Niches and Arches: Five Jazz-Era One-Bedrooms Starting at $239K

Looking for a bit of jazz-age style in your home? We’ve pulled together five character-filled prewar apartments where you can imagine swanning through your gracious arched foyer and perhaps stepping down into your sunken living room to sip a cocktail as you spin around your roomy apartment.

Many have charming period touches such as arches, built-in niches and hardwood floors.

Our picks are all one-bedroom co-op apartments. They range in price from $239,000 to $825,000.

They are located in Brooklyn and Manhattan in a variety of neighborhoods: Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope, Flatbush, Inwood and Washington Heights.

Which one would you choose?

First on our list is a graciously proportioned apartment in Flatbush with all the hallmarks of 1930s apartments in New York. Our favorite features include the sunken living room and large entry foyer with a built-in niche with shelves. There is also an eat-in kitchen and a lot of closet space. The six-story apartment building is located a few blocks from Brooklyn College, the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts, and Target.

3220 Avenue H #2F
Price: $239,000
Area: Flatbush
Broker: Douglas Elliman (Robert Nicoletti)
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In Park Slope, we find another large apartment with arched entries, parquet floors and five closets. The unit has two exposures and the bedroom is tucked down a hallway from the living and dining areas for maximum privacy. Located in a doorman building, it is a block from Prospect Park and within walking distance of iconic Brooklyn institutions, including the Brooklyn Botanical Garden and the Brooklyn Public Central Library.

44 Prospect Park West #A1
Price: $749,000
Area: Park Slope
Broker: Douglas Elliman (Yael Kasakove)
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This top-floor unit is located on charming Orange Street in Brooklyn Heights. This sponsor unit requires no board approval before moving in and enjoying the Art Deco charm of its sunken living room and arched entry foyer. The kitchen and bathroom have been updated. The building also has a shared roof deck with views of Manhattan.

72 Orange Street #6A
Price: $825,000
Area: Brooklyn Heights
Broker: Brooklyn Heights Real Estate Inc (Julie Elizabeth Cohen)
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We move out to Manhattan and find another sponsor unit in a 1920s building located in Inwood at the very northern tip of the island. The spacious apartment also has an updated kitchen but retains its jazz-age charm with a sunken living room, archways, a shelved niche and closets galore. The six-story building is close to Isham and Inwood Hill parks as well as the weekend farmer’s market.

95 Park Terrace East #2D
Price: $430,000
Area: Inwood
Broker: Citi Habitats (Magdalena Ferenc and Eric Kidhardt)
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Our last find is again in Manhattan in the little area of Washington Heights often referred to as Hudson Heights. Another nicely proportioned apartment, this one features a large dining foyer leading to a sunken living room. Some of the original hardware has survived in the bathroom, and lovely chevron-patterned hardwood floors extend throughout the main spaces. The building is sited on a corner, allowing for multiple exposures in some units and boasts a part-time doorman. It is near a small shopping and dining stretch and an easy walk to the Cloisters.

255 Cabrini Boulevarde #6E
Price: $419,000
Area: Hudson Heights
Broker: Halstead Property (Gretchen DeChellis)
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