Manhattan | 85 Eighth Avenue, No. 6B
Chelsea Studios
$620,000
A 50 square meter shared studio with dishwasher and breakfast bar in the kitchen, an open-plan living/dining area, a raised sleeping alcove behind sliding glass doors, a dressing room, custom-made closets, through-the-wall air conditioning and a private terrace, on the top floor of a six-story gatehouse building with Courtyard, direct access to a public parking garage and shared laundry room. Joshua B. Garner and Mike Fabbri, 203-535-4554, The Agency New York; theagencyre.com
Cost
Maintenance: $1,688 per month
Advantages
There is a laundry room on each floor of the building. The air conditioning systems are new and the heat is included in the maintenance. The board allows permanent subletting after two years.
Disadvantages
The dressing room is opposite the sleeping alcove. The terrace is tiny.
Manhattan | 552 West 43rd Street, #PHA
Hell’s Kitchen Duplex
$2.399 million
A 1,686 square foot two bedroom, two and a half bath condo with open floor plan, quartz countertops, one bedroom with ensuite and powder room on the first level, master bedroom with ensuite and patio and double vanity on the second floor, through wall heater and air conditioning, a washer/dryer, a dedicated storage room and a private elevator on the top floor of an eight-story prewar building with a virtual intercom system. Melissa Leifer and Adam Bokunewicz, 917-364-1274, Keller Williams; kwnyc.com
Cost
Typical fees: $1,582 per month
Taxes: $1,117 per month
Advantages
The design of the house is bright and modern. The master bedroom is large and offers plenty of storage space.
Disadvantages
The building has no communal facilities.
Brooklyn | 111 North Ninth Street, No. 2L
Williamsburg Cooperative
$995,000
A 510 square meter cooperative apartment with one bedroom, one bathroom, an open plan living and kitchen area, integrated appliances, a decorative fireplace, a dressing room, an en suite windowed bathroom, underfloor heating and a washer/dryer and mini-split heating and air conditioning, on the second floor of a 1910 three-story walk-up building with basement lockers. Adrian Savino, 212-760-2690, lives in New York; Livingny.com
Cost
Maintenance: $861 per month
Advantages
The seller is an interior designer and completely renovated the house last year. Additional storage space in the building is included in the maintenance.
Disadvantages
The building has no communal facilities and has a standard buzzer intercom system. The washer/dryer is in the bedroom where the noise can be disturbing.
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