An Array of Good Brooklyn Woodwork and Good Brooklyn Light

An Array of Good Brooklyn Woodwork and Good Brooklyn Light 478 9th Street. Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: Engel & Völkers New York City Listen, it’s not as though getting an apartment in New York has ever been easy. But one could probably argue it has never been harder than it is right now. The most god-awful studios are regularly renting for thousands and thousands of dollars with lines of interested tenants out the door. Here, we’ll find the actually worth-looking-ats, the actually worth-the-costs, and the surprisingly affordable-for-those-parquet-floors from around the internet. The good news just keeps on coming: Mississippi has gone blue, a Georgia O’Keeffe painting turned up in someone’s closet in the East Village, and the Department of Transportation’s Instagram feed is the gift that keeps on giving. In keeping with all that good news, we found some not terrible, relatively well priced (for the state of the housing market) apartments around Brooklyn this week — hitting Crown Heights, Kensington, Park Slope, and more. $2,500, 1-bedroom: Affordable and spacious one-bedroom just a few blocks from the park. Nice flooring, and there’s a dishwasher — so grab some floor lamps and get situated (the overhead lighting has got to go). $7,800, 3-bedroom (pictured below): Freestanding turn-of-the-century mansion with a sprawling parlor level, stained glass, and herringbone floors. It says “temporarily off-market,” but I keep this bookmarked and check back weekly. 827 Prospect Place. Photo: Courtesy of the owner $4,600, 2-bedroom: Nice light and moldings in this somewhat expensive two-bedroom that’s a one-block walk from Duck Island (my favorite part of Prospect Park). $3,000, 1-bedroom (pictured below): Parquet floors and scalloped archways are the highlights here. Off the Hamilton F/G lines. 114 Terrace Place. Photo: Corcoran $2,650, 1-bedroom: The photos seem heavily retouched, so much so that they look as if they were illustrated with a fine-tipped pen, but I like the bay window, the tin ceilings, and the price. $2,650, 1-bedroom: Amber-honey–wood lovers and speckled-granite–ophiles, this one’s for you. $2,500, 1-bedroom (pictured below): Compact and affordable may not be the sexiest or most fun adjectives in the book, but they may be more important than sexy and fun. 399 Ocean Parkway. Photo: CITI CUBES INC $9,250, 2-bedroom (pictured above): Just a stately Victorian triplex to drool over because not everything in life has to be so serious. I like the narrow butler’s pantry, the cobalt tiling around the mantel, and the high ceilings everywhere. $4,120, 1-bedroom (pictured below): Unique prewar railroad-style apartment with an oversize arched window framing a cast-iron radiator. There’s outdoor space in the form of a deck with reddish planks and a lovely air-shaft feel. 527 2nd Street. Photo: Courtesy of the owner $3,600, 1-bedroom: Prettiest parquets I’ve seen all week! $3,000, 1-bedroom: Hmmm … the price increased overnight for this “junior” one-bedroom. Might use this information as a bargaining piece to secure a deal — while I like the scalloped cabinetry and age-stained wallpaper, this place clearly hasn’t been touched in a while. $3,000, 1-bedroom (pictured below): Very spare one-bedroom without much to write home about. The accent tiling in the kitchen does match the bathroom tile, if that counts as something of note. 71 Underhill Avenue. Photo: AM Residential $8,000, 4-bedroom (pictured below): The photos are blindingly overexposed, but that shouldn’t detract from the merits of this entire townhouse built in 1910 and a block’s walk from Prospect Park. I’m partial to the art studio and the curvy pedestal tub. 136 Rutland Road. Photo: Archpoint Advisory An Array of Good Brooklyn Woodwork and Good Brooklyn Light Your product is saved! You’ll receive emails when your saved products go on sale. Manage preferences.