Desperate for more space, but worried that you won’t be able to swing it in exorbitantly expensive NYC? Here are 10 three-bedrooms across all five boroughs that you can purchase for under $1 million, including an Upper East Side co-op unit with built-in bookcases, a Park Slope apartment with tin ceilings and exposed brick, and a classic-six in Flushing with original prewar details.
UPPER EAST SIDE, MANHATTAN: A three-bedroom, one-bath with a large living room, built-in bookcases, a stainless steel kitchen, and high ceilings in a full-service co-op building with a 24-hour doorman, a live-in super, a laundry room, and basement storage at 929 Park Avenue (between East 80th and East 81st Streets). $849,000 plus $2,642/month maintenance
HARLEM, MANHATTAN: A three-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath apartment with an eat-in kitchen, large bedrooms, and lots of closets in a co-op building with an elevator, a live-in super, a fitness facility, a community room, a courtyard, and two laundry rooms at 239 West 148th Street (between 7th Avenue and Frederick Douglass Boulevard). $645,000, plus $888/month maintenance
PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN: A three-bedroom co-op with tin ceilings, exposed brick, decorative fireplaces, hardwood floors, an updated kitchen with granite countertops, and a newly renovated bathroom in a pet-friendly building with private basement storage and a shared laundry room at 719 Carroll Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues). $975,000, plus $550/month maintenance
BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN: A three-bedroom, one-bath condo with wood floors, a stainless steel kitchen, large windows, four skylights, a balcony, and a private roof deck in a pet-friendly building with 19 years left on a 25-year tax abatement at 1067 Greene Avenue (between Bushwick Avenue and Broadway). $980,000 plus $150/month common charges
FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN: A three-bedroom, three-bath unit with an open concept floorplan, a large living and dining space, high ceilings, in-unit laundry, and a stainless steel kitchen with granite countertops in a condo building at 458 East 29th Street (between Foster and Newkirk avenues). $830,000 plus $466/month common charges, $88/month taxes
FLUSHING, QUEENS: A three-bedroom, two-bath classic-six with prewar details, including restored hardwood floors with mahogany inlay, high ceilings, crown moldings, and a woodburning fireplace, as well as a windowed kitchen with stainless steel appliances and a huge living room in a full-service gated condo building with a common laundry room, a landscaped courtyard, a live-in super and a porter at 148-09 Northern Boulevard (between 147th and 149th streets). $800,000 plus $602/month common charges, $422/month taxes
JACKSON HEIGHTS, QUEENS: A 1,250-square-foot three-bedroom, two-bath apartment with nine-foot ceilings, plaster walls, oak-strip floors, moldings, a renovated kitchen, and a formal dining room in a walk-up building with on-site laundry facilities and free basement storage bins at 35-26 79th Street (between 35th and 37th avenues). $749,000 plus $812/month maintenance
RIVERDALE, BRONX: This renovated three-bedroom, two-bath has a windowed kitchen with granite countertops and a large living/dining area with a built-in bar, and is in a full-service elevator building with a 24-hour doorman, a fitness room, a laundry room, a playroom, parking, storage, and bike racks at 4525 Henry Hudson Parkway West (between West 239th and West 246th streets). $490,000 plus $1,370/month maintenance
WESTERLEIGH, STATEN ISLAND: A three-bedroom, two-bathroom Cape-style house with an open kitchen, hardwood floors, a two-car garage, and a new heating system at 304 South Greenleaf Avenue (between Crowell and Goodwin avenues). $749,000 plus $461/month taxes