Need Some Alone Space? 5 Studios in 3 Boroughs Starting at $1,500 a Month

Looking for a studio in Manhattan, Brooklyn or Queens? We found several charming contenders to claim as your own, all with separate kitchens and many with prewar details.

Features include hardwood floors, parquet, moldings, high ceilings and interesting windows. In most of the units, windows are a focal point.

Perhaps surprisingly, in this roundup, Manhattan isn’t the most expensive option — Brooklyn Heights is. In addition to the Upper East Side, we also found options in Kew Gardens, Prospect Lefferts Gardens and Prospect Heights.

Rents range from $1,500 to $2,500 a month.

Which one would you choose?

First up, this delightful prewar number in Prospect Lefferts Gardens features an arched doorway, parquet floors, and a classic black and white floor in the kitchen. There are three windows and sunny garden views, according to the listing. The bath is off the kitchen, which doesn’t have much counter space, but there are four closets and, it appears, plenty of room for bookcases. It’s in a 1921 co-op building with laundry in the basement and a shared garden, not far from Prospect Park.

80 Winthrop Street #R2
Price: $1,500
Area: Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Broker: Corcoran (Katy Porte)
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This elegant Brooklyn Heights studio has a beamed ceiling, multi-paned windows and a pair of sconces in the main room. The kitchen and bath are classic and white, and the apartment appears to have an entry foyer. The apartment has a dishwasher, and there is laundry in the basement, a full-time doorman, live-in super, concierge service, and elevators.

80 Cranberry Street
Price: $2,500
Area: Brooklyn Heights
Broker: Citi Habitats (Rosie Bonamico)
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This rent-stabilized studio on the Upper East Side consists of a large room with hardwood floors and two windows. A closet, the kitchen and the bathroom are grouped together by the front door. The apartment is close to shops, restaurants, and the 4, 5 and 6 trains, according to the listing.

317 East 78th Street #2c
Price: $1,750
Area: Upper East Side
Broker: Bond New York (Iris Corcos and Anastasiia Veliaminova)
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This L-shaped studio in a 1960s building has a dining area off the kitchen. There is also a dressing area in an alcove next to the bathroom. Both bathroom and kitchen are white. The elevator building has a doorman 18 hours a day, parking, and laundry room.

123-60 83rd Avenue
Price: $1,550
Area: Kew Gardens
Broker: Citi Habitats (Howard Glick)
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The main room of this prewar unit features three windows on two exposures and inlaid hardware floors. There is also a large galley kitchen with its own window over the sink on a third exposure. The 1937 building is close to Grand Army Plaza and has an elevator, doorman and laundry room. All utilities are included.

225 Sterling Place #4E
Price: $2,000
Area: Prospect Heights
Broker: Corcoran (Wassim Fakhereddine)
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