Let's compare two units for sale that are both having open houses this weekend. These are both 1 bedroom, 1 bath co-op apartments with similar maintenance fees, but with a difference in asking price of over $100,000. The more expensive one is only 520 square feet, compared to the other's 850 square feet--but you get outdoor space.
Listed by Brooklyn Real for $399,000, unit 3 in 47 Reeve Place has a private patio with a mulberry tree. The monthly maintenance fee is $552. Open House on Sunday, May 15, 12-2pm.
Listed by Parkview Realty for $289,000 (recently reduced after 39 days on the market), #5H at 140 East 2nd Street has an eat-in kitchen and is on the fifth floor in an elevator building. The monthly maintenance fee is $508. Open House on Sunday, May 15, 2-4pm.
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