Manhattan | 170 Norfolk Street, No. 18
Lower East Side Co-op
$910,000
A one-bedroom, one-bath, 600-square-foot prewar apartment with a combined living and dining room that has a skylight, a windowed kitchen with stainless steel appliances, a windowed bath, exposed brick walls and a private 550-square-foot roof deck, on the top floor of a non-doorman walk-up building. Thomas Kidwell, Bond New York, 917-741-1265; bondnewyork.com
MAINTENANCE
$1,184 a month
PROS
The co-op is made up of two buildings separated by a courtyard, one located directly on Norfolk Street and the second tucked behind it. This apartment is in the second building, which can make encountering the home feel like discovering a secret garden.
CONS
The apartment is up four flights of stairs, which may be too much for some. The laundry room is in the front building.
Manhattan | 50 Morningside Drive, No. 62
Morningside Heights Co-op
$1.35 million
A three-bedroom, one-and-half-bath, 1,200-square-foot prewar apartment with a living room that has eastern views over Morningside Park, a formal dining room, a windowed kitchen with marble counters, a dressing area with built-in closets serving as a home office, and a primary suite with an interior stained-glass window, on the top floor of a six-story, non-doorman elevator building with a live-in superintendent. Tyler Whitman, The Agency, 917-565-5166; theagencyre.com
MAINTENANCE
$1,652 a month
PROS
There’s a deep coat closet by the front door. The dining room could neatly be converted into a bedroom with an en suite bath.
CONS
The half bath, which began life as part of staff quarters, is tiny. The views from some of the windows are of an air shaft.
BROOKLYN | 274 St. John’s Place., No. 1A
Prospect Heights Co-op
$649,000
A one-bedroom, one-bath, 700-square-foot prewar apartment with a combined living and dining room that has a bay window, an open kitchen with a dishwasher, a washer and dryer, and hardwood floors, in a non-doorman walk-up building near Grand Army Plaza. Nathalie Roy, Corcoran Group, 718-501-8763; corcoran.com
MAINTENANCE
$792 a month
PROS
The apartment comes with a basement storage bin. The maintenance charge is low.
CONS
The unit is on the ground floor, and the living room windows face a sidewalk, which explains the bars.
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