Want to avoid the mansion tax? If your budget is $999,999 (or a bit lower) you can find a decent selection of apartments across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island.
And if you see a place you'd like to make a move on, take a look at BrickUnderground’s How to Buy Guide. If NYC is new to you, check out our crash course on how to find an apartment for everything you need to know.
UPPER WEST SIDE, MANHATTAN: A renovated prewar one-bedroom condo with a windowed kitchen, crown moldings, beamed ceilings, and herringbone oak floors half a block from Central Park at 41 West 72nd Street (between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West). $999,999 plus $750/month common charges, $726/month taxes
MURRAY HILL, MANHATTAN: A two-bedroom, two-bath with a renovated kitchen in a co-op building that allows pied-a-terres, parents co-purchasing, guarantors, and pets at 159 Madison Avenue (between East 32nd and East 33rd streets). $999,999 plus $1,950/month maintenance
TURTLE BAY, MANHATTAN: A two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath multi-level co-op with a fireplace in a doorman building that allows pied-a-terre, co-purchasing, and cats (no dogs) at 314 East 50th Street (between First and Second avenues). $999,000 plus $1,216/month taxes
HARLEM, MANHATTAN: A corner one-bedroom condo with new stainless steel appliances in the kitchen, a washer and dryer, and a sleeping alcove that can be used as a home office in an elevator building at 1280 Fifth Avenue (between East 109th and 110th streets). $999,999 (currently occupied by a tenant)
EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN: A one-bedroom duplex condo with floor-to-ceiling windows and a seamless glass shower with three shower heads in an elevator building with a common rooftop terrace and views of the Empire State Building at 631 East Ninth Street (between Avenue B and Avenue C). $999,000 plus $553/month common charges, $428/month taxes
GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN: A two-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath condo with a private roof deck and hardwood floors throughout on the fourth floor of a pet-friendly building with laundry onsite at 86 Green Street (between Franklin and West). $999,999 plus $515/month common charges
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: A one-bedroom condo with oversized windows, a floor-to-ceiling closet with custom built-in shelves, and a washer and dryer in a building that offers extra storage, courtyards, and a screening room, plus a children’s playroom at 360 Furman Street (at Joralemon). $999,000 plus $883/month common charges
DOUGLASTON, QUEENS: A four-bedroom, three-bath raised ranch with an updated kitchen, two renovated baths and an enclosed porch, plus a finished basement at 65-39 247th Street (at Cullman). $999,999 plus $7,495/year taxes
SPUYTEN DUYVIL, BRONX: A corner four-bedroom, four-bath condo with a center island and a pantry in the kitchen on the 16th floor of an elevator building with a common roof deck at 2287 Johnson Avenue (at Kappock). $999,000 plus $1,916/month common charges, $660/month taxes, includes a deeded parking space, no board approval
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