September 18, 2025

250 W. 27th Street. Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: Dream NYC LLC

Nothing like scouring for New York real estate to tune out the noise of the world. (It’s bleak.) This week, I hung out in Queens, with stops in Ridgewood and Sunnyside (which is getting pricier by the day). Of course, I had to pop over to Bed–Stuy for good measure — though the inventory was scant. In a random turn of events, I did a twirl around Chelsea, where prices start at $5,000 and move quickly upward from there. Lastly, if you’re looking to leave the city altogether, there’s some Long Island shopping at the bottom.

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$2,102, studio: Very good prewar studio at very good price — won’t last!

43-34 49th Street. Photo: MNS

$2,500, 1-bedroom: Gorgeous living room with parquets that are in great shape, a kitchen that I won’t scoff at (I even like the backsplash), and curved passageways. All pendants need immediate attention/replacement.

$4,250, 2-bedroom: Totally acceptable two-bedroom with what I hope is a lot of space due to the somewhat inflated price point for the area.

$4,000, 2-bedroom: Bright, white, and AI-generated. But in a nice way?

55-27 Myrtle Avenue. Photo: Rentopia

$2,500, 1-bedroom: They went hard and cheap on the reno, but the underlying charm is still somewhat apparent — especially when it comes to the verdant views, the all-white kitchen, and the wainscoting.

$2,550, studio: An unsettling contrast between the mahogany and the gray floors, but the built-in mirror still steals the show somehow.

$2,650, 1-bedroom: A little rough around the edges, but so much natural light, and some sweet details like wall moldings and a fireplace in disuse.

209 Hancock Street. Photo: Compass

$3,650, 1-bedroom: Apartment’s pretty whatever, but that’s the first time I’ve seen cork used so inventively in a kitchen! Or is it marble? Either way, still new for my eyeballs.

$3,950, 2-bedroom: The cursed purplish-gray can be remedied, fear not.

$4,200, 2-bedroom: This whole place has a very homemade feel — which I’m not mad at. It’s a lot of cherry, and very few amenities (unless you count the makeshift roof-terrace), so be prepared.

1183 Bedford Avenue. Photo: City Vista Inc

$5,800, 2-bedroom: Falling apart and kind of crappy, but there’s charm there (and it’s located in the high-ceilinged living room with the built-in bookshelves and lonely chandelier).

$6,495, 1-bedroom: Fancy one-bedroom in the famed London Terrace Towers. Famed how, you might ask? Well, a lot of famous people live there, and there’s an iconic (half-)Olympic-size pool on the first floor. So if bumping into Malcolm Gladwell or Bill Hader at the half-Olympic-size pool is appealing, this could be worth the price tag.

410 West 24th Street. Photo: Compass

$6,700, 1-bedroom: An expensive apartment with few walls — a.k.a. a loft! There’s 900 square feet of livable space, baby.

250 West 27th Street. Photo: Dream NYC LLC

$6,850, 2-bedroom: Top floor of a brownstone in Chelsea — very rare. For the price of this place, the windows are disappointingly cheap. But there’s a pretty skylight and nice parquet.