Manhattan | 530 East 76th Street, No. 14C
Upper East Side Condo
$1.25 million
A one-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath, 953-square-foot apartment with a windowed galley kitchen, an open living and dining room, a primary bedroom with a marble en suite bathroom, a den or home office and ample closets, on the 14th floor of a 39-story doorman building from 1987 with a resident manager, a live-in super, a concierge, a gym, a pool, a children’s playroom, a residents’ lounge, a conference room, shared laundry, a public parking garage, storage lockers, a bike room and a roof deck. Karen Gorstayn and Margo Mohr, Fox Residential, 212-639-9739; foxresidential.com
Costs
Common charges: $1,909 a month
Taxes: $1,314 a month
Ongoing assessment: $353.46 a month for capital improvements
Pros
This pretty apartment has expansive river views. Use of the building’s pool and gym are included in the common charges.
Cons
The peach color in the bedrooms may not suit all tastes. There are waiting lists for the bike room and basement storage lockers.
Manhattan | 25 Minetta Lane, No. 3J
Greenwich Village Co-op
$850,000
A roughly 550-square-foot studio apartment with a kitchen that has a breakfast bar, a step-up breakfast nook, a decorative fireplace, and a windowed bathroom with a walk-in shower, on the third floor of a six-story prewar co-op building with a live-in super, a virtual intercom, a waiting list for basement storage cages, a bike room, shared laundry and a roof deck. Karin Dauch, Sotheby’s International Realty-East Side Manhattan Brokerage, 917-309-5684; sothebysrealty.com
Costs
Maintenance: $1,240 a month
Pros
Vintage designer furniture can be included in the sale. Subletting is permitted.
Cons
In-unit washer/dryers are allowed only if two or more units are combined. Without an available cage in the basement, storage is lacking
Brooklyn | 9 Dekalb Avenue, No. 70F
Downtown Brooklyn Condo
$1.655 million
A one-bedroom, one-bath, 823-square-foot apartment with an open floor plan, a marble and granite en suite bathroom with a walk-in shower, 11-foot windows, a washer/dryer and zoned air-conditioning, on the 70th floor of Brooklyn Tower, a new 93-story doorman building with a live-in resident manager, a bike room, basement storage cages and more than 120,000 square feet of amenities including a gym, swimming pool, a roof deck, a resident’s lounge, a basketball court a dog run and a playground. Skyler Rhoten, Douglas Elliman, 347-474-1916; thebrooklyntower.com
Costs
Common charges: $529 a month
Taxes: $1,201 a month
Pros
The views from the large windows in this high-floor apartment are spectacular.
Cons
The kitchen lacks counter space. The windows are not wired for electric shades. The fees for amenities and storage cages in this new tower are not yet finalized.
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