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Kick back, relax and enjoy the view from the roof deck of this $925k two-bedroom, one-bathroom co-op in Brooklyn Heights. You’ll have treetop and brownstone views from the bedroom, too. 

Want a relatively move-in ready apartment with a view of everything NYC has to offer? We don’t blame you. And you’re apparently not the only one: this week’s edition of StreetEasy’s Most Wanted--the 10 sales listings StreetEasy users saved more often than any others this week--highlights three renovated apartments with views for nearly any taste. 

Let's start with the $925k two-bedroom, one-bathroom co-op on Hicks Street and State Street in Brooklyn Heights features a 350-square-foot private terrace (pictured) with views of the city skyline and the harbor.

This West Village townhouse, listed for $17.5m, has an adjacent artist studio space that can also be used for entertaining.

We recently featured an amazing outdoor space, and this week we're going indoors.

But it's the adjacent artist studio with separate entrance that piqued our interest. This space is perfect for professional use to keep a separation of home and work…or as a private retreat for self-work. 

If you're not constructing a large-scale installation piece for your upcoming show at the MoMa perhaps you can repurpose this inspiring space as a dining library for large-scale entertaining.

The 981-square-foot private rooftop terrace on this $6.1 million Tribeca condo is amazing. But do you know how to use it? 

You just rented or bought a NYC apartment with private outdoor space?  Congratulations--you are now officially the envy of 98% of New Yorkers without outdoor space to call their own.

If it's your first time owning or renting al fresco, you may have a few questions about what you can do with, on, or to your enviable space.

Herewith some FAQs--and answers--on everything from grilling rights to furniture wrongs.

Q. Can I grill on my outdoor space?

A. In New York City, grilling anything outdoors is an automatic no-no if your grill is within 10 feet of anything that could easily catch fire, including building walls, trees, wood deck surfaces and furniture.

The living room of a one-bedroom co-op at 2 West 67th Street on the market with its neighbor as a $2.95m, 3-bedroom, 3-bath combination.   

Q. My neighbor and I are thinking of offering our apartments (we each have a one-bedroom) for sale together as a possible combination. Will we get more from them together than if we sold them apart and if so how much?

Any tips for marketing them? For instance, is it worth it to hire an architect to draw up some possible ways to combine our apartments?   

A. Assuming the apartments would make a suitable combination, there's rarely been a better time to think combo as a buyer or seller, say our experts. 

"Under the right circumstances, one plus one does indeed equal 2.5," says New York City real estate appraiser Jonathan Miller of Miller Samuel.

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Williamsburg earns top honors for nightlife and cool factor, and friends who live elsewhere may actually come to visit you.

If you're one of the thousands of newly-minted college grads flocking to New York City this summer, you and/or your parents are probably looking for an affordable place for you to call home--while fighting back tears at the prices/condition/space.

Do not despair. If at first you don't succeed in one neighborhood, try another.

Read on for the BrickUnderground's breakdown on 10 neighborhoods worth considering.