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At a time when amenity-rich supertalls are gaining ink and attention from luxury buyers, listings in lower-rise buildings without all the bells and whistles, or indeed any, run the risk of being overlooked. There are many reasons why that would be a mistake. Such listings are sometimes located in converted townhouses and low-rise boutique buildings that offer incredible privacy and charm. It is important to remember that maintenance fees and common charges cover building staff salaries and amenity upkeep; as such, buildings with few amenities and staff members result in lower monthly fees than their full-service counterparts.
Finally, buildings that don’t have elevators likely as not don’t offer in-building gyms either, but that may not matter: The simple act of taking out the garbage, getting the mail, or running an errand on one’s street leads to a free workout by having to walk up and down the stairs. Below, we look at apartments in low-key buildings located in highly coveted parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn priced under $2 million.
In this article:
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521 East 81st Street, #4C (Corcoran Group)
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152 East 83rd Street, #3D (Compass)
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56 West 82nd Street, #13 (Compass)
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622 West End Avenue, #4E (Compass)
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333 4th Street, #1G (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)
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111 East 36th Street, #5B (Sothebys International Realty)
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452 West 50th Street, #3E (Compass)
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79 Hamilton Place, #23 (Bizzarro Agency LLC)
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18 West 90th Street, #C (Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC)
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299 Henry Street, #D1 (Keller Williams NYC)
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62 West 87th Street, #4F (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)
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Congress Gardens, #4D (Bond New York Properties LLC)
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190 Lefferts Place, #5 (Compass)
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23 East 37th Street, #5B (Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC)
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152 East 94th Street, #9D (Compass)
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46 Commerce Street, #5 (Sothebys International Realty)
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317 West 87th Street, #9E (Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC)
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373 Bleecker Street, #3C (Compass)
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458 West 20th Street, #4D (Coldwell Banker Warburg)
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405 West 21st Street, #4F (Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty)
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The Creston, #2A (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)
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209 Smith Street, #3A (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)
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162 East 91st Street, #4D/5D (Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC)
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84 Green Street, #4 (Compass)
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72 East 93rd Street, #5AB
$1,495,000 (-6.6%)
Carnegie Hill | Cooperative | 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths | 1,450 ft2
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72 East 93rd Street, #5AB (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)
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93 Lexington Avenue, #4 (Corcoran Group)
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180 South 4th Street, #4S (Compass)
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