Seeking Zen? This Hunters Point studio will make you think of Bali

By Mimi OConnor | February 19, 2019 - 9:00AM

While this Hunters Point studio, 4-74 48th Ave., #2M, which is listed for $550,000, will not be to everyone's taste, you could never call it a boring white box.

This apartment has been customized to the hilt, with imported teak throughout, and a Murphy bed to maximize the space. A corner unit, it gets northern and eastern exposure through its large windows—clearly a good situation for growing a lot of house plants, which are so necessary to complete the tropical theme.

The pass-through kitchen features stainless steel appliances, green marble countertops, and imported tile.

The theme continues in a big way in the bathroom, where there's lots more teak and green tile, as well as impressive decorative woodwork on the shower walls.

Maintenance is $713, and the elevator building offers storage and parking for a fee. The co-op has a full-time doorman and cats and dogs are allowed.

The apartment four blocks from the Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue 7 train and the G at 21st Street-Van Alst is also close. Gantry Plaza State Park is a block away, and shopping and dining options are nearby on Jackson Avenue and Vernon Boulevard.

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Mimi OConnor

Contributing Writer

Mimi O’Connor has written about New York City real estate for publications that include Brick Underground, Refinery29, and Thrillist. She is the recipient of two awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors for interior design and service journalism. Her writing on New York City, parenting, events, and culture has also appeared in Parents, Red Tricycle, BizBash, and Time Out New York.

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