This Prospect Heights one-bedroom apartment, as seen in a listing photo, flaunts some incredible woodwork.
Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photo: Corcoran
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’s picks include a one-bedroom in Prospect Heights with wood beams and triple exposures and a true three-bedroom — yes, you read that right — with a balcony in Kensington.
233 Prospect Pl., Apt. C1
The apartment, as seen in this listing photo, has no shortage of natural light thanks to its three exposures throughout.
Photo: Corcoran
This Prospect Heights one-bedroom’s got some lovely woodwork going for it: the stunning coffered ceiling in the living room, dark trim for the door and window frames, and refinished parquet floors throughout. It’s all quite cozy. (Conjures I grew up in the woods feelings.) The kitchen was recently renovated and now has ceiling-height cabinets and Samsung stainless-steel appliances, plus a tucked-away washer/dryer combo. The bathroom, also a recent reno, has subway tile on the walls and black hexagon floors below a floating vanity and built-in shelving. Monthlies aren’t terrible, at $946, but there are zero building amenities. Clearly, sellers are banking on location, which is quite excellent: right around the corner from bustling Vanderbilt Avenue and just a couple of blocks from Prospect Park.
370 Ocean Parkway, Apt. 9B
This three-bedroom in Kensington has plenty of storage space, including many closets and custom millwork, as seen in this listing photo, plus a surprisingly low price.
Photo: Corcoran
A three-bedroom, two-bath in Kensington for just shy of a million. Let’s start with the eh: The place is set back ever so slightly from Ocean Parkway, a six-lane major thoroughfare that feeds into Route 27. (Described in the listing as “lush,” but we challenge that kind of sugarcoating.) Looking past the traffic, however, this apartment has space: more than 1,400 square feet, plus a nearly 200-square-foot balcony situated on the opposite side of the building that faces east. There’s generous storage throughout the apartment — six closets and expansive built-in libraries — while the chef’s kitchen is quite nice with marble countertops and custom cabinetry. Bedrooms are properly bedrooms as far as we can tell — no chopped up bedrooms to be found. The monthlies are $1,657 (which presumably include the ongoing $436 assessment for hallway renovation), and get you a 24-hour doorman and live-in super, plus an elevator and in-building laundry. But we’d recommend scheduling a viewing during rush hour to get a true sense of what’s up.
710 West End Ave., Apt. 9C
This Upper West Side one-bedroom, as shown in this listing photo, is pretty picturesque with a grand living area and an eat-in kitchen.
Photo: Douglas Elliman
There’s really not much to be mad about with this Upper West Side junior four. It’s south facing in a prewar building, complete with a foyer that leads into a grand living room, an eat-in kitchen that has plenty of counter space, and a king-size bedroom. The monthlies, at $1,714, aren’t obscene for the neighborhood, and cover private storage, a bike room, and laundry, on top of a 24-hour doorman, live-in super, and porters. You’re a block away from Riverside Park and the 1, 2, and 3 subway lines, a short jaunt to Central Park. Live it up.
361 Clinton Ave., Apt. 5B
This two-bedroom in the Clinton Hill Co-ops’ south campus gets a ton of natural light from its quite large picture window, as seen in this listing photo.
Photo: Corcoran
This Clinton Hill two-bed is quite charming, with a large picture window in the living room and all the natural light that entails. There are oversize windows throughout the apartment, and dual exposures in both the primary and second bedroom (which, fair warning, is quite kid-size and appears to have been carved out of what was once the oversize living room). The original hardwood floors are lovely, as is the copious closet space. The apartment is situated in the south campus of Clinton Hill Co-ops, which were constructed in the 1930s to house the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s workers, and nearby transit options include the G and C subway lines, along with the Navy Yard ferry stop. Like all apartments in the Clinton Hill Co-ops, the maintenance fees — which total $1,268 for this unit — cover 24-hour private security and on-site maintenance staff, plus laundry, a package room, bike storage, and the shared landscaped courtyard. Also, it’s in a nice little neighborhood, obviously.