5 Fab Brooklyn Homes for Sale Under $500K
Not everyone’s a millionaire on the hunt for a classic brownstone. So we’ve put together a nice selection of co-op and condo units listed for less than $500,000. Some are small. More than one is a healthy walk from the train. But on the whole, there are some nice options out there. Which would you…
Not everyone’s a millionaire on the hunt for a classic brownstone. So we’ve put together a nice selection of co-op and condo units listed for less than $500,000. Some are small. More than one is a healthy walk from the train. But on the whole, there are some nice options out there.
Which would you choose?
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This sunny one-bedroom duplex comes with two full bathrooms, a washer/dryer, and shared roof terrace with Manhattan views. But it comes with a catch — the buyer needs to pay cash and the apartment is occupied by a renter until July. Also, it’s a good 10-15 minute walk to the nearest train. But those windows!
796 Dekalb Avenue #B8
Price: $475,000
Area: Bedford Stuyvesant
Broker: Corcoran (Vanessa Paulsen)
See it here ->
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This one-bedroom home is on the top floor of one of the finest Romanesque Revival mansions in the city — the Chiclet Mansion. Overlooking the back garden, this apartment has oversized windows and an all-pink “vintage mid-century bathroom.”
115 8th Avenue #10
Price: $499,000
Area: Park Slope
Broker: Halstead (Maria Mackin)
See it here ->
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The bright interior of this new condo building is far from the earlier “dystopian police-state” version of its facade. There’s a nice rooftop terrace. And the kitchen has stainless steel Fisher & Paykel and Bosch appliances. Don’t let the listing photos fool you, though — this studio unit is a compact 449 square feet. And no, it doesn’t have a bedroom.
735 Bergen Street #1A
Price: $479,000
Area: Prospect Heights
Broker: Aptsandlofts.com (Steven Laurelli)
See it here ->
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This sweet 650-square-foot alcove studio has potential. Its size is ample, and it has three large windows looking out over a tree-lined Cobble Hill street. The windowless bedroom is a downside, but with some clever renovation, this apartment could be stellar.
142 Baltic Street
Price: $450,000
Area: Cobble Hill
Broker: Stribling (Peter K. Bowne / Jeffrey M. Rowe)
See it here ->
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Across the street from Prospect Park to the east and the Pavilion Theater to the south, this second-floor one bedroom is in a decent location. The kitchen was recently renovated with custom cabinets, granite countertops, and a dishwasher.
186 Prospect Park West
Price: $475,000
Area: Park Slope
Broker: Brown Harris Stevens (Lisa A. Garcia)
See it here ->
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Well, it looks like there’s a door of some kind on that opening; and the ground plan calls it a “bedroom.”. And while the hiatus in the wall to the right of the door might make it technically an “alcove,” it makes the sleeping space even more of a firetrap, as the fire could enter through that opening and the door, with no secondary egress (the exits from a bedroom have to be separated by a certain number of feet, per fire code). Spaces defined as “alcoves” usually feature an archway wide enough to make the location of a bed part and parcel of the larger space, which would have additional secondary exits…unlike what’s shown here. I don’t know if the DOB or FDNY defines “alcove,” but I rather doubt that just slapping that name on this configuration makes it legal. My concern would be that if that door frame is blocked in a fire, you’re still trapped.. Any experts out there to provide a definitive answer?
Isn’t that “windowless bedroom” on Baltic St illegal to use as such? I thought in order to be legal, a NYC bedroom has to have two means of egress in emergencies: i.e., a door and a window..
It’s technically listed as an “alcove studio” — totally legal