice wall unit that doubles as a mini-office, too.) Both bathrooms have been renovated with dark herringbone porcelain tiles and a tub in the larger one; the en suite bath comes with a bidet hookup. The monthlies are a reasonable $1,100, which covers a storage unit, a live-in super, and new shared laundry in the building. “A MUST HAVE,” per the listing. We, of course, agree. Downside? The 7 is a 14-minute walk away.
This Carroll Gardens one-bedroom, as shown in this listing photo, has a pretty spacious living room for a railroad unit.
Photo: Compass
A railroad (sorry) one-bedroom co-op in Carroll Gardens. But hear us out: The living room is generous for a railroad, and that’s on top of the warm exposed-brick wall, a fireplace mantel, and a pair of enormous leaded windows. The floors are great, and the fan is understated. No windows in the kitchen, but there’s a wall of closet-slash-pantry space. The bedroom has a pair of south-facing windows with sky views. The bath comes with a glass shower and charming penny floor tiling. It’s a walk-up, and the $715 monthlies get you a modest spread: a bike room and in-building laundry. It’s a four-minute walk to Frankies 457 for good meatballs and less than ten minutes to the F/G at Smith–9th Street.
This Clinton Hill studio has dual courtyard views, as shown in this listing photo, and the living area seems large enough for a decent living-sleeping setup.
Photo: Corcoran
A particularly nice Clinton Hill studio co-op with dual-exposure courtyard views. We’ve had a run of good studios lately, and this one has a living area large enough to fit what you’ll need — maybe not as staged (there appears to be no bed at the moment) but a decent living-sleeping arrangement at least. Once again, there’s nice separation with a well-size foyer, and three closets means you’ve got a surprisingly generous amount of storage. The dual-exposure kitchen’s primary-color tilework is an obvious keeper, just as we hope a future buyer leaves the bathroom tiling as is. The monthlies are $856, which gets you a bike room, shared laundry, a live-in super, and access to the garden plots in the courtyard if you’ve got some windowsill herbs to plant. The G train is right at the corner and the C a six-minute walk, and the apartment’s close enough to hot spots Theodora and Sailor that you should become a regular.
The windows are fab in this Turtle Bay one-bedroom, as shown in this listing photo, but the rest of the condo feels boilerplate pied-à-terre.
Photo: Douglas Elliman
A one-bedroom condo in Turtle Bay with great windows. The living room’s particularly special with a circular window bank — a perfect reading spot. Otherwise, the space is pretty much boilerplate pied-à-terre: The bedroom can fit a king bed (and currently is staged like a hotel room with a sitting area arranged near the oversize window). The kitchen is a sterile-looking galley with a pass-through; the bathroom leans heavy on the marble, but the vanity is nice. It’s a nine-minute walk to Grand Central, which is probably why a few businesses picked up units for visiting executives to crash at in the mid-’80s. The monthlies aren’t nothing — $1,991 — but they cover a 24-hour doorman, a concierge, and a live-in resident manager; a conference room; and access to a roof-deck. There’s also an on-site parking garage, if that’s your jam. Avra’s on the first floor.
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