Is a $199,000 Penthouse on East 84th a Bargain or a Bad Idea?

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( TUESDAY, JUNE 18 mysteries [Is a $199,000 Penthouse on East 84th a Bargain or a Bad Idea?]( A what-if right off Park Avenue. Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: Getty Last week, a charming little penthouse on the roof of 103 East 84th Street, a prewar co-op full of classic sixes that trade for around $2 million, came [on the market.]( The place, a studio with a kitchenette and small bathroom measuring just over 13 by 13 feet, with a private terrace, certainly isn’t grand. But neither is the asking price of $199,000. What’s such a reasonably priced little penthouse doing in a doorman co-op on a prime Upper East Side block between Park and Lexington? “There are a few of these apartments on the Upper East Side that were added to the top of prewar buildings as staff quarters,” says Miriam Flink-Herman, the Douglas Elliman broker who shares the listing with her colleague Josh Rubin. “I don’t see it often as a lot of the penthouses were turned into grand apartments. They all have kitchens. It’s just a cute little penthouse.” [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [The Four Seasons Hotel Is Coming Back After a four-year stalemate, Beanie Babies magnate Ty Warner has agreed to a reopening plan.]( By Clio Chang [Your Rent Is Going Up The Rent Guidelines Board voted last night to approve increases on one- and two-year leases.]( By Clio Chang [A Riverdale Two-Bedroom With a Pool and a View for $437,000 As the heat dome sets in, we found you places to cool off.]( By Clio Chang [Anne Hanavan’s ‘Freedom Pad’ Was Always Going to Be Painted Pink “It was a wreck,” she says of the 350-square-foot LES apartment. “But I could see the potential.”]( By Wendy Goodman [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( [Sign up to get The Listings Edit](, a weekly digest of the most worth-it apartments in New York. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved