Manhattan | 162 East 91st Street, No. 4D/5D
Upper East Side Triplex
$1.195 million
A two-bedroom, three-bath, roughly 1,175-square-foot triplex apartment with a bedroom, a den/home office and a washer/dryer on the first level; an open floor plan with an updated kitchen on the second level; a bedroom and a roof terrace on the third level; plus through-the-wall air-conditioning and built-ins, in a five-story prewar co-op with a super, virtual intercom and shared laundry. Victoria Vinokur, Brown Harris Stevens, 917-952-3452; bhsusa.com
Costs
Maintenance: $2,188 a month
Assessment: $1,028 through April 30, 2025, to replace the boiler
Pros
Each level of the triplex has a full bath and access to the virtual intercom. The kitchen has marble countertops and rose quartz cabinet pulls. The windows are new.
Cons
It’s a fourth-floor walk-up. The kitchen is small. A neighboring unit has rights to half of the terrace. The building lacks extra storage and bike storage. The temporary assessment is steep.
Manhattan | 345 West 21st Street, No. 3B
Chelsea Co-op
$650,000
A one-bedroom, one-bath, roughly 550-square-foot co-op apartment with an open floor plan, a windowed kitchen and through-the-wall air-conditioning, on the third floor of a five-story walk-up building with a super. Shane Boyle, Theresa Persaud and Will Ortman, The Agency, 917-250-0290; theagencyre.com
Costs
Maintenance: $928 a month
Pros
The plumbing, electrical system and windows were updated in 2018. The floors and ceiling are soundproofed. Pieds-à-terre are permitted on a case-by-case basis.
Cons
The kitchen lacks counter space and the refrigerator is not full-size. The living area is small. The building lacks amenities such as extra storage and shared laundry.
Queens | 83-33 Austin Street, No. 5S
Kew Gardens Co-op
$417,500
A two-bedroom, one-bath, roughly 1,100-square-foot co-op apartment with a windowed galley kitchen, a windowed bathroom, ample closets and window air-conditioning, on the fifth floor of a six-story doorman building from 1950 with a super, a handyman, a waiting lists for the parking garage and basement storage lockers, and shared laundry. Ivan Mijalkovic and Mario Lituma, Corcoran Group, 347-653-8010; corcoran.com
Costs
Maintenance: $1,237 a month
Assessment: $150 a month to replenish reserves
Pros
This spacious apartment gets plenty of sunlight from its many windows.
Cons
The kitchen lacks a seating area.
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