An Elusive 3-Bedroom Near Prospect Park

This Prospect Park South three-bedroom, as shown in listing photos, had a gut renovation in 2018 that added an extra bedroom and new plumbing. Photo: Courtesy Douglas Elliman

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 Prospect Park South three-bed with very low maintenance and a Brooklyn Heights one-bedroom with serious closet space.

A three-bedroom in Prospect Park South for $950,000

1701 Albemarle Road, #C5 

The kitchen in the Prospect Park South apartment, as shown in listing photos, is open to the large living and dining room. Photo: Courtesy Douglas Elliman

This three-bedroom apartment was gut renovated in 2018 — the owners converted it from a two-bed to a three and put in new oak floors, radiator covers, plumbing, and wiring, among other things. It has a very large living room–dining room–open kitchen, with windows in every room and a washer dryer. But perhaps the most alluring feature is that the maintenance in this pet-friendly co-op is just $634 a month. Imagine!

A Beekman Place one-bedroom for $615,000

425 East 51st Street, #1E

The large, high-ceilinged living room, as shown in listing photos, makes this 750-square-foot one-bedroom feel even more spacious. Photo: Courtesy Serhant

This one-bedroom on a Beekman Place cul-de-sac is around 750 square feet and has high-beamed ceilings, moldings, and hardwood floors. There’s a massive 20-by-13-foot living room, a galley kitchen, a foyer, and a large bedroom with two exposures. The bathroom is nicely old-fashioned, with a pedestal sink; a window; and a big, old tub.

A Brooklyn Heights one-bedroom for $585,000

155 Hicks Street, #3A 

This Brooklyn Heights apartment, as shown in listing photos, has a lot of promise — and an extra room — for a buyer willing to undertake a renovation. Photo: Courtesy Compass

This apartment, located in a pretty red brick townhouse in highly desirable Brooklyn Heights, is a little strange — there’s a large, attractive living room, a cute windowed kitchen, and two “dens” — windowless interior rooms that could be used for sleeping, working, or a really ample storage. The space could use a renovation and maybe a new layout — an apartment in the same line upstairs swapped the bedroom and the kitchen — but it definitely has potential.

A two-bedroom in Morningside Heights for $595,000

1264 Amsterdam Avenue, #3D

This Morningside Heights two-bedroom has an efficient layout, as shown in listing photos, but is unusually well priced for the neighborhood. Photo: Courtesy Douglas Elliman

This two-bedroom co-op is well priced for the neighborhood and has an affordable maintenance of just under $1,000 a month. While the layout is fairly efficient, the space is pleasingly arranged, with nice light in the living and bedrooms and a fair amount of closets and built-in storage. The apartment also comes with a storage space, and the building has a laundry room and free bike storage.