{"id":310593,"date":"2026-07-31T11:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T11:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/310593\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T11:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T11:18:12","slug":"this-weeks-best-nyc-rentals-prewars-galore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/310593\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week\u2019s Best NYC Rentals: Prewars Galore"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: Douglas Elliman\n <\/p>\n

While prices remain high in the New York City real-estate market, at least the AQI is down and the Legionnaires\u2019 situation on the Upper East Side appears to be improving. I took both as a sign to avoid the neighborhood entirely, instead making stops in Washington Heights, the Lower East Side, Crown Heights, Carroll Gardens, and Boerum Hill. Keep reading for a price comparison at the bottom, and a friendly reminder to wash your raspberries like your life depends on it.<\/p>\n

$2,895, 1-bedroom:<\/a> Strong hardwoods, clean, and under $3,000 \u2014 a trifecta I can get behind.<\/p>\n

$3,800, 2-bedroom:<\/a> Floor-through brownstone apartment with a railroad feel. Tile with dark-looking grout in the kitchen is unfortunate but at least they went with bright white and not beige or, worse, imitation terra-cotta.<\/p>\n

\"582 <\/p>\n

\n 582 St. Marks Avenue.
\n Photo: Douglas Elliman\n <\/p>\n

$2,800, 1-bedroom:<\/a> Oh dear, it seems I summoned the imitation terra-cotta into being. But this is an otherwise solid prewar with strong parquet that\u2019s just a smidge rough around the edges.<\/p>\n

$3,800, 2-bedroom:<\/a> Classic brownstone that\u2019s heavy on the mahogany \u2014 the original details are lovely, but then there\u2019s a lot of imitation marble in the bathroom and kitchen. Because sometimes God doesn\u2019t give with both hands.<\/p>\n

$1,850, 1-bedroom:<\/a> Haven\u2019t seen a price like this for a brownstone apartment since before the pandemic? Kitchen\u2019s a little rough, but still: Something must be wrong. Go scout for me and report back, please.<\/p>\n

\"95 <\/p>\n

\n 95 1st Place.
\n Photo: Real Street Inc\n <\/p>\n

$12,500, 4-bedroom:<\/a> I have to admit I was fooled by the bookshelves into thinking this was a more refined apartment than the rest of the pictures reveal it to be. But 2,500 square feet is a lot of real estate in this part of town.<\/p>\n

$8,500, 1-bedroom:<\/a> An architectural feat: Look out for the dramatic glass atrium and an angled glass roof that floods the landing with natural light!<\/p>\n

$12,500, 3-bedroom:<\/a> I was getting a witchy feeling that Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig once lived here. And what do you know \u2026 they were next door.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"413 <\/p>\n

\n 413 Sackett Street.
\n Photo: Brooklyn Real Inc\n <\/p>\n

$10,250, 2-bedroom:<\/a> When the planks are that wide, you know I can\u2019t not list it. I\u2019m sorry that I\u2019m not sorry.<\/p>\n

$3,800, 1-bedroom:<\/a> We\u2019ve reentered the realm of normal with this aggressively average apartment that\u2019s on the cheaper end for the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

$3,650, 1-bedroom:<\/a> A moment of silence for the size of the window in the kitchen, please. Technically Boreum Hill, by the way.<\/p>\n

$2,800, 1-bedroom:<\/a> Generously proportioned prewar apartment with tasteful updates, no notes.<\/p>\n

$2,300, 1-bedroom:<\/a> Another strong-boned prewar that I\u2019m having difficulty critiquing, especially at that price point.<\/p>\n

\"605 <\/p>\n

\n 605 West 180th Street.
\n Photo: TriBro NYC LLC\n <\/p>\n

$3,650, 2-bedroom:<\/a> Just a wealth of prewars up here \u2014 this one is slightly over-varnished in the parquet department, but that\u2019s not at all a disqualifier.<\/p>\n

$3,000, 1-bedroom:<\/a> When I tell you that every other apartment on the Lower East Side is north of $5,000, all that exposed brick may start to look better and better.<\/p>\n

\"172 <\/p>\n

\n 172 Delancey Street.
\n Photo: Douglas Elliman\n <\/p>\n

I present to you, at $875,000, a duplex one-bedroom<\/a> on Lincoln Place that feels a little more elevated than your typical garden apartment.\u00a0I like that the parlor and the bedroom are on separate floors and that there is more than one patio.\u00a0Private outdoor space in Prospect Heights is not a given, and the original details help offset the sort-of-hefty maintenance. And then there is \u2026 this. <\/a>Let\u2019s be honest: Unless you accidentally bought bitcoin in 2011 and forgot about it, this house is most likely JFF (just for fun\/fantasy). A former carriage house turned architect-designed compound with a guesthouse, spa, two-car garage, three wood-burning fireplaces, Venetian plaster, and more bespoke millwork than I\u2019ve ever seen in a single residence. I don\u2019t think I\u2019d have a hard time deciding between the two.<\/p>\n

\"375 <\/p>\n

\n 375 Lincoln Place.
\n Photo: Corcoran\n <\/p>\n

\"497 <\/p>\n

\n 497 St. Johns Place.
\n Photo: Corcoran\n <\/p>\n

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