| | 221 E. 21st St. Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photo: Brown Harris Stevens | | I decided to continue with the subway tour — this week, everything is still on the 2,3 but in Brooklyn. Which means: Brooklyn Heights, where everything is overpriced and charming, Downtown Brooklyn, which is mostly all new constructions (plus a random one-bedroom in a sort of Dickensian house), and Park Slope, where there was a surprising glut of one to three bedrooms in a — dare I say — human price range. In Crown Heights and Flatbush I came across an unbelievably special five-bedroom house that will be living in my head rent-free for some time (I can use that tired turn of phrase here because I'm actually talking about real estate, okay?). Lastly: some off-the-market summer sublets down below. | Gawk at nice apartments with us. Subscribe now to save over 40% on unlimited access to everything New York. | $4,050, 1-bedroom; Just totally love this funny, squat, turn-of-century Dickensian house. The apartment is sweet and simple, with arched passageways, a private terrace and parquet floors. Is it overpriced? Of course! But I do not make the Brooklyn Heights real-estate rules. | $4,100, 1-bedroom: Karl Fischer, New York City's "most loathed architect" according to this New York Post article written in 2011, designed this building. His buildings are like "characterless high-rises in bohemian areas that, like uninvited party guests, seem to neither know nor care that they are profoundly out of place." Not untrue here — the track lighting, the glass curtain windows, the exposed brick — but honestly, the windows are very nice. | $4,200, 2-bedroom: This one feels like a cool shower on a humid day after the Karl Fisher listing. Beautiful paned windows in the living area, a grand decorative fireplace, an unexpectedly deep soaking tub! | | | 11 Willow St. Photo: Brown Harris Stevens | | $4,300, 1-bedroom: I'm not fooled by this apartment's practical layout and cute economical design choices — it's tiny! All that said, it is kinda cute. And the economical design choices are the best possible economical design choices one could make in this situation. See here: the living room that doubles as an office, the shelves that store decorative and practical items. | $4,920, 1-bedroom: With windows on nearly every wall, this new renovation has some pretty spectacular views. And the building has: an arcade, an outdoor cinema, a "pet wash station," a ping-pong room … | $5,660, 2-bedroom: Another new build. This one seems to get more light than the above listing, if that's possible. It's, to quote the listing "graciously appointed" — real-estate slang that I love so much because it's meaningless but also effective. This is graciously appointed. I like how subtle the kitchen is, but I hate the backsplash. | $4,300, 1-bedroom: Why even get curtains if they're so tiny? These are like short bangs for your window. Otherwise, I love this place — from the cow decal on the living room wall, to the snake rug, to the Tiffany lamp, to the aquamarine tile in the bathroom, this place is completely all over the damn place and I'm a fan. | $2,811, 1-bedroom: Well-priced considering you're ON the park, you have a bay window, and a washer-dryer in unit. A rare trio, folks. | $3,600, 2-bedroom: Perfectly decent two-bedroom (as opposed to the 1.5s in brownstone buildings, masquerading as twos) in a small, five-story apartment building, half-a-block from the park. Crown moldings, hardwood floors and a less-than-ideal kitchen situation. | $3,850, 1-bedroom: Attracted to the tile backsplash in the kitchen, the oddly shaped wraparound porch, and all that natural light! | $3,000, 1-bedroom: This one's a little funky! Surprising color choices lurking around every corner! My observations include: It's like a diet brownstone, with a mini bay window, some backyard space and cheap parquet that I can't stand! | $4,000, 1-bedroomr: Overpriced! BUT! I love that dramatic three-paned window, the parquet floors are "newly stained" and there's a dishwasher? | $4,150, 2-bedroom: A prewar with all the prewar fixings PLUS an unusual surplus of windows! They're everywhere you turn! You can't avoid the light, and that's a pro for me. | $6,800, 3-bedroom: Very nicely maintained duplex apartment in a beautiful brownstone — really wish they hadn't gone with the gray stained wood in one of the bedrooms, and the kitchen could be more stylish, but those are my only notes. | $14,500, 4-bedroom: A triplex that's just for fun. The landscaped garden is very impressive and special and I love a house with gold-leaf mirrors — this one has not one but two of them. | | | 726 Carroll St. Photo: Compass | | $2,700, 1-bedroom: Little rough around the edges, but there's a lot of charm here. And light. Okay, once again, DON'T LOOK AT THE KITCHEN. Just don't do it. It needs work! But nobody is perfect. | $2,900, 2-bedroom: I'm just such a sucker for those grandiose bay windows. And the ornate decorative fireplace. And the stained glass details! Floors a little over-varnished and those Home Depot kitchen cabinets infuriate me, but otherwise — nice! | $3,000, 2-bedroom: It's not much to write home about, but it'll do the trick: floor-through in a brownstone with nice light in the evenings and in a great location. | $4,500, 3-bedroom: Stunning! A real beauty with great details and bones — I love it when my built-ins come with old mirrors attached to them. The listings says it's "HUGE" three times in capital letters, so I think it's got some square footage. | | | 666 Park Place. Photo: Absolute Property Solutions | | $4,975, 2-bedroom: Another run-of-the-mill Victorian duplex — the listing says it can flex into a 3-bedroom. I hate the floors they put in on the garden level, but besides that this is a handsome home. With outdoor space! | $1,679, 1-bedroom: Gorgeous, sun-drenched and filled with the most vital plants I've seen in a New York City apartment in a long while. | $7,500, 5-bedroom: The most beautiful, most sprawling, TEN-ROOM English revival house. The fireplace alcove, with green tile-front and the Inglewood bench seats — ?!?!??!? | $2,800, 2-bedroom: Bright! Affordable! With hardwood floors. Otherwise completely nondescript. | We're back with some hot, fresh off-the-market, summer sublets, for all your short-term needs. First off, we've got filmmaker Norm Wilson's Little Italy apartment, where highlights include: a strong mahogany bookshelf and a paper maiche pet Pikachu. According to Norm it's "the quietest place [he's] ever inhabited" and it could be yours for $2,000/mo. | | | Photo: Andrew Norman Wilson | | Next up, we have Lily Platt's gem of a one-bedroom in BK Heights — with 11-foot-high ceilings, a charming chandelier and the pink-tiled bathroom of your dreams. She's asking for $115/night. DM her for more details. | | | Photo: Lily Platt | | And over in Bed–Stuy, we have ____koz____'s third floor one-bedroom, with stained glass windows, tons of natural light and one of the funkier couches I've seen in a while. DM them, too! | | | Photo: Koz Kozlov | | Did someone forward you this email? Sign up to get the Listings Edit in your inbox every week. | | | |
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