An 1870 1-Bedroom With Skylights and Fireplace in Brooklyn Heights for $945,000

An 1870 One-Bedroom With Skylights and a Fireplace in Brooklyn Heights for $945,000 This one-bedroom in Brooklyn Heights, as seen in this listing photo, feels particularly grand thanks to the many remaining 1870 details. Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photo: Compass 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. This week, we’re bullish on the joys of Brownstone Brooklyn one-bedrooms and also found a Greenwich Village one-bed that’s a real terrace-maxxer. 39 Remsen St., Apt. 4A As seen in this listing photo, this one-bedroom in Brooklyn Heights gets great south-facing light thanks to the original oversize windows. Photo: Compass Lots of 1870 detail remains in this brick-and-brownstone co-op: the living room’s pocket-door frames and crown molding, a grand wood-burning fireplace with a burled maple mantel that stretches right up to the ten-foot-high ceiling. (You’ve also got a pair of south-facing floor-to-ceiling windows flanked by their original casements, plus some great inlaid floors throughout.) Through a pair of large wood doors is the bedroom, with another oversize window and more than enough space for a king-size bed, your very own reading nook, and two walk-in closets. The kitchen is tucked away in the back, but the skylight keeps it from feeling too cavelike. (The renovated bathroom has one, too.) As you might fear, the $1,995 monthlies don’t get you much — your own basement storage locker and a part-time super — but you’re right by Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Promenade (brace yourself for the next few years), and it’s a seven-minute walk to the Borough Hall subway lines. 588 Henry St., Apt. 2 As seen in this listing photo, this one-bedroom in a Carroll Gardens brownstone feels particularly airy thanks to the nearly 12-foot-high tin ceilings. Photo: Sotheby’s International Realty Another brownstone jewel box, this time on the parlor floor with quite a few updates. The tin ceiling dates to around 1900, as do the trio of oversize windows facing the backyard gardens, but the walnut floor is brand new, and the kitchen’s undergone quite a refresh: white Shaker-style cabinetry, Bosch appliances, and a bar counter made out of a salvaged slab of mahogany. As for the rest of the 27-foot-deep common space, you can put in a little corner desk as well as a TV-and-couch operation and shelving. In the bedroom, there are deep-storage areas on top of the closet, and the oversize windows have had the original pocket shutters restored. The bathroom’s been updated, too, with a soaking tub and blocky tiling. The maintenance fees here are a little tamer — $1,100 a month, perhaps because this five-unit co-op is self-managed — and get you your very own washer and dryer in the basement plus access to a shared storage area. You’re two blocks from Lucali if you want to try to beat the line, and Mazzola is only a bit further for a loaf of lard bread. 35 E. 10th St., Apt. 2D As seen in this listing photo, this Greenwich Village one-bedroom feels more spacious thanks to the enormous terrace just outside the living room. Photo: Compass You’re buying this unit for the terrace. The apartment itself is fine, if perhaps slightly dated. (It’s been off the market for 20 years, apparently.) The living-and-dining area is about 200 square feet, and the galley kitchen has a passthrough that can be used as a counter but also sheds a little extra light on the dark cabinetry and jet-black tile. The bedroom, on the other hand, has great oversize windows but a raspberry paint job that maybe warrants running to your closest Sherwin-Williams. As for that terrace, it has 600 square feet to play with and is accessible through the living room (just be mindful of unwanted guests). The maintenance fees are $1,984 a month plus another $507-a-month assessment through January 2028 for a boiler replacement, and they get you a bike room, in-building laundry, and a super. 175 E. 93rd St., Apt. 3A As seen in this listing photo, this studio in Carnegie Hill has moldings galore that nicely set off the many, many built-ins. Photo: Compass This prewar postage stamp is another case where modern conveniences have been tastefully incorporated. Here, that means many, many built-ins and storage areas throughout, including cabinetry and shelving that effectively create an office that frames the large south-facing windows. There are high coffered ceilings and hardwood floors and moldings galore. The tiny corner kitchen has been updated with white cabinetry and a tiled backsplash, while there’s more new white finishes in the bathroom. The monthlies, at $943, get you nothing special, but you’ve got the park nearby and the upper Upper East Side all around you. 225 Central Park W., Apt. 718 As seen in this listing photo, the many prewar details in this Upper West Side apartment complement what amounts to a personal museum in the living room. Photo: Douglas Elliman Last week, we included an apartment with a Central Park West address that, as we acknowledged, was technically on a side street. This week, we have a bona fide CPW home right down the street from the American Museum of Natural History — in an Emory Roth co-op, no less. The floors are hardwood, the nine-foot ceilings beamed, the bedroom well detailed, and the city views wide open. (The current owner seems to be using the living area as a mini-museum and workspace; you have to look hard to find a TV set.) There is no mention of the kitchen in the listing copy, so be prepared for a time capsule, but the bathroom is nice enough. It’s $1,707 for the monthlies, and they get you quite a bit, including a 24-hour doorman, a concierge, a live-in super, access to a roof deck with views of the park, a bike room, and shared laundry. A Key to Gramercy Park for $825,000 (Apartment Included) A One-Bedroom With Lovely Casement Windows in Brooklyn Heights for $765,000 A Two-Bedroom Right Off Prospect Park for $850,000 See All A One-Bedroom With Skylights in Brooklyn Heights for $945K Your product is saved! You’ll receive emails when your saved products go on sale. Manage preferences.