Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Queens

New York Times //September 4, 2024

Manhattan | 41 Fifth Avenue, No. 10C

An updated one-bedroom, one-bath, roughly 900-square-foot co-op unit with an open floor plan, a windowed kitchen, granite countertops, a breakfast bar, a bedroom with a built-in desk, a windowed marble en suite bath and window-unit air-conditioning, on the 10th floor of a 15-story building with a doorman, an elevator operator, a live-in super, basement storage cages, a wait-listed bike room, shared laundry and a roof deck. Rachel Ostow Lustbader and Rashi Malhotra, Coldwell Banker Warburg, 212-439-5186; cbwarburg.com

Costs

Maintenance: $2,225 a month

Pros

The living area has a bar with a wine fridge and overlooks the First Presbyterian Church on Fifth Avenue, a landmark. A cabinet conceals the microwave.

Cons

The only bathroom is in the bedroom and it lacks a tub.

 

Manhattan | 124 Thompson Street, No. 5

A studio apartment with a sleeping alcove, quartzite countertops, a windowed bathroom and window-unit air-conditioning, on the second floor of a six-story prewar walk-up with a super and a virtual intercom. Gabi Wuhl, Compass, 201-675-9564; compass.com

Costs

Maintenance: $1,512 a month

Pros

This well-maintained studio has exposed brick and 9.5-foot ceilings. A queen size bed fits in the alcove.

Cons

Use as a pied-à-terre is not permitted. The building lacks extra storage and shared laundry.

 

Queens | 35-21 79th Street, No. 2P

A roughly 550-square-foot studio apartment with a galley kitchen, butcher block countertops, a dishwasher, a dining nook, a windowed sleeping alcove and a windowed bathroom, on the second floor of a six-story building with a live-in super, virtual intercom, shared garden, bike room, basement storage cages and shared laundry. Armen Meschian and Jessica Meschian, CORE, 917-848-6928; corenyc.com

Costs

Maintenance: $559 a month

Pros

The apartment has three closets. Recent updates to the building include new elevators and a renovated shared laundry room.

Cons

There’s a waiting list for basement storage cages.

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New York Times Home for Sale in Manhattan and Queens