Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photo: Corcoran
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.Â
This week, some wild cards.
1139 Prospect Avenue.
Photo: Corcoran
A top-floor one-bedroom condo with oversize windows that’s a quick walk to Prospect Park. The main space is a combined open kitchen and living room, though the light coming in from the French doors off the bedroom helps keep things airy instead of cramped. (The kitchen appliances look newish, and there’s a dishwasher.) The bedroom is queen-size, but you could likely fit an armoire since the room lacks closets. The bathroom is clean and unremarkable, though the bowl sink may drive you a bit insane. Common charges and taxes come in just shy of $800 a month. Not much in terms of amenities here: There’s a shared roof-deck, an elevator, and laundry in the basement.
755 Washington Avenue.
Photo: Corcoran
It’s a new build, but the windows and layout of this one-bedroom condo caught our attention. There are also a good number of closets and two balconies with western views. The interior is simple and not too time-stamped: wide-plank white-oak floors, blackened steel windows. The kitchen has oak cabinets and marble countertops. The appliances are Bertazzoni and Bosch. More walnut and bronze fixtures in the bathroom, which has a tub, rain showerhead, and a sort of subtle checkerboard floor. Common charges and taxes will come to about $1,000 a month, but it’s a new building, so there are some amenities: a rooftop garden, fitness center, package room, co-working space in the cellar, parking spots for purchase, and an elevator.
3 East 85th Street.
Photo: CITY SPHERE
It hurts to recommend an apartment without a view, but this studio on East 85th Street has other charms: It’s right on Central Park and a block from the Met, the herringbone floors are gorgeous, and it’s a co-op by J.E.R. Carpenter (a peer of Rosario Candela’s). The kitchen is small, but the dishwasher and fridge are hidden in cabinets, keeping things tidy. (There is currently no freezer, but apparently there is room to slot one in.) The bathroom looks well maintained, though it’s more prewar than spa. There are three closets to help you hide things away. The monthlies are decent for the neighborhood at $1,328. The building has two elevators and a live-in super who seems to do a bit extra (packages and newspapers will be brought to your door, for example), and there’s laundry in the basement. Pieds-à -terre are sort of a blight on the city, but this would be a great pied-à -terre.
45-02 Ditmars Boulevard.
Photo: City Skyline Rentals LLC
More great windows in this Ditmars-Steinway one-bedroom condo. The building went up in 2008, which is clear in some of the finishes (the hardwoods would benefit from being sanded and stained a less upsetting shade), but the light is good and the ceilings are high. The kitchen is a decent size (though much like the floors, the cabinets could use a touch-up) and comes with a dishwasher. The bathroom is beige, beige, beige. The building has some nice amenities, though: laundry on every floor, a fitness center, a parking garage, package room, and a live-in super. Common charges are about $1,200. It’s a bit of a hike to the closest subway station, so bear that in mind.
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