Manhattan | 347 West 57th Street, No. 8B
Columbus Circle Condo
$899,000
A one-bedroom, one-bath, 620-square-foot apartment with a dishwasher in the galley kitchen, an open living-and-dining area with a closet, a bathroom with a tub, and a bedroom with a double closet, on the eighth floor of The Colonnade, a 45-story doorman building with a live-in superintendent, a gym and sauna, an indoor-outdoor residents’ lounge, laundry on each floor, a children’s playroom, and package, luggage and bike rooms. Scott Harris and Jonathan “Yoni” Goldstein, Brown Harris Stevens, 646-302-5710; bhsusa.com
Costs
Common charges: $796 a month
Taxes: $932 a month
Pros
The layout is functional and has good closets for a one-bedroom unit. The building is right next to Columbus Circle.
Cons
The apartment could use a renovation.
Manhattan | 148 West 23rd Street, No. 5A
Chelsea Loft
$1.195 million
A two-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath, 1,000-square-foot apartment with a foyer, 11-foot ceilings, a kitchen with a dishwasher and floor-to-ceiling cabinets, a living room with a decorative fireplace, a primary bedroom with a double closet and en suite bath, a second bedroom with floor-to-ceiling closets, and tile floors throughout, on the fifth floor of a 12-story 1910 doorman building with storage, a laundry room, a roof deck, a bike room and a live-in superintendent. Mara Flash Blum; Sotheby’s International Realty, 917-607-7456; sothebysrealty.com
Common charges
$2,511 a month
Pros
The interior design is unique. Custom furniture can be included in the sale. The laundry room is right across the hall.
Cons
The window in the second bedroom overlooks the building’s air shaft. There’s no bathtub.
Queens | 3 Court Square, No. 5508
Long Island City Condo
$1,699,334
A two-bedroom, two-bath, 964-square-foot apartment with two coat closets; a kitchen with quartz countertops, a dishwasher and a vented oven; a primary en suite bedroom with a glass shower stall; a second bathroom with a marble vanity and a tub; a washer/dryer; and a smart thermostat, on the 55th floor of Skyline Tower, a 67-story building with a gym, spa, children’s playroom, pet spa, business center, parking garage, bike, laundry and package rooms, and storage units. Helen Lee, Janette James and James Thomson, Modern Spaces, 917-855-0462; modernspacesnyc.com
Costs
Common charges: $785 a month
Taxes: $1,305 a month
Pros
The high floor provides beautiful views of Queens and Manhattan. The building has its own entrance to the Court Square subway stop.
Cons
Storage units cost $18,000 to $55,000 each.
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