As seen in this listing photo, triple exposures give this railroad-y three-bedroom condo in Prospect–Lefferts Gardens an airy feel.
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.Â
This week, we’ve got three-beds in Prospect–Lefferts Gardens and Kensington, plus a convertible two-bed in Lenox Hill that’s a quick walk to Central Park.
As seen in this listing photo, this Prospect–Lefferts three-bed’s primary bedroom is generously sized, and the brick accent wall isn’t a bad touch.
Photo: SERHANT
There’s a lot to love here: For one, it’s a three-bedroom, two-bathroom condo in an eight-unit prewar. The two larger bedrooms can easily fit king-size beds (the primary bedroom can also handle a desk area for the work-from-home days). There are hardwood floors throughout, and you’ve even got a vented stove in the kitchen, which also comes with new Bosch stainless-steel appliances. And even with a railroadish layout, the triple exposures help give the place a nice, airy feel. Should three beds in less than 1,000 square feet feel a little tight, we might suggest taking a sledgehammer to the middle bedroom to help open up the living-dining area or just turning the front bedroom into a brighter living room. The monthlies are $800 and get you basement storage plus a shared courtyard that seems … fine. You’re right around the corner from the 2/5 station at Sterling Street and less than a 15-minute walk from Prospect Park and the B/Q/S trains there.
As seen in this listing photo, the living room in this Kensington apartment is embarrassingly huge, so you can follow your bliss on what to do there.
Photo: Douglas Elliman
Somehow, we found another three-bed, two-bath, this time in a Kensington postwar co-op. The living-dining area in this one is embarrassingly huge at over 330 square feet, so you can follow your bliss on what to do there. The two larger bedrooms come with a pair of closets, while the smallest bedroom, which may have been carved out of the ginormous living area, has double exposures and can easily work as a nursery or office setup. The bathrooms are fine, and the only real gripe is that the renovated kitchen somehow feels a little dated with the oversize floor tiling. The maintenance isn’t bad at $1,094 a month, although that could very well change with the building’s J-51 tax abatement expiring this year, per the listing. Still, that gets you heat, water, and gas, a shared laundry room, and the quite nice location: a nine-minute walk to the Cortelyou Q, with plenty of bars and restaurants along the way.
As seen in this listing photo, it’s hardwood floors and gorgeous park and harbor views at this top-floor co-op in Sunset Park.
Photo: Corcoran
A top-floor two-bedroom in one of Sunset Park’s Finnish co-ops. This prewar has ten-foot ceilings and original parquet floors, plus the layout puts the two, well-sized bedrooms with French doors on opposite ends of the apartment — it’s the little things. We’re fans of the butcher-block countertops in the newly renovated kitchen, which comes with plenty of cabinet and storage space, plus a dramatic window. The monthlies are a relatively low $790, although the building is self-managed. Still, that gets you a live-in super, shared laundry, bike storage, and solar panels on the roof (which helps with the electricity bill). You’re also directly across the street from Sunset Park and, come summer, one of the best Olympic-size public pools in the five boroughs (sorry, Astoria). Only downside is it’s a 13-minute hike to the 36th Street station for the N/R/D trains, but maybe you’re the biking type anyway.
As seen in this listing photo, this Lenox Hill one-bedroom’s living area gets great light and seems like a natural extension of the adjacent corner room.
Photo: Brown Harris Stevens
Okay, yes, it’s technically a one-bedroom, but even the listing thinks this is crazy. It’s huge — 1,000 square feet — and the primary bedroom looking out on Third Avenue is similarly big and comes with an en suite bath. Elsewhere, there’s a corner library, which the current owners have wisely decided to make an extension of their well-lit living room. There’s also a separate dining room, which seems like a decent place to stick an extra bedroom. (We’ve seen stranger.) The place is fine as is if you’re living the one-bedroom life — even the dated kitchen is sort of charming. (Can we say the same for the en suite bath’s brown marble? Unclear.) Maintenance fees are what you’d expect for Lenox Hill — $2,203 — and there’s a nearly $382 monthly assessment running through January 2026, but that gets you a full-time doorman and live-in super; a spread of amenities including shared laundry, a renovated fitness center, a children’s playroom, a bike room, and cold storage; and even all your utilities and basic cable. You’re less than two blocks from the 68th Street 6 train and Whole Foods, and a little less than a ten-minute walk to Central Park.
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