What $800,000 buys in NYC right now
Melanie Greene and May Pearl for Mike + Marta/Courtesy of Compass
Five apartments, five NYC neighborhoods
Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, a weekly column that explores what one can buy for a set dollar amount in various NYC neighborhoods. Is one man’s studio another man’s townhouse? Let’s find out! Today, we’re looking at apartments for sale for around $800,000.
Melanie Greene and May Pearl for Mike + Marta/Courtesy of CompassSoho
Rustic touches abound in this one-bedroom co-op in Soho, asking $800,000. The unit has exposed brick, wooden shelves and cabinets, and base moldings. It sits inside a Renaissance Revival tenement building that’s part of the Sullivan-Thompson Historic District. Fun fact: The current owner is Tom Tykwer, director of the Netflix series Sense8.
Warburg Realty/Claire GroomeUpper East Side
On the Upper East Side, another one-bedroom co-op is asking $789,000. It has large windows, a spacious living room, hardwood floors, and five closets. It sits on East 86th Street, near a Second Avenue subway station. The building in which it’s located has a gym, a common laundry room, and in-house dry cleaners, per the listing.
Allyson Lubow/Courtesy of Jessica Buchman at the Corcoran GroupGowanus
Meanwhile, in Gowanus, this charming and spacious one-bedroom condo is going for $799,000. Some of its highlights include hardwood floors, a dishwasher and marble countertops in its kitchen, in-unit washer/dryer, and, perhaps most importantly, a private terrace. It’s located mere steps from the F and G trains at Fourth Avenue.
Courtesy of Ideal Properties Group LLCBedford-Stuyvesant
Another one-bedroom duplex condo, in Bed-Stuy is up for grabs, asking $779,000. The apartment has red oak floors, one and a half bathrooms, a cellar, in-unit washer/dryer, and its own (large) private rear yard. It sits on Monroe Street, between Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Lewis Avenue, near the J and Z trains at Gates Avenue.
Craig Devereaux/Courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New York PropertiesMidtown East
Finally, a two-bedroom co-op in Turtle Bay is on the market for $785,000. The elegant apartment has a wood-burning fireplace, beamed ceilings, a large living room, three closets, large windows, and a dishwasher. It sits on East 48th Street, between Second and Third avenues, near the United Nations headquarters.
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