The custom built-in storage in this Chelsea pre-war co-op, as seen in this listing photo, elevates the living room from charmless to inviting.
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: a renovated one-bedroom in a Chelsea co-op with nice built-ins and a duplex studio in Clinton Hill with loftlike qualities.
360 West 21st St., Apt. 2L
The spacious bedroom in a Chelsea pre-war co-op has enough space for a king-sized bed, a dresser, and a desk, as seen in this listing photo.
Photo: Compass
A compact Chelsea prewar co-op with a tasteful renovation. The kitchen has stone countertops and solid-wood lower cabinetry, and there are restored hardwood floors throughout. Custom built-in storage elevates the living room from charmless to inviting, and the bedroom has enough space for a king-size bed and a home-office setup. The views, well, it’s mostly other walls and the building’s courtyard, but it’s a landscaped garden, which is also open to residents. Pets and pieds-à-terre allowed. The maintenance fees, on the higher end for the neighborhood at just over $1,800 a month, cover the garden’s upkeep and get you a resident manager, storage cage, bike-room access, an elevator, and shared laundry. The Chelsea Market, the High Line, and Dia Chelsea all are close by, which is quite nice.
923 Bushwick Ave., Apt. 2A
Those looking to live the Bushwick-condo life might consider this two-bedroom, which has a well-equipped kitchen and floor-to-ceiling windows, as seen in this listing photo.
Photo: SERHANT
For those rare birds considering condo life in Bushwick, there’s this two-bed, two-bath situated in one of the hard-partying neighborhood’s quiet, residential corridors. There are ten-feet-high ceilings, and the chef’s kitchen has some impressive touches, including a Liebherr refrigerator, an imported cooktop with a vented hood, and black marble countertops. The floor-to-ceiling bay windows in the living area, which look out onto the tree-lined block, are quite stunning, while the king-size primary bedroom has a sleek en suite bathroom that includes a double sink and inset shower layout. The second bedroom, which the current owners appear to be using as an office, has double exposures and another pair of floor-to-ceiling windows. Velvet curtains conceal the in-unit washer-dryer combo, and the monthlies, at $796, are fairly reasonable and get you a shared rooftop terrace and bike room along with private storage in the basement. You’re off the J at Kosciuszko, but let me guess that you mostly work from home, so who cares?
107 Waverly Ave., Apt. 2A
This Clinton Hill duplex studio has a double-height ceiling and gets great light from its oversize windows, as seen in this listing photo.
Photo: Rumah Realty Inc
A duplex studio — what a concept! This one comes with 805 square feet to work with and reads as even grander thanks to a double-height ceiling in the living area plus floor-to-ceiling windows that let plenty of light into the common space. A marble island and stainless-steel appliances fill out the kitchen, and the bathroom has a rain shower and a soaking tub, perfect for contemplating how life could have turned out if you weren’t in a duplex. The built-in library and storage space over the living area is a little bit of a design head-scratcher in that it requires you get a ladder, but it is more space. Monthlies are $830 and get you a shared roof-deck, a bike room, and private storage (perfect for that new ladder). Fort Greene Park and all the nice that comes with it in the surrounding area is a ten-minute walk.
131 Thompson St., Apt. 6F
This Soho one-bedroom has a pretty sizable living area and not-too-shabby views, as seen in this listing photo.
Photo: Compass
This prewar co-op is pied-à-terre-friendly, which makes sense given its shoe-box sizing in a pretty solid location in Soho. We’re fans of the sage-green cabinetry in the renovated kitchen; the (divisive) exposed-brick aesthetic, meanwhile, is featured in both the bathroom and quaint bedroom, which can fit a full-size bed. A sizable living area gets plenty of eastern light. There’s a lot to love. And you’re moving to Soho for a reason, right? Raoul’s is literally around the corner, and Balthazar is just a ten-minute walk away. The maintenance fees are somewhat high for the price, at $1,711 a month, and get you just an elevator, though your life is kind of like Ava in Hacks living at the Americana, except it’s Soho.