April 1, 2025

56 Thomas St.     Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: SERHANT

This week I hung around uptown, because Brooklyn felt pretty cleared out. I feel like I had some luck on the Upper West Side, which was surprising. Prices were inflated, but that should surprise no one! It’s an insane time to try to move, so power to all those attempting to do so this month. Tried to keep things west on my way downtown — and passed through the village, drooling all over this showplace, then made my way down to Tribeca, where everything was approximately 1 bajillion dollars. But my eyeballs had a nice time, at least. Very short-term sublets at the bottom, so scroll on!

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$3,400, 1-bedroom: For all the exposed-brick enthusiasts out there (sickos), I think I found the one-bedroom for you. I love the oak details and built-ins everywhere, and the sleeping alcove is cozy.

301 W. 89th St.  Photo: Courtesy the owner

$3,400, 1-bedroom: Have never seen a thinner door than the door in image two. It’s giving Slenderman. Willing to look past this creepy detail, though, for all the other great qualities (half a block from Riverside Drive, beautiful original mahogany details, great decorative fireplace).

$4,750, 1-bedroom: Behold, the purest of natural light! The light’s probably so good because the apartment’s on the 16th floor, and looks out onto all of Central Park. This stellar view also explains the slightly inflated price point. But not bad for up there.

$8,500, 3-bedroom: Stunningggggg duplex that hits me where it hurts. Here’s what you get: 700 square feet of private OUTDOOR space, french doors and full-height windows, custom built-in shelving, a gorgeous soaking tub, the list just goes on and on.

257 W. 93rd St. Photo: Compass

$11,995, 3-bedroom: Nicely restored duplex in a beautiful brownstone building. Nice parquet floors, some good bathroom tiling, a sweet kitchen — if you can afford it, this is a quietly luxurious gem.

$11,500, 2-bedroom: Another little slice of quiet luxury … I love the dark wood floors, the decorative mantels, and the beamed ceilings. The kitchen is ugly but huge. Feels larger than a two-bedroom to me.

$13,000, 3-bedroom: Okay, last one at this price point — however, this price tag is actually appropriate considering this is a Gilded Age duplex. And the photography is particularly bad here — every image has a wan, sort of sickish quality — but looking past that, the woodwork is gorgeous.

$3,950, 2-bedroom: Kind of dingy, kind of charming (??) two-bedroom. There’s a skylight in the bathroom and a terrace. Okay, a terrace is an exaggeration; let’s call it a porch. It’s Parisian-ish.

$4,400, 2-bedroom: The windows are dirty, but look at how big they are! With the little terracing outside. Every other room is whack, but I would very happily live out my days in that living room.

$4,375, 1-bedroom: I think there’s potential here? Full floor apartment in a brownstone with a beautiful terrace. The wood looks a little cheap, but that could just be the photos. WORKING FIREPLACE THOUGH!

$8,750, 3-bedroom: This is here because of the shape of this building! It’s zany! Also here for the custom walnut cabinetry and the private terraces.

$2,872, 1-bedroom: Affordable and fine floor-through apartment in a brownstone building. Hardwoods are a bit overvarnished, but the kitchen is largish and I like the black stain on the decorative fireplace. ACs come with the place, too.

$3,750, 1-bedroom: Have listed this floor-through brownstone apartment before. I love the woodwork in the living room and the kitchen is completely renovated. Outdoor space is yours, too!

7 W. 122nd St. Photo: Compass

$2,664, 2-bedroom: A somewhat unremarkable two-bedroom in a FABULOUS, freestanding brownstone. Your building has a wraparound porch, and that alone is worth the price of admission.

$3,495, studio: I don’t know who needs a totally charming, and somewhat overpriced, studio right now, but I couldn’t resist showcasing this one. What’s good about it? Beautiful, super-tall windows, nicely varnished hardwood, a decorative fireplace, high ceilings … just don’t look at the “kitchen” and you might convince yourself into this one.

$9,700, 3-bedroom: Sort of obsessed with this triplex beauty and feel like if you were to find five people (two couples and a single), then you could make this palace yours! Or maybe you can just afford it on your own … just brainstorming options here. But I love the casement-y windows, the viking stove, the private backyard and all … that … space!

117 Bedford St. Photo: Streetwise NYC LLC

$6,950, 1-bedroom: Doorman building, lovely parquets, arched passageways, the exposed beams … feels like prewar, but I don’t think it actually is. Shaker cabinets and stainless-steel appliances in the renovated kitchen, apparently, too.

$15,000, 3-bedroom: A goddamn showpiece — from the Corinthian columns, to the Grecian screen, to the shoji-screen-enshrined bedroom and a Jacuzzi with a ten-foot window!!! Consider me sold. Just need to borrow some cold, hard cash, and fast.

$14,500, 2-bedroom: Another loft of interest. Questionable design taste, but good bones … ignore the cheap finishes in the kitchen and the lighting and focus on the WINDOWS and the double-height ceilings. And because nobody asked: I think that wallpaper is a bad idea … nine out of ten times. Skewer me for this hot take.

What with the holidays hovering so closely on the horizon, a lot of New Yorkers are getting out of town and subletting their places for short spurts. Artist/filmmaker Andrew Norman Wilson is back to subletting his place in Little Italy for some of December and January. It’s “the quietest place I’ve ever lived,” he claims. Stylist and sunglasses king Thistle is subletting his place, also in Little Italy, until January. DM him for pricing. Writer Gideon Jacobs is renting out the sweet little studio in his Ridgewood home, 300 square feet, off the Dekalb L. And filmmaker Alex Eaton is subletting her place in Bed-Stuy — a studio apartment that’s one block from the Nostrand A. Lastly, architect Sophie (whose last name I will leave out!) is renting out her beautiful Fort Greene one-bedroom apartment from December 19 into January —$170 a night!