Four NYC Homes Under $1 Million, From Greenwood Heights to Carnegie Hill

A million dollars no longer buys much in New York City, but it can still buy something worth a second look. In its latest roundup of listings under seven figures, Curbed surveys a Greenwood Heights duplex, a lower Fifth Avenue one-bedroom, a Clinton Hill top-floor condo and a Carnegie Hill prewar co-op, each with a different idea of what that money should get you.

The Greenwood Heights duplex, listed at $950,000, comes with a 410-square-foot private yard, though Curbed notes the turf is fake. Upstairs, a small nook could serve as an office or an unofficial nursery, and the living area gets strong natural light. The kitchen has light-brown cabinetry and a sandy backsplash, and the upstairs bathroom has a Jacuzzi tub and ocher marble tiling. Downstairs is a spacious sleeping area that could double as a gym or home office, with an enormous skylight fitted with automatic blackout shades and a half-bath nearby. Monthly costs run just $522 thanks to a tax abatement through 2033, and the building has a shared bike room. The drawback is transit: the 25th Street subway stop is a 13-minute walk. As Curbed puts it, the neighbors are mostly among the dead, which at least guarantees quiet.

On lower Fifth Avenue, a 15th-floor one-bedroom offers triple exposures and views of the church steeples across the avenue. Beamed ceilings and hardwood floors set the tone, and Curbed praises the storage and room proportions: the dual-exposure bedroom can hold a king-size bed, a pair of accent chairs and nightstands. The kitchen is snug but has a dishwasher and dark marble countertops, while the windowed bathroom got a simple white-tile update. Monthlies are $1,353, covering shared laundry and a live-in super. The apartment sits roughly equidistant from Washington Square Park and Union Square.

In Clinton Hill, the top-floor condo also has triple exposures and skylights, in a redbrick, vaguely Romanesque Revival building. Curbed says the sellers overhauled the space within the past 15 years, and the kitchen shows it: a Viking gas oven, Thermador refrigerator, Miele stovetop, a stained-glass window and custom taps for water, soda and a third beverage. The living area has a decorative fireplace, and the bathroom has a sauna-like feel from slatted woodwork, a Jacuzzi tub and a rain showerhead. The main bedroom has leafy views and a second decorative fireplace, while the second bedroom can fit a bunk bed and a sideboard. Common charges and taxes come to $1,049 a month, which includes a bike room, shared storage and laundry, and deeded roof rights that have yet to be used. The Classon Avenue G train is a four-minute walk.

The fourth listing is a prewar co-op in Carnegie Hill, a corner of the Upper East Side where, Curbed notes, preservationists are as stiff-backed as Greenwich Village’s diehards. The owners still found room for modern touches, including split systems in every room. The kitchen pairs a wood-burning fireplace and exposed brick with new quartz countertops, olive Shaker-style cabinetry and a range hood that actually vents outside. The large primary bedroom has oversize windows, with space for an office setup and a reading nook. The smaller second bedroom holds the in-unit washer-dryer and an en suite bath, and a second full bathroom is just outside. Monthlies are $1,362, including shared laundry in the building and storage space.

Together, the four listings sketch the trade-offs of the sub-$1 million market: a long walk to the subway in exchange for a yard and a skylight, or a snug kitchen in exchange for steeple views. For buyers working within the six-digit ceiling, the details of each listing matter as much as the price.