This three-bedroom in Morningside Heights, as seen in this listing photo, looks out on a tree-lined street. Photo-Illustration: Suppressed; Picture: Manhattan Real Estate Group
For under a million dollars, one can find all sorts of real estate configurations: park- and subway-adjacent studios, one-bedrooms concealed in carriage houses or former shoe factories, and even the occasional real two-bedroom. We’re combing the market for especially large, perfectly refurbished, or otherwise worth-a-look apartment or condos at different six-digit rate points.
Today: One “estate condition” we believed was absolutely worth it.
55 Tiemann Pl., Apt. 29
Photo: Manhattan Real estate Group A three-bedroom co-op (and not in a tiny closet room method) on Tiemann Place. The set of shotgun-style bedrooms straight off the entry are decently sized and come with closets, in addition to being separated by the bathroom. Farther down is the kitchen area with parquets and a good quantity of kitchen cabinetry, plus a walk through to the dining room that has some sweet batton and board detailing. That’s nearby to what is technically a closetless 3rd bedroom, neglecting the leafy treescape, although the listing is staged with it as a different living room. This one’s a sponsor unit, which suggests no board interview, but it likewise hasn’t been on the market for 25 years, so a little gussying will be required. When it comes to the monthlies, it’s $1,875, plus $404 for a continuous assessment. (The purchaser’s also on the hook for the city and state sponsor transfer taxes and $ 3,000 for the seller’s attorney.) All this gets you a feature spread including a bike room, in-building laundry, additional storage, and a live-in incredibly, however also a prime area with Riverside Park and the 1 train at each end of the block, and simply a six-minute walk to the city’s last Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.
132 Remsen St., Apt. 6
This Brooklyn Heights one-bedroom, as seen in this listing photo, is “estate condition,” however the prewar information are extraordinary. Image
: Compass This one-bedroom apartment in an Italianate brownstone on Remsen Street is an uncommon time capsule. It’s a third-floor walk-up and, per the listing, “estate condition,” but the living-room is prewar splendor: high ceilings, an initial decorative fireplace mantle, a gilded mirrored paneling, and handsome original woodwork and shutters for the bay windows. Also, a 2nd full restroom and an office, although they obviously require a remodelling, too, in addition to the cooking area and bed room. The monthlies are $1,675, and the facilities include … in-building laundry. But the location’s terrific: You’re right down the hall from the District Hall subway station and less than ten minutes from the Boardwalk. Maybe you’ll run into Adam Driver at the ice-cream cart.
689 Myrtle Ave., Apt. 2E
This studio loft in Bed-Stuy, as seen in this listing picture, has large windows that would be ideal for a plant collector. Picture: The Firm
A studio loft in a previous chocolate factory on Myrtle Avenue. The ceilings are quite high (13 feet) and the south-facing windows oversize, so it’s all airy and trendy. (Perfect if you’re an artist, although the listing is software-engineer money, so a minimum of your fiddle-leaf figs will thank you.) The other details are your basic beats for a Brooklyn studio loft: mounted lights, blonde hardwood floors, and an open cooking area with stainless-steel devices. The lofted sleeping area can easily fit a king, and underneath it looks like there’s a pretty large storage cave. There’s likewise in-unit laundry, which is always great. It’s $1,838 for the monthlies, which here means a roof terrace and health club, plus bike storage. The Myrtle-Willoughby G train is seven minutes away, and Cookie’s is even closer for a pleased hour.
319 W. 18th St., Apt. 3D
This one-bedroom in Chelsea, as seen in this listing photo, has a terra cotta floor that’s difficult to miss. Photo: Compass
It’s probably finest practice not to buy an apartment or condo simply for its kitchen area, however the terracotta floor is hard to pass up. There are other things capturing our eye about this one-bedroom at the Chelsea Arms– the hardwood floors and arched entrances throughout, together with the initial crown moldings. The living room’s big enough to hold a couch and a dining nook, and the bed room can fit a king. The restroom is basic however windowed and classy. It’s $1,321 for the monthlies, and that covers a live-in super and video intercom, plus extra storage and a bike space. The 14th Street A/C/E/ L station is under a five-minute walk, and you’re right down the block from the High Line.
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