Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn

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.

Given the fast pace of the current market, some properties may no longer be available at the time of publication.

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