What you’ll get across NYC for $300,000

By Sara Alessi | April 18, 2016 - 2:59PM

Finding an apartment in NYC with a budget of $300,000 may seem like a pipe dream, but it's not. In Manhattan, the places are going to be small, of course, but head out to the outer boroughs and you're looking places as big as three-bedrooms.

SUTTON PLACE, MANHATTAN: A recently renovated prewar studio co-op with a foyer, a windowed bath and kitchen, and stainless steel appliances in an elevator building with a part-time doorman, a live-in super, and a common roof deck at 321 East 45th Street (between First and Second). $295,000 plus $762/month maintenance, no board approval, sublets permitted with board approval after two years of residency

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, MANHATTAN: A one-bedroom co-op in an elevator building with a roof deck and laundry facilities at 854 West 181st Street (between Cabrini and Pinehurst). $311,000 plus $626/month maintenance

UPPER EAST SIDE, MANHATTAN: A prewar studio co-op with hardwood floors and a decorative fireplace in a pet-friendly building that allows co-purchasers, guarantors, pied-a-terres, and unlimited subletting after two years of residency and board approval at 448 East 88th Street (between First and York). $310,000 plus $764/month maintenance, needs renovation

FORT HAMILTON, BROOKLYN: A one-bedroom co-op with an eat-in kitchen and original hardwood floors in a pet-friendly elevator building with two laundry rooms, a courtyard, and a live-in super at 61 Oliver Street (between Marine and Shore). $305,000 plus $608/month maintenance

HOMECREST, BROOKLYN: A four-bedroom, two-bath co-op with a renovated kitchen and baths in an elevator building at 3203 Nostrand Avenue (between Avenue R and Avenue S). $320,000 plus $788/month maintenance, includes gas, no board approval required, no dogs allowed

EAST FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN: A two-bedroom, one-bath co-op with a terrace, new kitchen appliances, new laminate wood flooring, and an updated bath on a high floor of a doorman building with underground parking and two swimming pools at 1655 Flatbush Avenue (at Avenue I). $299,000 plus $782/month maintenance, includes gas, heat and hot water

ASTORIA, QUEENS: A two-bedroom, one-bath co-op with a renovated eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances and custom cabinets, and a renovated bath with updated fixtures, in a building with a laundry room, garden and bike storage at 21-05 33rd Street (at 21st). $300,000 plus $815/month maintenance, co-purchasing, parents purchasing and pied-a-terres allowed, unlimited subletting policy

SPUYTEN DUYVIL, BRONX: A corner two-bedroom, two-bath co-op with central air and refinished hardwood floors in an elevator building with a part-time doorman and live-in super near Henry Hudson Park at 735 Kappock Street (between Palisade and Independence). $300,000 plus $1,034/month maintenance, capital assessment through June 2016, no dogs allowed

NEW BRIGHTON, STATEN ISLAND: A renovated three-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath with hardwood floors throughout, a finished basement with a half bath and private entrance, a backyard, and a Jacuzzi in a townhouse at 57 Arnold Street (between Clyde and Franklin). $315,000

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