{"id":339855,"date":"2026-09-07T11:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/339855\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T11:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:58:11","slug":"nyc-apartments-under-a-million-chelsea-lenox-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/339855\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Apartments Under a Million: Chelsea, Lenox Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n This double-wide studio in Chelsea, as seen in this listing photo, feels particularly grand with floor-to-ceiling arched windows.
\n Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photo: Compass\n <\/p>\n

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\u2019re combing the market for particularly spacious, nicely renovated, or otherwise worth-a-look apartments at various six-digit price points.\u00a0<\/p>\n

100 West 15th Street, Apt. 4BC<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n This Chelsea studio\u2019s black-tiled kitchen, as seen in this listing photo, looks like something Rick Owens would cook in.
\n Photo: Compass\n <\/p>\n

You don\u2019t get a shot at arched full-height windows every day, and the ones here really make use of the 12-foot ceilings in a loft building that was once a knitting mill. Nor are there many studios with two full baths, a nice perk owed to the combination of two apartments and potentially a key to relationship harmony in the mornings. (The broker notes that adding a wall would easily turn the apartment into a reasonably proportioned one-bedroom.) The charcoal floor tiling and island in the corner kitchen feel like something Rick Owens would have dreamed up<\/a>, as are the primary bathroom\u2019s concrete floors and shower stall. (The second bathroom appears to have a soaking-tub situation.) The monthlies are $1,987, which gets you shared laundry and a lobby delivery locker. (The storage cage has a wait list and will cost extra.) You are right by the 14th Street F and M subway lines and less than ten minutes from Union Square and its legendary Greenmarket.<\/p>\n

209 West 118th Street, Apt. 5K\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n This Harlem two-bedroom, as seen in this listing photo, gets a little funky with its exposed blackened brick and handsome beams.
\n Photo: Brown Harris Stevens\n <\/p>\n

This two-bedroom on West 118th Street is in Garden Court, a pair of five-story buildings dating to 1900. It\u2019s an HDFC, albeit one where the income restrictions are surprisingly lax \u2014\u00a0a $251,955 income cap for a family of three. The details are fun and funky, too: handsome exposed wood beams across the black-painted ceiling and exposed blackened brick in the living area. The L-shaped kitchen, by contrast, is crisp white with a lot of cabinetry, a coffee station (who doesn\u2019t love one of those?), and stainless-steel appliances. The primary bedroom is spacious, with a generous closet and enough room for a seating area in front of the triplet windows, and the second bedroom feels like more than just an office or nursery. The $929 monthly maintenance fees get you access to an 11,000-square-foot courtyard and a package and community room, plus a live-in super and two porters. The B and C trains are around the corner on West 116th Street, and you can wrap up Sunday runs through Central Park\u2019s north woods with a stop at Bo\u2019s Bagels.<\/p>\n

203 East 72nd Street, Apt. 15D<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n This Lenox Hill one-bedroom, as seen in this listing photo, gets a ton of light in the living from its 15th-floor position and double exposures.
\n Photo: Corcoran\n <\/p>\n

This one-bedroom is on the 15th floor of the Bayard House co-op, with triple exposures that return plenty of light and skyline views. A windowed dining area is carved out from the massive living space by some really nice built-ins, but we\u2019re in 2026, so you probably will want to turn that nook into an office or second bedroom. The primary bedroom is generously sized and situated above the co-op\u2019s courtyard. The windowed kitchen is maybe a little dated, with dark-stained cabinetry and black countertops, but it\u2019s hard to complain about its ample cooking and storage space. The bathroom is another case against doing too much when you renovate: The \u201980s Versailles-pink marble and gold trim on the shower stall feels incongruous against the prisonlike grills outside the window.<\/p>\n

315 East 68th Street, Apt. 13J<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n This one-bedroom in Lenox Hill, as seen in this listing photo, is quite the prewar charmer thanks to its high coffered ceiling.
\n Photo: Brown Harris Stevens\n <\/p>\n

Another solid Lenox Hill pick, and it\u2019s a detail-heavy charmer: high coffered ceilings and a wood-burning fireplace in the living area, plus grand oversize windows with a view of 270 Park. The built-ins are quite useful and serve as a visual divider of sorts between the kitchen-dining nook and the living room. (It looks like the current owners didn\u2019t mind eating right across from their fridge.) You can easily fit a king-size bed in the bedroom, which has a south-facing window and dual closets, including a walk-in. As for the bathroom, it has been renovated recently, with white tile that plays nicely with the mid-century cast-iron tub. The amenity spread is great \u2014 a 24-hour attended lobby and on-site resident manager, landscaped roof deck, gym, playroom, bike room, storage cages, laundry facilities, package room \u2014\u00a0and covered by the $1,879 monthlies. You\u2019re right by the Q and 6 trains and, if it\u2019s your scene, the Beach Cafe is just two blocks away.<\/p>\n

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