As seen in this listing picture, the fireplace is bookended by beautiful built-ins with arches
. Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photo: Compass For under a million dollars, one can discover all sorts of real estate configurations: park- and subway-adjacent studios, one-bedrooms hidden in carriage homes or former shoe factories, and even the periodic real two-bedroom. We’re combing the market for particularly spacious, perfectly remodelled, or otherwise worth-a-look homes at various six-digit rate points.
This week: fireplaces and tin ceilings.
33-39 80 St., Apt. 1
As seen in this listing image, this three-bed in Jackson Heights gets
plenty of light. Picture: Compass We discover a lot of practically perfect Jackson Heights garden co-ops here, but this three-bed, two-bath in the Towers still sticks out. It’s a half-floor apartment or condo with many lovely information: nine-foot ceilings, inlaid oak parquets, a working wood-burning fireplace, and a Juliet terrace to the shared leafy yard. The foyer has a step-up entry from the front door, which feels stylish, and the living-room is roomy with beautiful touches in every direction– observe the built-ins with the arches that bookend the fireplace. The main and 2nd bedrooms are well proportioned with dual exposures, while the 3rd features an updated en suite restroom. The remodelled cooking area has a lot of cabinet space and Bosch devices. The maintenance is $2,053 a month, which gets you a bike room, in-building laundry, extra storage, and a live-in extremely. The 34th Opportunity Open Street is simply at the corner, and you have actually got the Queensboro at the other end whenever you’re in the mood for pizza and clam garlic bread. The only drawback is it’s a 13-minute hike to the 7.
418 1/2 E. 9th St., Apt. 3B
As seen in this listing image, this East Town one-bedroom is open and loftlike. Picture
: Courtesy of the owner A renovated one-bedroom duplex co-op that’s a little kooky however also very much updated. The bottom flooring is timeless East Town– exposed-wood beams from the 11-foot ceilings, the brickwork in the living room (which has a working fireplace), wood floorings. The kitchen also seems quite luxe– an Italian steel variety, a dishwasher, flower flooring tiling. Upstairs, the bed room has tin ceilings and room enough for whatever plan you desire. (Plus a walk-in closet.) The refurbished restroom is strongly red, but it features a claw-foot tub and in-unit washer-dryer. (Other modern comforts include a set of mini-split systems.) The regular monthly upkeep is $1,411, which gets you roof rights and a two-minute walk to Tompkins Square Park. Obviously the board is chill, though, and you’re allowed as much as 4 years of renting after a year of living there. Like the majority of the area stock of prewars, it’s a walk-up.
100 Newel St., Apt. 4R
As seen in this listing photo, this Greenpoint one-bed has a
lovely decorative fireplace. Image: Corcoran We do not include Greenpoint much here, I understand. So here’s a top-floor one-bedroom in a 1920s townhouse that gets good light thanks to the east-west exposures. To the left is the airy eat-in kitchen area, with tin ceilings, beadboard cabinets, and an exposed-brick accent wall. Rustic! The dark middle space is most likely the bedroom and presently features a tiny workplace nook currently took. What’s likely to be the living area is decently sized, too, and comes with a decorative fireplace with a soapstone mantel. The restroom’s simple and well preserved. The monthlies are $600, which covers heat and warm water, along with a bike room, your own locker, in-building laundry, and access to a communal garden. You’re down the block from Chrissy’s Pizza for excellent pies, and a six-minute walk to the G at Nassau Avenue.
251 Pacific St., Apt. 22
The living-room of this Cobble Hill two-bedroom, as seen in this listing picture, feels decently proportioned. Photo: Compass
Another top-floor two-bedroom co-op, which seems like a starter household house for this piece of Brooklyn. It’s got windows in almost every space (no wall views, thank God). The living location is decently proportioned for correct dining area next to the svelte kitchen area (the appliances there– a Maytag fridge, Bosch dishwashing machine, and so on– aren’t shabby). The primary bedroom features a customized closet and some leafy views, the second bedroom can hold a nursery or a home office, and an in-unit washer-dryer is hidden in the gallery. The monthlies are $1,313 and get you access to a storage locker (with an additional $20 a month cost) plus a bike room, stroller and scooter storage, and shared laundry. You’re just off Atlantic Opportunity, which implies a five-minute walk or less to Sahadi’s or Trader Joe’s and simply four minutes to the Bergen Street F/G.
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