Ocean Beach, Fire Island $899,000
Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,500
Here’s your chance to own your own retreat on this popular island, as an investment property or to enjoy even after all the weekenders and summer visitors go home. New renovations include an open living area, new kitchen and new deck. Agent: Abigail Medvin, Fire Island Real Estate, 631-583-5100
Midtown West $1.499 million
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,150 Maintenance: $1,887
Though marketed as “Manhattan’s most elegant pied-a-terre,” this co-op in a full-service building on West 58th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, would make a fine full-time home, what, with windowed kitchen, large living room and bedroom and ample closets. Agents: James Foreman and Susan Silverman, Warburg Realty Partnership, 212-300-1839 and 212-439-4550
Hoboken, NJ $1.35 million
Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 Square feet: 2,400
It turns out that the turn-of-the-century, single-family, renovated rowhouse you’ve been looking for in the $1 million price range is just across the river, complete with all the essential, homey elements: open kitchen, back deck and even a wet bar in the garden. Agents: Matt Brown and Peter Cossio, Halstead Property, 201-478-6709 and 201-478-6710
Weston, Conn. $585,000
Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2½ Square feet: 2,409
“In need of some TLC,” this three-story 1932 shingle home on 1.43 acres of level land offers classic details like the “Connecticut stone” fireplace in the family room, as well as some updated luxuries like the mahogany kitchen with granite counters and professional appliances. Agent: Eileen Lawrence, Halstead Property, 203-221-0666