99 Avenue B, #PHBC - $799,000 - 750 sq ft

Why is it so darn hot in this building? We kept wondering as we saw our second listing in this co-op where either the heat was cranked up (is Corcoran really that nuts? we don't think so) or there is some kind of issue that would require us to run the A/C or open all windows on a 45 degree day.

This apartment is definitely cool - a long hallway with a bedroom leading to an open kitchen connected to a big "lofty" living area. We were vaguely put off however by the two types of bars (huh?) on the living room windows, which look out on the large, extensive fire escape. No W/D (or possibility of) in the unit is also a minus considering that the building's W/Ds are downstairs in the creepy basement to which the elevator does not go.

The outdoor space for this unit however is spectacular (although disconnected - you have to exit the apartment and walk up a flight of stairs) in a Berkeley, CA kind of way. Cute little sloped wooden individual "plots" of outdoor space plus one common area (see the "well" post earlier).

Overall, a cute place but still overpriced.

99 Avenue B, #2F - $649,000 - 750 sq. ft

Now we're cooking! (literally, as this apartment is apparently owned by two chefs). The living room is cute and surprisingly quiet, despite the fact that it faces Avenue B. The bedroom is also cute, cheery and also faces Ave B. In a second floor unit, this seemed vaguely problematic and we would definitely want to see this puppy at night.

Now, to our favorite part. The outdoor space. Ah the outdoor space. We've never seen anything like it. Imagine a well (think creepy horror well like in The Ring or that weird movie where architectural ruins kill people). Now stand at the bottom of the well and look up. This is the outdoor space at #2F. Second floor terrace, at the very bottom of a big 6 story hole surrounded by the walls of the other units. Wait, it gets better. At the top of the well is...shared common space. That's right, drunk neighbors - all debris welcome.