This Clinton Hill one-bedroom, as seen in this listing photo, has plenty of space for lounging and movie-watching.
Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photo: Compass
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-bedrooms that could make good two-bedrooms.
This Clinton Hill one-bedroom, as seen in this listing photo, gets great all-day light from the oversize picture windows.
Photo: Compass
An enormous one-bedroom on the top floor of the Clinton Hill Co-ops’ North Campus. The living room can probably address most of your wants and needs, as evidenced by the current staging: a built-in home office, a dining nook, and ample seating for lounging and movie-watching. Also, great all-day light with the oversize south- and west-facing picture windows. The kitchen renovation was “architect-designed,” per the listing, and includes copious white lacquered cabinetry and Blomberg appliances. The bathroom has also been updated, although no architect-designed shout-out there. The bedroom has dual exposures and is also quite spacious. (An alternative floor plan shows that you also can easily carve out a second bedroom.) There are great parquets throughout the apartment, as well. Monthlies are $1,427, and the amenities package includes shared laundry, 24-hour security, a bike room and package room, and a landscaped communal garden. The Clinton–Washington Avenue G train is a six-minute walk, as is Fort Greene Park.
This Lenox Hill one-bedroom, as seen in this listing photo, is prewar charm galore with hardwood floors and beamed ceilings.
Photo: Brown Harris Stevens
Another truly spacious one-bedroom co-op, this time just off Park Avenue. And, per the listing, another floor plan that’s easy to convert to a two-bed. Prewar charm galore: hardwood floors, beamed ceilings, moldings, and a quaint wood-burning fireplace in the dining room. There’s a separate living room, which could be your second bedroom, which gets great south-facing light and comes with lovely built-in shelves. The existing bedroom is also a nice size and comes with more built-in storage. The kitchen comes with what appears to be copper countertops. There’s a 1 percent flip tax, and it’s $2,415 for the monthlies. That gets you shared laundry, a live-in super, and storage space, but also a home that’s just two blocks from the 6 train at 77th Street and an easy walk to Central Park. Audit classes at Hunter to keep your mind sharp.
This Greenwich Village one-bedroom, as seen in this listing photo, feels airy thanks to the nearly nine-foot ceilings.
Photo: Compass
A one-bedroom on lower Fifth that’s ideally located and has great storage. Off the foyer, with its own closet, is the living room, which feels quite airy thanks to the nearly nine-foot beamed ceilings. (The current staging is a bit overstuffed.) The cream cabinetry in the kitchen is custom and the appliances top-shelf: a Liebherr fridge, a Bertazzoni range. The corner bedroom technically has dual exposures, but the eastern view is a wall. Still, there are three — three — closets in there. The renovated bathroom has classic subway tile. The $1,245 monthlies get you in-building laundry and a live-in super and put you in the middle of everything in lower Manhattan: a five-minute walk to Union Square for its many subway stations and superior farmers’ market, a six-minute walk to Washington Square Park to people-watch the NYU crowd, and more coffee shops than any person needs in a five-block radius.
The living area in this Jackson Heights two-bedroom, as seen in this listing photo, has enough space for an oversize sectional and a full dining table.
Photo: Compass
A two-bedroom with a private terrace in a postwar co-op. Off the generously sized foyer is the living room with enough space for an oversize sectional and a full-size dining setup. Past the island is the windowed kitchen, which comes with stainless-steel appliances. Both bedrooms are humanely sized and come with leafy views of the streetscape, so really not much to complain about there. The renovated bathroom comes with a spa vibe thanks to the marble tiling. The monthlies are $958, and the amenities spread includes a bike room and package room, communal laundry, a live-in super, parking in a garage, and, yes, additional storage space. The walk to the 7 train is nine minutes, but the most coveted Open Street, Paseo Park, is just a block away.
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