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Every Nook Gets Used
215 East 17th Street, No. 2
Asking price: $580,000
Amenity: This one-bedroom has nearly invisible drawers underneath custom-built sofas
Monthly maintenance: $365
Agents: Meris, Kenny, and Sydney Blumstein, the Corcoran Group
Photo: Courtesy of the broker
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The Kitchen is Open and Hyperefficient
111 Hicks Street, Apartment 8B, Brooklyn Heights
Asking price: $550,000
Amenity: Wine racks and everything else disappear into the cabinetry, and rolling doors section off the bedroom (or don’t)
Monthly maintenance: $1,533
Agent: Phyllis Norton-Towers, Brown Harris Stevens
Photo: Courtesy of the broker
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The Bed Goes Into Hiding
10 Park Avenue, No. 9F
Asking price: $450,000
Amenity: A queen-size Murphy bed turns a
little foyer into a bedroom
Monthly maintenance: $812
Agents: Cheryl Greenberg and Greg Olson, A.C. Lawrence & Company
Photo: Courtesy of the broker
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High Ceilings Don’t Go to Waste
215 East 24th Street, No. 212
Asking price: $389,900
Amenity: Stairs transform a petite studio into an
almost-duplex
Monthly maintenance: $996.38
Agents: Elise Ehrlich and Mitchell Seligman, Halstead Property
Photo: Courtesy of the broker
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Stairs are Storage
310 East 23rd Street, Apartment 11B
Asking price: $450,000
Amenity: A loft staircase is also a bookcase
Monthly maintenance: $1,060
Agents: Tracie and Elizabeth Hamersley, Citi Habitats
Photo: Courtesy of the broker
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