West Village
$645,000
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 600 Maintenance: $931
Looking for a starter apartment that you can share in the “heart of” a prime neighborhood? This prewar Christopher Street co-op is a smallish top-floor walk-up, but there are indeed two cozy bedrooms, plus a washer/dryer, a windowed bathroom and exposed brick. The “investor-friendly” building means “easy” co-op board approval, with no interview required. Agent: Rex Gonsalves, Halstead Property, 212-381-4245
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East Village $960,000
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 800 Common charges: $642
East 11th Street is hip and trendy, and so is the “intimate” building that houses this corner condo with a balcony. The open living/dining area has a “lofty feel,” the windowed kitchen is outfitted with stainless-steel appliances and the “spa-like” bathroom is done up in marble. The building includes a part-time doorman, a roof deck and a gym. Agent: Susan Wires, Stribling and Associates, 646-613-2653
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Greenpoint, Brooklyn
$699,000
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 1,143
Common charges: $484
Set on a “tree-lined” stretch of Monitor Street, this duplex condo features a chef’s kitchen with stainless-steel appliances, a roof terrace with “tranquil views” and a “versatile” layout that’s “ready for custom design,” including a possible second bedroom. Agents: Virginia Incalcaterra and Robert Earl, MNS, 917-743-0731 and 917-239-4425
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Upper East Side $2.1 million
Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 3 Square feet: 1,646 Common charges: $1,555
Featuring “oversized” windows with “open” city views and 10-foot ceilings, this “recently renovated” condo feels very “loft-like,” even though it’s in a full-service postwar building on East 82nd Street. Other bonuses: “generous-sized” bedrooms, a washer/dryer and central air conditioning. Agents: Soozy Katen and Stephanie Kanner, Fox Residential Group, 212-639-9741 and 212-639-9719
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Chelsea $1.595 million
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 1,010 Common charges: $564
This is the real deal: a “true” loft with 11-foot vaulted ceilings set in a former 1908 fabric factory now known as the Chelsea Mercantile (yes, where Katie Holmes is). The condo boasts a “customized” black granite and maple kitchen with a 6-foot-long island — and you can pick up all of your groceries right downstairs in the building’s Whole Foods! Agents: Tracie and Elizabeth Hamersley, Citi Habitats, 917-647-0056 and 917-774-1867
