Imagine you have around $950,000 to spend on a place and you've narrowed it down to two apartments in the same neighborhood. How do you make up your mind? The answer is simple: you shove them into a metaphorical cage and let them battle it out until one emerges victorious. It's time for Real Estate Deathmatch.
| Address: | 191 Luquer Street #3B | 86 2nd Place #4 |
| Price: | $975,000 | $899,000 |
| Monthly Costs: | $462 | $712 |
| Square Footage: | 961 | n/a |
| Beds, Baths: | 1, 2 | 3, 1 |
? 191 Luquer Street, a condo, costs $76,000 more, but has 35 percent lower monthly costs (at least until 2022, when its tax abatement expires. It's also up one in bathrooms, but down two in bedrooms. It also includes tin ceilings, decorative fireplaces, and a private roof deck.
? 86 2nd Place, a co-op, is perhaps a bit bigger, although its square footage isn't listed. And it also also includes tin ceilings, decorative fireplaces, and a private roof deck. We're all just going to have to go with our guts on this one.
· Listing: 191 Luquer Street #3B [Corcoran]
· Listing: 86 2nd Place #4 [Corcoran]
· Real Estate Deathmatch archives [Curbed]
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