Elmhurst Co-op • $849,000 • QUEENS • 42-22 Ketcham Street, No. 1819B
A gut-renovated four-bedroom, two-bathroom combination of two apartments on the second floor of a prewar, six-story building with a common courtyard and gym. Ashwini Kulkarni, CORE, 732-236-8359; corenyc.com
MAINTENANCE $1,280 a month
PROS The combination created a spacious layout for entertaining near the kitchen, which has an island and room for a large dining area. The space gets ample light from three exposures, the bedrooms are sizable, and there is a washer and dryer.
CONS Most of the windows look onto nearby buildings.