What you’ll get across NYC for $5,500 a month

By Sara Alessi | April 14, 2016 - 2:59PM

Whether you want a studio, a three-bedroom or something in between, there are options galore if you have a budget of $5,500 a month. Bonus: Some have balconies and washing machines, and don’t require a broker’s fee.

MURRAY HILL, MANHATTAN: A renovated one-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath overlooking the back gardens with white oak floors and a washer and dryer in a doorman building with a live-in super at 211 Madison Avenue (between East 35th and East 36th). $5,500/month

MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN: A furnished two-bedroom, two-bath co-op with a foyer and bedrooms that fit king-size beds in a pet-friendly, 24-hour doorman building with concierge service at 110 East 57th Street (between Lexington and Park). $5,500/month

UPPER EAST SIDE, MANHATTAN: A three-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath (convertible to a four-bedroom) with a customized wall of bookcases, a washer and dryer, exposed brick, and an eat-in kitchen in a townhouse near Carl Schurz Park at 423 East Eighth Street (between First and York). $5,500/month

GREENWICH VILLAGE, MANHATTAN: A renovated studio condo with a breakfast bar, three California-style closets, a marble bath, central air, as well as a washer and dryer on the same floor in a pet-friendly elevator building at 18 East 12th Street (between Fifth and Union). $5,500/month

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN: A three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath duplex with a laundry room and an in-unit washer and dryer, a private backyard, original parquet floors, decorative fireplaces, exposed brick walls, and central air-conditioning and ceiling fans in each room in a two-unit house constructed in 1899 at 1257 Dean Street (between Nostrand and New York Avenue). $5,500/month, no broker’s fee

DUMBO, BROOKLYN: A two-bedroom, two-bath condo with a Juliet balcony, an in-unit washer and dryer, and an en-suite marble bath with a Jacuzzi in an elevator building with a part-time doorman, a roof deck, and a fitness room featuring a sauna at 42 Main Street (between Water and Front). $5,500/month, no broker’s fee, no pets

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN: A three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath triplex with central air-conditioning, a garden in the backyard, a laundry room, and a playroom in a multi-family townhouse at 399 Dean Street (between Fourth and Fifth). $5,500/month

JACKSON HEIGHTS, QUEENS: A renovated five-bedroom, three-plus-bath single-family brick house with new windows, a windowed kitchen with white marble countertops and backsplash, a finished basement, and a private yard at 34-24 87th Street (between 34th and 35th). $5,500/month, no broker’s fee, no pets, no smoking

HUNTERS POINT, QUEENS: A two-bedroom, two-bath with floor-to-ceiling windows and stainless appliances in a building with amenities such as a children's playroom, tennis courts, and a volleyball court at 45-45 Center Boulevard (between 47th Road and 47th Avenue), $5,541/month, no broker's fee, $4,000 rental credit

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