| | A one-bedroom on Greene Street in Soho. Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: Sothebys International Realty | | Headed up to Harlem and Washington Heights this week, and boy, oh boy are there a ton of great rentals. The buying market was a bit of a different story — far fewer options, but I did still manage to find some gems (including an under-$500,000 two-bedroom with curved archways, asunken living room, casement windows, and parquet floors). | Want more on real estate, city life, and design? Subscribe now for unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. | $3,395, 2-bedroom: A sort of fantastic, Kusama-y, color-blocked apartment in one of those fabulously fat Queen Anne–style buildings built at the turn of the century. This one's been on the market for a suspiciously long time, so that might mean there's wiggle room on the price — which, is already pretty good! | $2,800, 2-bedroom: To embrace: the beautiful, natural light in the living room and the feeling of actually having a living room. To ignore: the undulating track lighting in the living room and the sad kitchen. | $3,000, 1-bedroom: Oddly configured yet elegant one-bedroom that appears to be in contract. But that can always change! Keep your eye on her, she's cute. | $2,550, 1-bedroom: The living area features a stunning built-in and the windows are bay-like (with a missing pane in the middle). The rest of the apartment is mid, but changes can be made. | $2,150, 1-bedroom: Not the most glorious or remarkable reno, but good bones in this apartment — and a nice decorative fire place. I'll take overly varnished floorboards and a middling kitchen for this price. | $3,200, 3-bedroom: Another completely unremarkable, though large and affordable option in Washington Heights. The parquet floors are nice and it seems to get a lot of light. | $2,550, studio: Another nice floor-through apartment with bay windows (this one has all three) and some not-so-hideous tiling in the bathroom and kitchen! | $2,595, 1-bedroom: Besides its subterranean feel, this is nice! Well maintained, nicely updated with some sweet details, like the backsplash in the kitchen and the window looking out onto the back garden. | $3,200, 2-bedroom: Something very anthropomorphic about this one (see image three of five). Immediate thoughts: intrigued by the attic-y feel and shape of it, impressed by how much natural light the bathroom gets, and not thrilled by the red-stained wood floors. | $4,200, 2-bedroom: I reaaaally like the elevated stage-like dining situation in this lovely two-bedroom. There's something very dramatic and elegant about a sunken living — the vaulted ceilings and parquet floors are nice too. | $5,000, 3-bedroom: This guy's funky! A lot of different colored tiles and fixtures, another sunken living room, and 2,100 square feet of space! It definitely has a quirky loft-like feel. Which we all know is something I can get behind! | $2,195, 1-bedroom: Almost didn't list this one, but then I changed my mind. It's very affordable and there are some idiosyncratic details like arched windows and passageways and a powder-blue tiling in the bathroom that I like! | $1.15M 2-bedroom: Very handsome reno in this prewar condo brownstone building. Some nice details include: nine-foot-story windows that lead out to a private garden, wide-plank wood floors, tasteful marble and backsplash in the kitchen, and dual-vanity bathroom in the primary bedroom. | $759,000 2-bedroom: Good price for the amount of space, lots of natural light, and some easily removable, less-than-perfect fixtures throughout. | $1.075M, 2-bedroom: If you like oak paneling and ebony-stained hardwood, this is the apartment for you! Pretty romantic, I think. The building itself is stunning and the apartment overlooks the Academy of Arts and Letters. | $495,000, 2-bedroom: For all the Art Deco heads out there — this one's for you. The apartment is charming and chic and I just love it. Curved archways, sunken living room, casement windows, and parquet floors! The list goes on. Only one bathroom, however. | $649,000 2-bedroom: Drooling over another sunken living room — except this one has lovely built-in bookshelves and more arched passageways! No notes from me on this one. | Two options for someone who is in the market for a six-bedroom townhouse (if you are … I both hate and respect you). Okay, so, first of all, we have this 19-foot-wide, 19th-century townhome in the center of Harlem. Granted, it's broken up into two units and isn't newly renovated (judging by the fridge, it's probably been ten years since an update), but still: You're looking at six bedrooms and 4,300 square feet of space, for less than $4 million. And maybe all the dark wood isn't your thing, but you can't deny the beauty of someone of the detailing here — the intricate filigree-style motifs, the paneling, the balustrades. Other highlights include: a claw-foot tub, private back garden, and decorative fireplace. | Now, let's head downtown to this five-bedroom, 1840 Greek Revival townhouse that's listed for $7.3M. Judging by the window-unit AC on the parlor floor and the kitchen appliances, this house is on a similar renovation timeline as our friend uptown. It also looks like it has been split into three units — making a conversion, if you were to do so, harder and more complicated. According to the listing, the downstairs is configured as a portion of a restaurant — and I do not know what that means, but I do know that I don't want to live in a portion of a restaurant. What it's got that Harlem doesn't: wood-burning fireplaces (which are just the absolute peak of luxury, IMO), giant skylights that let in tons of, well, light, and a whole lot less of the mahogany. But with less mahogany comes less personality — and this building is certainly lacking any unique flavor or flair. Curious to know which way you, dear reader, would lean. To me, it seems like a no-brainer — but then again, I'm not attached to lower Manhattan (or so I tell myself over and over again, hoping that the refrain sticks). | Lastly, on the subject of expensive and enormous townhouses, here's a random, sexy-as-hell, $21 million seven-bedroom spot on Bank Street. Just for the eyeballs. | Did someone forward you this email? Sign up to get the Listings Edit in your inbox every week. | | | |
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