$500K’s the Limit

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325 Clinton Ave., #12G
At Lafayette Avenue
$450,000

Maintenance: $670
Chris Benfante/Corcoran

This Clinton Hill one-bedroom has expansive city views in every room, including brownstone Brooklyn (which encompasses Fort Greene Park and the Williamsburgh Savings Bank tower), the Manhattan skyline (from Lower Manhattan to Midtown and beyond), the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (with Staten Island in the distance), and the Kosciuszko Bridge into Queens. About 770 square feet, it contains a living room, kitchen, bedroom, office (or second bedroom), and bath. The kitchen has Carrera marble countertops and floors, high-end Energy Star appliances, and white lacquer cabinetry. The bath has marble basketweave floors, Waterworks fixtures, and subway tiling. This co-op also contains pocket doors, panel molding, and oak floors. It is located in an elevator building (with a live-in superintendent) that was designed by Beaux Arts-trained architect Wallace K. Harrison of Rockefeller Center and Lincoln Center fame.

311 E. 88th St., #1B
Between First and Second avenues
$469,000

Maintenance: $551
Patricia Galante/Corcoran

This one-bedroom maisonette in Yorkville has its own entrance and access to the garden, laundry room, children’s playroom, storage, and bike room in its sister building next door. About 420 square feet, it has a window with wood shutters in every room and two exposures, one facing south and one facing east. The open kitchen has granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, including a dishwasher, and custom white cabinetry. Located a few blocks from Carl Schurz Park, this co-op contains oak and parquet floors, built-ins, and 10-foot ceilings.

24 Monroe Place, #11B
Between Clark and Pierrepont streets
$450,000

Maintenance: $910
Laurie Phelan/Corcoran

This Brooklyn Heights one-bedroom co-op has sky and city views (including one of the Cesar Pelli-designed federal courthouse) and is a few blocks from the recently updated Cadman Plaza Park. About 630 square feet, it has a newly renovated kitchen with custom wood cabinetry, granite countertops, slate floors, and stainless steel appliances, including a custom-designed refrigerator/freezer. There is a window in every room (the bedroom has two exposures). Other details include parquet floors, beamed ceilings, and a cedar hall closet (as well as two double-deep ones in the bedroom). It is in a pre-war elevator building with a live-in superintendent, roof deck, laundry room, and storage.

114 Morningside Drive, #45
Between 121st and 122nd streets
$499,000

Maintenance: $770
Jill Sloane/Halstead

About 650 square feet, this one-bedroom across the street from Morningside Park has a window in every room and exposures facing south and west. In addition to the foyer, living room, kitchen, bedroom, and bath, there is a dining room that could be converted into a second bedroom. Other details include inlaid oak floors, crown and baseboard moldings, nine-foot-plus ceilings, and a claw foot tub in the bath. It is located in the city’s second-oldest co-op building, which has a live-in superintendent, a laundry room, private storage, and bike room.


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