Emily Myers

This studio, 300 8th Ave., #2D, in Park Slope is tiny and it certainly doesn’t fall into the newly renovated category. On the market for $255,000, the unit is interesting, if only to see how small you need to go to get something close to $250,000, in this city, albeit in a prime Brooklyn location, one block from Prospect Park.  

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Bushwick is full of unconventional living spaces. The area has a manufacturing past and much of the housing stock is converted lofts in old factories, sometimes with great access to outdoor space. This three-bedroom unit, 369 Harman Street PH#5B, isn't in a converted industrial building but it has three outdoor spaces including a private roof deck. It also has a tax abatement, bringing monthly taxes to $26 until June 2026.

They asked us a handful of questions and they started with the general, ‘Why are you interested in this building, this community, this neighborhood?’ They asked a little bit about our background, about what we both did for work and about our lifestyle... It’s pretty casual in Jackson Heights and Queens. We shouldn’t have been nervous.

This two bedroom unit, 640 West 139th Street #65, is on the market for $560,000 which is just below the median asking price of $590,000 for the neighborhood.