Two renovated prewar condos, just one floor apart, with identical square footage. Why the $122,037 disparity in price? The upstairs apartment has better bathroom fixtures and a little more light, but that’s not really the difference. The secret is this: Apartment 76 has butterscotch-finished maple cupboards and matching new hand-cut white-oak inlaid floors. (Apartment 66 has refinished original floors, and perfectly okay white-painted cabinets.) “The darker cabinets go better with the rest of the apartment,” says listing broker Sabrina Seidner. Adds co-broker Susan Davis Eley: “These floors are not prefab … You don’t buy these by the sheet from Home Depot.”
314 West 100th Street, Apartment 76
The Facts: A 1,076-square-foot, two-bedroom, one-bath condo.
Asking Price: $1,117,037.
Charges and Taxes: $1,042 per month.
Agents: Sabrina Seidner and Susan Davis Eley, Nest Seekers International.
314 West 100th Street, Apartment 66
The Facts: A 1,076-square-foot, two-bedroom, one-bath condo.
Asking Price: $995,000.
Charges and Taxes: $1,040.95 per month.
Agents: Sabrina Seidner and Susan Davis Eley, Nest Seekers International.