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.
This week, the star of the show is a renovated Boerum Hill one-bedroom with a wood-burning fireplace.
A one-bedroom in Boerum Hill for $575,000
This cute and snug one-bedroom co-op in Boerum Hill features a wood-burning fireplace and three big living-room windows overlooking the corner of Nevins and Bergen. The space has been freshly renovated with refinished hardwood floors, new kitchen cabinets and counters, a retiled bathroom, and a washer-dryer off the bedroom. It’s also set up with storage in mind; there’s plenty of shelving and a nook by the entrance that could fit a desk. The bedroom, measuring just under eight feet by nine feet, is on the small side — the listing notes that it can fit a full bed. But the space is bright, and the maintenance is just $510 a month. Located close to Atlantic Terminal and the Barclays Center, the apartment offers convenient access to Downtown Brooklyn and a number of other brownstone neighborhoods.
A Jackson Heights studio for $175,000
There aren’t many livable apartments in New York for less than $200,000, but this Jackson Heights studio is both cheerful and cheap, with hardwood floors, east-facing windows, and a charming windowed kitchen. At 11 by 19 feet, the main living area is sizable, and the space is in good condition — the kitchen looks delightfully dated. The bathroom is a bit cramped and less delightfully dated but still entirely functional, and it also has a window. The apartment has a big walk-in closet and $465 a month maintenance. The co-op building is pet-friendly, with basement storage, an elevator, and parking (there is, of course, a wait list for that). It’s located in the neighborhood’s historic district, a half-block from Travers Park.
A one-bedroom in Chelsea for $895,000
This co-op apartment is nicely proportioned, with large rooms, three closets (including one big walk-in) and high beamed ceilings. It also has some nice Art Deco features, including a sunken living room, arched alcove shelving, and hardwood floors. There are plenty of new, high-end features as well: stone countertops and Miele and Sub-Zero appliances in the kitchen and a spa bathroom that features walk-in shower. The only real infelicity is the layout: You enter through the kitchen, which isn’t terrible, just less than ideal. In Chelsea, by Seventh Avenue, the apartment’s location is about as convenient as it gets: a few blocks from the A/C, 2/3, and F trains, along with Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, and Madison Square Park.
A two-bedroom in Washington Heights for $309,995
This two-bedroom, just a few blocks from the Morris-Jumel Mansion, is well-priced and nicely renovated, with fresh paint, semi-soundproof windows, a washer and dryer, and gleaming floors. The catch? It’s in an income-restricted co-op building, meaning a family of three’s income is capped around $112,000 a year. But as with all income-restricted buildings, that only applies at the time of purchase, and unlike many other income-restricted buildings, sale prices in this one are still low enough to be feasible on that salary (provided one has some savings). The monthly maintenance of $730 a month is also quite low. It’s not a sprawling home — the rooms are all quite small, and one of the bedrooms is a little over a foot shy of the size requirements it needs to be a legal bedroom — but there’s a dining room and a small foyer, and the living room and one of the bedrooms have a pleasant, leafy view of the street. The apartment is located by Coogan’s Bluff and the 1 train at 157th Street.