The 5 best affordable New York apartments (Week of July 7)

66 Washington Ave #4

Two-bedroom in Clinton Hill, $2,700/month ($1,350 per person)

This gorgeous, brick-walled loft space across from the Brooklyn Navy Yard looks like a design magazine and the totally-unrealistic set of a TV show had a lovechild. A beautiful, beautiful lovechild complete with 12-foot ceilings, two skylights (!), dark hardwood floors, industrial-chic piping, a Pinterest-worthy white-tiled kitchen and exposed brick galore. Oh, and did we mention it's furnished? (The price drops down to $2,500 for only partial furnishings.) We'll move in now, thanks.

66 Washington Ave #4

Two-bedroom in Clinton Hill, $2,700/month ($1,350 per person)

66 Washington Ave #4

Two-bedroom in Clinton Hill, $2,700/month ($1,350 per person)

Catherine St #14

Two-bedroom in the Lower East Side, $2,500/month ($1,250 per person)

Yes, reasonably priced, not-terrible downtown Manhattan apartments do exist. This one sports exposed brick, double closets in the bedrooms and a renovated kitchen that includes a dishwasher. The bedrooms look a little snug, but what the space may lack in size it makes up for in its Chinatown-adjacent location, ensuring you'll have all the cheap dumplings and dim sum you could ever want just outside your door.

Catherine St #14

Two-bedroom in the Lower East Side, $2,500/month ($1,250 per person)

Catherine St #14

Two-bedroom in the Lower East Side, $2,500/month ($1,250 per person)

562 Morgan Ave #2

Three-bedroom in Greenpoint, $2,935/month ($978 per person)

Just when you thought Greenpoint had gone the way of its pricey neighbor to the south, along comes this sunny railroad flat for under a grand apiece. The living room appears to be huge (see how it dwarfs the previous tenant's space-efficient Ikea furniture?) and the bedrooms look pretty roomy too—we call dibs on the one with the mint-green walls. And we're not mad at the proximity to McGolrick Park and the hood's myriad eateries.

562 Morgan Ave #2

Three-bedroom in Greenpoint, $2,935/month ($978 per person)

562 Morgan Ave #2

Three-bedroom in Greenpoint, $2,935/month ($978 per person)

Myrtle Ave #4

Four-bedroom in Fort Greene, $3,995/month ($999 per person)

First off, this charm-filled abode is a block from Fort Greene Park, so consider all your summer weekends planned (now might be a good time to invest in a picnic basket). Aside from that, you'll get loads of exposed brick, hardwood floors, a stainless steel kitchen with a dishwasher, lots of natural light and two bathrooms (because let's face it, four roommates and one bathroom basically means having to pull of a perfectly choreographed routine every morning).

Myrtle Ave #4

Four-bedroom in Fort Greene, $3,995/month ($999 per person)

Myrtle Ave #4

Four-bedroom in Fort Greene, $3,995/month ($999 per person)

97 Pulaski St #2

Three-bedroom in Bed-Stuy, $2,750/month ($917 per person)

Sunlight is your new best friend in this freshly updated walk-up on a tree-lined street—we can practically hear the birds chirping outside the windows. With those gleaming hardwood floors and good-sized living room opening up into an also good-sized kitchen (look at that counter space!), we're picturing jovial dinner parties where the wine is a-flowing. And per the listing, a backyard is available "with approval from landlord." Start working on your most charming smile now.

97 Pulaski St #2

Three-bedroom in Bed-Stuy, $2,750/month ($917 per person)

97 Pulaski St #2

Three-bedroom in Bed-Stuy, $2,750/month ($917 per person)