Not All Closeness to Prospect Park Is Created Equal

Not All Closeness to Prospect Park Is Created Equal 566 7th Street. Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: BH Brokerage Group 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. Hi, and question: How much is half a block worth to you? This week, I became obsessed with proximity-to-the-park wars in Park Slope, where moving from two blocks away to half a block can add an additional $1,000 to your rent. Brooklyn Heights has similar battles regarding the promenade. If you want to avoid conflict altogether (in which case, maybe avoid midtown this week), Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights are on here too. $3,295, 1-bedroom (pictured below): Newly renovated, totally decent, relatively spacious. Plus it’s a prewar two short blocks from the park. $3,650, 1-bedroom: Thanks to a skylight of my dreams, this apartment is bathed in natural light, and the fireplace, which is listed as decorative, has wood in it, so … I say spark it! Maybe have 911 on standby. $3,700, 1-bedroom: The way the light is hitting the herringbone is enough to get my vote. The fact that it’s one and a half blocks from the park doesn’t hurt either. $4,500, 1-bedroom: Classic ground-floor brownstone with the good mahogany, which tends to make the already dark ground floor even darker … but things lighten up once you hit the back bedroom. Don’t love the choice of cheap wood flooring back there, though. $4,995, 2-bedroom (pictured above): Not sure where this one gets off being so much more expensive than the other two. Could it be the ceramic tub? Or is it because it’s only a half-block from the park? 558 11th Street. Photo: Compass $7,000, 2-bedroom: Bit of a disregulating leap in price, but this duplex has a lot going for it — besides having a staircase (which, to me is an amenity), it also has a lovely roof-deck and two beautiful mantels and hearths (one of which holds wood currently). $4,750, 1-bedroom: Big fan of the mahogany window sashes and the pocket doors that separate the bedroom from the living room. The overhead lighting could be improved. $3,799, 1-bedroom: This is a triple F: funky and fabulous with some floor damage. I love the almost Provençal windows and the rounded living room. 27 Cheever Place. Photo: Real Street Inc $3,500, 1-bedroom (pictured above): Favorite apartment I’ve maybe ever seen? Okay, that’s an exaggeration, but it’s cute as a button and prewar, and the floorboards are about as wide as my current bathroom. Princess energy in here, for sure. $4,500, 1-bedroom (pictured below): Dramatic ten-foot high ceilings with windows to match, and there’s outdoor space (in the form of a fire escape, which, to me, counts). $7,000, 2-bedroom: Landmark building that’s been converted into luxury condos. Is that a sentence I love? No. But I do love the windows. $4,250, 1-bedroom: Very modern and clean aesthetic with Rakks shelving that I can get behind. Little pricey, but that’s the neighborhood and the proximity to the promenade for ya. 25 Pierrepont Street. Photo: Corcoran $2,900, 1-bedroom: BE THE FIRST TO LIVE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL BRAND-NEW RENOVATION!!!!!! That’s the listing speaking, not me. I will concede that it’s a beautiful prewar with particularly lovely hallways. The bathroom is hideous, but, importantly, it’s newly hideous!!!!!! $3,950, 3-bedroom (pictured below): Not my favorite apartment this week, but definitely in the running for my favorite price-to-bedroom ratio. Do I wish the kitchen were in its room and didn’t have that hideous Varathane wood stain on the cabinetry? Yes. But at least there’s laundry. 273 Albany Avenue. Photo: Courtesy the owner $1,750, 1-bedroom (pictured below): Okay, I take it back: This one’s my favorite price-to-bedroom ratio. Lovely feeling in this prewar apartment, with nice light and plenty of space — definitely pretty far out, though. 1519 Lincoln Place. Photo: Urban Pads $2,600, 1-bedroom (pictured below): Attic apartment in a multifamily house with evocatively suburban views of your neighbors’ rooftops. Split systems and hardwood floors, if that matters to you. 589 East 2nd Street. Photo: Ben Bay Realty Co $8,500, 2-bedroom (pictured below): Twee, lovely, and freshly renovated with a lot of attention paid to preserved details and pops of color. Two bathrooms, which, at this price, you should probably expect. 437 MacDonough Street. Photo: Compass Not All Closeness to Prospect Park Is Created Equal Your product is saved! You’ll receive emails when your saved products go on sale. Manage preferences.