This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings (2024)

listings edit Updated Sept. 6, 2024

By Nora DeLigter, a writer and filmmaker based in New York City

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Bushwick sublet Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photo: Craigslist

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Listen, it’s not as though getting an apartment in New York has ever been easy. But one could probably argue that it has never been harder than it is right now. The most god-awful studios are regularly renting for thousands and thousands of dollars with lines of interested tenants out the door. Here, we’ll find the actually worth-looking-ats, the actually worth-the-costs, and the surprisingly affordable-for-those-parquet-floors from all around the internet.

Bushwick Apartment Listings

$3,300, 2-bedroom: A duplex with an odd sort of barnyard aesthetic, period-esque wall sconces, exposed beams, and large casem*nt-y windows.

$2,599, 1-bedroom: Not really a one-bedroom, more a giant commercial space with a ton of BLE (big loft energy). I like the unglazed, terra-cotta tile that’s happening here the most. There may or may not be a bathroom on the premises. Something to keep in mind if you like going to the bathroom in your own home.

$3,500, 2-bedroom: The windows are the highlight here. There are so many of them! Some nice original details — some wainscoting as well as a ten-foot-tall Victorian mirror (or so says the listing). These things may or may not help distract you from the fact that you’re living across the street from the L train.

$2,350, 1-bedroom: Completely unremarkable but also completely functional and completely affordable one-bedroom in a convenient location.

$2,875, 1-bedroom: Good loft with some fun and trendy leftover built-ins in a dark-cherryish wood. Could be a platform for a bed, a study, or a show.

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Bushwick loft. Photo: Nooklyn

Clinton Hill Apartment Listings

$5,200, 1-bedroom: Another big and idiosyncratic loft. This one is quite dramatic — with wrought-iron beams and a stretch of virginal space between the windows and kitchen. Only two pictures featured in the listings, but it’s worth checking out.

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Clinton Hill one-bedroom. Photo: Craigslist

Ditmas Park Apartment Listings

$1,915, 1-bedroom: Good ol’ prewar with some great bones on her. Parquet floors, a bayish window that’s west-facing. Plus, you just can’t beat that price. This might be my deal of the day.

Upper East Side Apartment Listings

$5,400, 2-bedroom: I quite like this apartment! I wish the windows didn’t feel so cumbersome, but there’s a lot of them at least. Balcony is a huge plus; the kitchen is updated and nicely separated from the rest of the space; and there’s a doorman.

Crown Heights Apartment Listings

$6,850, 3-bedroom: A beauty! Look at all that heavenly light! A huge duplex withsome less-than-perfect finishes. Don’t love the doors, but what can you do. Great outdoor space, and a block from the Nostrand 2,3 stops.

Bed-Stuy Apartment Listings

$3,761, 1-bedroom: More beautiful light! We are not worthy! A truly sprawling one-bedroom with a less-than-great kitchen and bathroom, which is sort of a bummer considering this is a somewhat high price point for a one-bedroom in this neighborhood.

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Bed-Stuy one-bedroom. Photo: Craigslist

$3,000, 1-bedroom: A perfectly nice one-bedroom that seems to have been recently renovated. Not sure I’m loving the tiling in the kitchen, but I can appreciate the effort. Same goes for the faux bois in the bathroom.

$2,100, 1-bedroom: Best price yet. Charming but small one-bedroom with some nice finishes — the wainscoting is sweet, and the light feels right.

Greenwich Village Apartment Listings

$4,200, 1-bedroom: A nice but microscopic one-bedroom. Dishwasher but no washer-dryer. And it’s a third-floor walk-up. Maybe the location outweighs some of those cons?

$5,495, one-bedroom: A ridiculous price for an undeniably sweet little apartment in a townhouse in the heart of the Village. Sky-high ceilings, a single gorgeous window in the bedroom, and a washer-dryer squeezed in.

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Greenwich Village studio. Photo: Craigslist

Prospect Heights Apartment Listings

$4,899, 3-bedroom: This three-bedroom, advertised as “you deserve more than a $1,000 broom closet,” is indeed much more than a broom closet! In fact, the bedrooms are large, the kitchen leads out to its own garden, and there’s a washer-dryer.

Fidi Apartment Listings

$3,206, 2-bedroom: Okay, this place looks fantastic, with eight-pane windows at every turn. But red flag: The listing says there are three windows, and I’ve counted ten.

$2,900, studio: A teeny-tiny studio apartment in one of my favorite buildings, 90 West Street. A 23-story, gothic-style beauty with a terra-cotta façade. Take a long, hard look at image six of seven — you’ll just get lost in it! Amenities include elevators, a billiards room, a laundry room on every other floor, and a fitness center.

Ridgewood Apartment Listings

$3,995, 3-bedroom: It’s a triplex, folks. And the price is right. Not my favorite renovation — a lot of gray stained floors and more exposed brick than I’d like, but whatever! So much space. And a garden.

$2,175, 2-bedroom: You think the photographer could have at least made the bed? Like, c’mon now … and let me tell you, the mess does not improve after the bedroom. But beyond the moving madness, this is a totally fine, very affordable two-bedroom without any amenities!