As seen in this listing photo, this West 14th Street studio comes with a heated solarium, which helps extend the interior square footage in a way.
Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photo: SERHANT
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, it’s a solarium-studio on West 14th Street and another great two-bedroom at the Clinton Hill Co-ops.
As seen in this listing photo, a custom Murphy bed helps maximize the usable square footage in this West 14th Street studio.
Photo: SERHANT
This studio on West 14th is just under 450 square feet, but a temperature-controlled solarium extends the interior square footage and helps keep things airy and open. The studio itself has dark hardwood floors, a custom Murphy bed, and an open-concept kitchen with stone countertops and, oddly, a three-burner island. On top of the solarium, there’s a very large, 40-foot patio if you want to actually interact with the elements. The monthlies are $1,444 and get you a decent suite of amenities including a live-in resident manager, a package room, on-site parking, shared laundry, and a fitness center. That said, this is a relist and the unit has seen a few price chops over the past year, so maybe try to shake them down for a little more.
As seen in this listing photo, this two-bedroom with oversized windows is a good example of why we keep flagging apartments in the Clinton Hill Co-ops.
Photo: Compass
Yes, we do in fact keep telling you to move to the Clinton Hill Co-ops. This South Campus apartment has all the hallmarks we’ve come to expect with these listings: Oversize windows that get a ton of light; parquet floors that we’d kill for; and, on top of the very large, light-filled primary room, a tiny dual-exposure second bedroom that was clearly carved out of the living room but could still work nicely as an office or nursery. The renovated windowed kitchen has stainless-steel appliances, and we approve of the Shaker-style cabinetry (there’s also a lot of it, which is nice), but you might want to take another stab at the floor tiling there. The monthlies are $1,197 and get you shared laundry, on-site maintenance staff, 24-hour security, bike storage, a package room, and the communal courtyard. And, if you all have been listening to us and buying your co-ops accordingly, at least a couple of new neighbors who are tasteful New York Magazine readers, too.
As seen in this listing photo, this Upper East Side one-bedroom duplex with distinctive wooden built-ins is a little weird, but we dig it.
Photo: Compass
A one-bedroom duplex on East 80th Street that, per the New York Times, is tucked inside the last “brick and brownstone Victorian” on its block. It’s kind of a weird one, but we like it. The living-dining area has distinctive wooden built-ins and hardwood floors that could use a refinishing, but it all feels like bait for a Hunter College professor. (Go Hawks.) The very custom kitchen has top-line appliances and a steampunk-y navy-black-brass palette. There are more built-ins across the bedroom, and a tucked-away staircase leads to a second floor with gorgeous exposed beams and a cute little skylight that you could turn into a studio or guest overflow. The only amenity the $1,310 in monthlies gets you is shared building laundry, but at least you’re less than a ten-minute walk from the Met and Central Park, the 6 train at 77th Street, and Butterfield Market for the fro-yo revival.
As seen in this listing photo, this Ditmas Park two-bedroom has plenty of pre-war charm, and also drama with a floor-to-ceiling built-in bookshelf.
Photo: Corcoran
A high-floor two-bedroom in a Ditmas prewar, with nearly 1,000 square feet that honestly feels like a steal. The eat-in galley kitchen balloons into the dining nook with a dramatic window view. The floor-to-ceiling built-in bookcase brings some drama to the living-dining area, as do the rest of the apartment’s prewar touches — archways and coved ceilings. West-facing windows throughout mean golden-hour light. The primary bedroom can handle a queen, and the smaller, second bedroom can fit a twin or crib. It looks like a carve-out, but most carve-out bedrooms don’t have a closet — this one does, per the floor plan. The monthlies are just $770 (plus a $237 assessment through December 2026) and get you a lot: a full-time doorman, a live-in super, shared laundry, a children’s playroom, bike storage and stroller parking (yes, stroller parking), and pretty spacious storage units (although those will cost you another $123 a month). Also, a shared courtyard-slash-garden with a gazebo. Near enough to the Cortelyou main strip and a quick walk to the B/Q at Newkirk Plaza. An editor here has a friend in the building, and she raves about it. Godspeed on whatever bidding war you might face on this one.
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