422 West Broadway. Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: SERHANT |
Not looking great out there, folks. I floated around Manhattan and beyond — with a particular and, in hindsight, misguided focus on the Upper East Side. Because I enjoy pain, I toured some impractical, astronomically priced lofts in Soho — my heart wants what it wants, what can I say. (Which is unfortunate for my heart, as it will probably never be housed in a Soho loft.) In an effort to find some price-tag relief, I visited a few three-bedrooms in Sunnyside that go for less than the price of any one-bedroom in Manhattan. Perhaps my heart is destined for Sunnyside? Stay tuned for a little Craigslist twirl toward the bottom.
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$3,200, 1-bedroom: Sadly, this was a highlight from the week. And that’s because it’s a true one-bedroom, with enough space to walk around and make an egg and do your laundry. Let’s just not get into the black-netted canopy bed … okay?
$3,100, studio: While you can’t really walk around much, you get to enjoy the charm of that glorious, leaded casement window. |
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50 East 96th Street. Photo: Compass |
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$7,850, 3-bedroom: Prewar in great shape, with tasteful mahogany paneling throughout, a large-format checkered tile in the kitchen, and close proximity to the park. Expensive but for good reason!
$4,025, 1-bedroom: Not mad at this one. Nice wainscotting, huge kitchen with a gray-laminate tile I like, and robust streams of natural light throughout.
$4,075, 1-bedroom: I thought the alleyway was nice? $4,500, 1-bedroom: I guess? If you have to?
$6,400, 2-bedroom: An idiosyncratic two-bedroom with a dramatic winding stair that leads to an undeniably pleasant roof terrace.
$7,995, 3-bedroom: The living room feels like the dining room of a ship, and for that reason, she stays. |
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1175 York Avenue. Photo: LEVEN Real Estate |
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$8,900, 3-bedroom: Feels expensive for what it is — what is it? A prewar in a full-service building with solid parquets and windows on almost all sides.
$12,000, studio: Have always wondered what it would be like to live in a defunct Otte.
$13,500, 3-bedroom: An out-of-range but kind of fab classic six, equipped with all the pastels, toile wallpaper, and four-poster beds you would expect from a place like this.
$8,995, 3-bedroom: A slightly more affordable and decidedly less grand classic six. |
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234 61st Street. Photo: Compass |
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$3,150, 3-bedroom: As promised, a three-bedroom for the price of one. This one has a bay window that looks out onto a robust patch of trees, and it’s a block from the water.
$3,200, 1-bedroom: Finally, a one-bedroom where you can spread out and enjoy natural light — imagine that! This one is definitely on the funky side, but it can be un-funked with a coat of paint and some elbow grease. |
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$2,125, studio: If you can’t find me, it’s probably because I’ll be lying on this lobby’s perfect terrazzo in front of the cone-shaped fireplace until further notice. |
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$10,500, studio: This one’s just for fun — 1,400 square feet of naked space, imagine? Overrenovated for my taste, but I do like the stainless-steel staircase. |
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422 West Broadway. Photo: SERHANT |
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And Now for Some Craigslist |
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A pre-war apartment on Cliff Avenue in Yonkers. Photo: Courtesy the owner |
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Feeling too tired to look at another sad, Upper East Side floor plan of a single square broken up into 400 smaller squares, I took to Craigslist to lift my spirits. And it obviously did, as it always does. Tired of overpaying for your shoebox studio apartment and looking to mix things up? I present to you |
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