The living room of this Jackson Heights co-op, as shown in this listing photo, is quite a stunner with its multiple exposures, built-ins, and working fireplace.
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, we found the perfect apartment in Jackson Heights. No notes. Also, a duplex in Hudson Square
35-27 76th St., Apt. 21
This Jackson Heights two-bedroom, as seen in this listing photo, is 1,100 square feet with a very human layout.
Photo: Compass
A prewar two-bed, two-bath in the Jackson Heights Historic District really couldn’t be prettier. The apartment is 1,100 square feet with a very human layout — each bedroom is situated on opposite ends of the living room, which has multiple exposures, built-ins, and a working fireplace. (The elevator opens directly into the foyer, which feels fancy.) The sunroom bedroom has an en suite bath, and the main bath is advertised as having a “six-foot tub. Wow!” The kitchen is small and windowed. The grounds are green and lovely. Maintenance is a tolerable $1,145 a month, which gets you a storage unit, a laundry, and a live-in super. The previous owner appears to have stayed put for 20 years, which bodes well.
47 King St., Apt. 2
This one-bedroom co-op, as seen in this listing photo, feels moody and intimate with its wide-plank floorboards and wood-burning fireplaces.
Photo: Brown Harris Stevens
This one-bedroom duplex in Hudson Square is part of a petite co-op composed of three Federal-style townhouses. Somehow, this is the unit’s first resale since the buildings went co-op half a century ago. The apartment feels moody and intimate, with wide-plank dark hardwood floors and a wood-burning fireplace on each level. The kitchen on the top floor may be a shoe box, but the living-dining area is spacious and leads to a balcony overlooking the verdant communal courtyard. The lower floor can fit a king-size bed and an office area and has built-ins and an in-unit washer-dryer. The building is self-managed, but the monthlies are a little steep at $1,654. Perks are limited: a bike room, a part-time super, and a communal laundry you may not need given the in-unit setup.
21 S. William St., Apt. 5D
While this one-bed, seen in this listing photo, is in the Financial District, it has nice kitchen appliances and a bedroom of a comfortable size.
Photo: Mark O’Brien Development LLC
This one-bed, one-bath condo in Fidi may be what it takes to sell people on life among the office towers. The ceilings are tall, the windows oversize, and the bedroom itself 175 square feet. The chef’s kitchen has all the boldface brands — Viking, Liebherr, Miele — plus a breakfast bar and granite counter, and the Juliette balcony looks out on cobblestoned streets and … office buildings (“a picturesque backdrop to your city lifestyle,” per the listing, which, if that speaks to your soul, great). Common charges and taxes total $1,918, and that covers a virtual doorman, a fitness center, a rooftop deck with river views, and a communal laundry on each floor.
224 E. 11th St., Apt. 19
This East Village two-bedroom, as seen in this listing photo, is pretty boilerplate — petite rooms, a fourth-floor walk-up — but in a great location with views of a tree-lined backyard.
Photo: Compass
A pro forma East Village two-bed that’s a fourth-floor walk-up, so of course you’re buying for the location: only three minutes to La Cabra Bakery for cardamom buns and less than ten to Tompkins Square Park for weekend mosh pits. While only a child or a monk could feasibly live in the smaller of the two bedrooms, the apartment’s seven windows look out on a tree-lined backyard and natural light floods the space. The maintenance is $1,280 a month, which gets you access to a roof deck and bike room, plus in-building laundry.