For under a million dollars, one can find all sorts of housing configurations: park- and subway-adjacent studios, one-bedrooms hidden in carriage houses or former shoe factories, and even the occasional true two-bedroom. We’re combing the market for particularly spacious, nicely renovated, or otherwise worth-a-look apartments at various six-digit price points.
We’ve found you a Morningside Heights two-bedroom for $875,000 and a Chelsea one-bedroom where you can swim laps every morning.
A Park Slope one-bedroom for $875,000
Although this one-bedroom co-op apartment is located just a block from Prospect Park, the vibe is Soho loft, with exposed-brick walls, exposed ceiling beams, pressed-tin ceilings, and sliding glass doors dividing up the space. The apartment is large for a one-bedroom, with a railroad layout that has the living room facing the street, the bedroom at the opposite end overlooking the backyard, and the kitchen and a windowless dining room–slash–den in the middle. The place is decked out: There are working fireplaces in the living room and bedroom, a kitchen with high-end appliances, and a washer and dryer in the unit. The eight-unit building, in prime Park Slope, has perks, too: basement storage, a roof deck, and a monthly maintenance fee of just $700.
A Morningside Heights two-bedroom for $785,000
A true two-bedroom with windows in every room and a nice layout, this prewar co-op apartment seems like a very pleasant place to live. The living room is south-facing, as is one of the bedrooms. Besides the somewhat dated (but also perfectly fine!) kitchen and bath renos, and the one dark gray accent wall in a bedroom (an easy fix), it’s hard to find fault with this apartment. The bedrooms are both well sized (the bigger one can definitely fit a king bed), the ceilings are high, the floors are hardwood, and there is a proper entrance foyer. Located in an elevator building with bike and basement storage, close to the 1 train between Amsterdam and Broadway.
A Chelsea one-bedroom for $799,000
London Terrace, a prewar complex off Ninth Avenue in Chelsea, is known for two things: large apartments and a half-Olympic-size indoor swimming pool where you can actually do laps. (Many luxury buildings have pools, but not many of them have ones large enough to actually train for a triathlon in.) The building also has a sauna, steam room, gym, and roofdeck, not to mention the large interior courtyard, parking garage, and 24-hour doorman. This North-facing one-bedroom has a chic neutral color palette, and the living room and bedroom are both enormous, with beamed ceilings and arched windows. The bathroom also has the original black-and-white tile from the 1930s. The downsides? A kitchen that’s nookish and high maintenance of $2,332 a month.
A Sutton Place one-bedroom for $629,000
Sutton Place seems to have the prettiest apartments, and this one is a beauty: a big south-facing living room, herringbone floors, a decorative fireplace, and beamed ceilings. The bedroom has southern and western exposures and two closets — the apartment has a total of five, including two walk-ins — and there are windows in every room. There’s a foyer (of course) and a white-tiled bathroom and kitchen. The latter is off the foyer, by the front door, but given that it’s a one-bedroom, it’s not such a schlep to the living room. The monthly maintenance of $1,884 is on the high side but typical of a white-glove building, and it includes electricity and premium cable. The building is also pet-friendly and across the street from a new Trader Joe’s.