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Recent market reports have pegged Manhattan's median price at $998,000, barely skirting the million-dollar mark. We hear this price point is one of the toughest for buyers to navigate—too much competition! not enough inventory—so we thought we'd do some scouring for you. These properties are hosting open houses this weekend.
A new construction one-bedroom in the Norwood section of the Bronx, near Woodlawn Cemetery and Van Cortlandt Park, could set you back an average of $1300 a month, per StreetEasy. But at the newly constructed Norwood Terrace Apartments, you could have one for as low as $769/month.
Ever wonder about the people in your building who've been there so long they seem to come as a package deal with the place? (If nothing else, you've probably fantasized about their rent-controlled apartments.) The New York Times recently chronicled one such lifer in their "Character Study" column, a 93-year-old woman born—literally—in her Hamilton Heights building.
No matter how big or small, fancy or unfussy your apartment is, there will be dust—the sooty, filmy kind, especially, if you live on main streets and avenues. That's why a good vacuum is essential. And by good, we mean one that's powerful enough to take on not only dust but the grit and grime we walk in with from our streets; light enough so you don't crack your back on chore days (especially if you live in a duplex or townhouse and have to ferry it up steps); and maneuverable enough that it can navigate the most "eccentric" of NYC layouts.
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3. Rentals as cheap as $833/month in a luxury new Williamsburg building -- how to apply now
As we've heard, there are plenty of houses on the market in darling brownstone Brooklyn neighborhoods right now. But what if your budget isn't big enough for one? No problem! Here, a handful of apartments in the townhome-heavy neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill and Park Slope—hey, at least you'll be walking down picturesque blocks!—loaded with brownstone-like charm and open for your perusal this weekend: