This Park Slope two-bedroom, as shown in this listing photo, has a pretty ideal location (one block from Prospect Park).
Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photo: Compass
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 Park Slope two-bedroom with a pair of wood-burning fireplaces and a one-bedroom on Clinton Hill’s historic mansion row with a lovely triple-bay window. Honestly, there’s some weird stuff in the mix.
1209 Eighth Ave., Apt. 4L
This Park Slope apartment, as shown in this listing photo, is billed as a two-bedroom, but the layout may require some creative thinking for a young family buying in.
Photo: Compass
This Park Slope co-op is ideally located (right off the park) and has two working fireplaces, lovely built-ins, and in-unit laundry. But is it really a two bedroom? The current layout more or less requires your toddler to sleep on the dining-room banquette. Still, there’s lots to like here: The living room has a wood-burning fireplace, and there are luxe appliances in the renovated kitchen — Fisher & Paykel, Viking — plus a nice amount of counter space. Two bay windows let plenty of light into the bedroom, where you’ll find the second wood-burning fireplace and a bonus little dressing area. (Maybe this is your toddler’s room?) While the co-op is self-managed, the monthlies are still $946. That gets you a bike room and bonus laundry in the building. The place is just a block away from Prospect Park and a four-minute walk from the Seventh Avenue F and G trains.
349 East 49th St., Apt. 5K
This Turtle Bay one-bedroom, as seen in this listing photo, isn’t for every buyer, but if you’re a fan of ruby-red walls and carpeting, you’re set.
Photo: Keller Williams NYC
A Beekman Court one-bedroom with ruby-red walls and carpet throughout: If you love that, you’re set. If not — bring some paint. Monthlies are $1,647 and get you a full-time doorman and live-in super, plus an elevator and laundry in the building. For those in their blue period, perhaps this “colorful” apartment, per the listing, can offer some inspiration. Really, though, we just want you to see this place.
4015 Seventh Ave., Apt. 12
This early-20th-century Sunset Park two-bedroom, as seen in this listing photo, is well preserved, and its south-facing windows let in plenty of light.
Photo: Corcoran
This early 20th-century two-bedroom co-op in Sunset Park is well preserved and gorgeous. The windowed bathroom is an Art Deco stunner in its own right: vintage tiles and the original cast-iron tub, plus a sweet floral wallpaper no buyer should ever strip. (The kitchen wallpaper, however …) The south-facing windows mean lots of light, which makes the charming French doors an even bigger plus. There’s a nice separation between the bedrooms and lovely prewar molding throughout. Even the hallways are pretty. Maintenance fees are an absurdly low $316 a month thanks in part to the co-op’s retail spaces. That covers a live-in super, a laundry room and bike room, and even a shared courtyard. You’re also right off Sunset Park, which maybe doesn’t get enough shine as Brooklyn parks go.
269 Clinton Ave., Apt. A2
This one-bedroom in Clinton Hill, as shown in this listing photo, is loaded with interesting details such as a sunken living room with stone accents that may or may not be real.
Photo: Compass
We look at a lot of apartments for this column, and sometimes they just blur, you know? This one, however, is pretty interesting! Particularly the sunken living room, which has intriguing stone accents (real? Faux? Report back). This one-bedroom co-op, carved out of an 1885 limestone mansion on Clinton Hill’s historic mansion row, has some other charming details to consider, like the triple-bay windows that look out onto the lush front yard. There are wooden floorboards in the kitchen-dining-foyer area, the bedroom is generously sized, and there’s a shared backyard with a barbecue and patio furniture. It’s another self-managed co-op. The monthlies here are $1,034 and get you your own storage and bike spot, plus in-building laundry.