NYC Apartments Under a Million: East Village, Fort Greene

The built-in storage and skylight, as seen in this listing photo, are just two of the reasons this top-floor East Village one-bedroom is a standout.
Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photo: Brown Harris Stevens

For under a million dollars, one can find all sorts of housing configurations: park- and subway-adjacent studios, one-bedrooms hidden in carriage houses or former shoe factories, and even the occasional true two-bedroom. We’re combing the market for particularly spacious, nicely renovated, or otherwise worth-a-look apartments at various six-digit price points. 

This week’s listings include an East Village one-bedroom penthouse with stunning windows and great built-ins and a “fruit street” studio with bay windows in Brooklyn Heights.

111 E. 10th St., Apt. 5

This East Village one-bedroom, as shown in this listing photo, is full of charming details, including the north-facing atelier sunlight and refinished oak parquet floors.
Photo: Brown Harris Stevens

There are so many reasons why this top-floor one-bedroom co-op is worth the three-flight walk-up. Let’s count them: There’s a north-facing atelier skylight in the living room with great built-ins, refinished oak parquet floors throughout, and a pair of original marble fireplaces. It even comes with an additional office (or second bedroom) and 360 square feet of exclusive rooftop space. The catch is that you might want to update the bathroom and, per the listing, the “authentic mid-century kitchen.” Also the maintenance fee is on the high end for co-ops in the neighborhood at $2,158 a month, but get you a live-in super and additional storage space. Plus there’s a shared garden with a central fountain if you need another escape.

147 S. Oxford St., Apt. 2C

This Fort Greene two-bedroom, as seen in this listing photo, has a truly large living area that can easily do double duty as a dining space.
Photo: Compass

What’ll you do for a Fort Greene two-bed? Perhaps, in the case of this second-floor co-op on South Oxford Street, put up with smallish bedrooms. The plus side is this apartment comes with a truly expansive living room, which easily can pull double duty as a dining room and gets plenty of east-facing light. The galley kitchen has been outfitted with a breakfast bar, which helps open up the space. The maintenance fees are a reasonable $998 a month and cover in-building laundry and a virtual doorman. It’s close to Atlantic-Barclays with multiple subway lines and the LIRR and also plenty of dining options, including Roman’s and Miss Ada.

60 Pineapple St., Apt. 1F

This “Fruit Street” studio apartment on Pineapple Street, as seen in this listing photo, has quite the spacious living-sleeping area along with high ceilings.
Photo: Brown Harris Stevens

We’re big fans of the beloved “Fruit Street” buildings in Brooklyn Heights, and for good reasons: They’re just a few minutes away from the waterfront and close to the Clark Street 2/3 station. This studio apartment on Pineapple Street in particular has a truly generous sleeping-living area (with north-facing bay windows), a separate (albeit slightly dated-looking) galley kitchen, and foyer that can fit a dining table. Also ten-foot ceilings. The maintenance fees aren’t terrible at $1,069 a month and cover a live-in super and part-time doorman, along with a bike room, a package room, and in-building laundry. Be aware, though, that there’s also a “small assessment” until March 2026, per the listing.

175 W. 93rd St., Apt. 11K

This Upper West Side two-bedroom, as shown in this listing photo, is quite bold with its wallpaper selection but worth it for the windowed eat-in kitchen.
Photo: Sotheby’s International Realty

This two-bedroom is on the 11th floor of the Westwind, a 1928 elevator co-op by Rosario Candela. It’s quite grand, with ceiling beams throughout, as well as parquet floors in the very large living room. The bedrooms are nicely sized and come with a walk-in closet each, in addition to a second, smaller storage space in the primary bedroom (and there are dual closets in the vestibule separating the bedrooms and another in the foyer). The carpeting in the primary bedroom and red paint job in the bathroom maybe aren’t to your taste but they’re worth looking past for the eat-in kitchen and its subway tiling. It’s $2,256 for the monthlies, plus a $199 monthly assessment through December, for a full-time doorman, concierge, and live-in super, along with a package room, bike room, and in-building laundry. Up to 75 percent financing is permitted, and as long as you get board approval, so is co-purchasing, gifting, subletting, and pets. Central Park is just down the block. Equally important: So is Trader Joe’s.