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Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, a weekly column that explores what one can buy for a set dollar amount in various NYC neighborhoods. Is one man’s studio another man’s townhouse? Let’s find out! Today, we’re looking at apartments for sale for around $550,000.
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Forest Hills
This one-bedroom co-op in Forest Hills is asking $539,000. It has one bathroom, a living room area, a dishwasher, hardwood floors, and four closets. The building allows pets and has an elevator and a common laundry room. Maintenance charges are $953/month. It’s located on Ascan Avenue, between Austin Street and Queens Boulevard, mere steps from the E and F trains at 75th Avenue and near the Forest Hills Long Island Rail Road station.
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Nomad
Asking a little bit more, $570,000, this studio co-op in Nomad has one bathroom, an eat-in kitchen, an original fireplace, and a walk-in closet. The building allows pets and has an elevator and a common laundry room. Maintenance charges amount to $1,131/month. It’s located on Fifth Avenue, between 30th and 31st streets, mere steps from Koreatown and near the Q, R, and W trains at 28th Street.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
This Bed-Stuy studio condo is up for grabs at $550,000. It has one bathroom, one powder room, a recreation space in the cellar, and a 100-square-foot private garden. It also has hardwood floors, central A/C, a dishwasher, and in-unit washer/dryer. Taxes are $308/month and maintenance charges $244/month. It’s located on Willoughby Avenue, between Throop Avenue and Marcus Garvey Boulevard, near Pulaski Playground and the G train at Myrtle-Willoughby.
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Prospect Park South
On the lower side of the price spectrum, this two-bedroom co-op in Prospect Park South is asking $535,000. It has one bathroom, a living room area, a renovated kitchen, in-unit washer/dryer, and hardwood floors. The building allows pets and has a bike room. Maintenance charges are $864/month. It’s located on Stratford Road, between Caton and Church avenues, mere steps from Prospect Park, and near the B and Q trains at Church Avenue.
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Upper West Side
And, finally, this Upper West Side studio co-op is asking $559,000. It has one bathroom, a Murphy bed, hardwood floors, and a fireplace. It’s renovated and has plenty of lush details including a de Gournay imported wallpaper in the living area. The building has a bike room and a common laundry room. Maintenance charges are $962/month. It’s located on West 74th Street, between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West, mere steps from the park. The nearest trains are the A, B, and C at 72nd Street.
Poll
Which NYC apartment would you choose for $550,000?
This poll is closed
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9%
Forest Hills
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12%
Nomad
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13%
Bedford-Stuyvesant
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43%
Prospect Park South
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21%
Upper West Side
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