Apartment Look

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — This week’s featured real estate listing is a one-bedroom condo at 228 Bushwick Ave. with an asking price of $600,000. The 583- square foot apartment features a balcony, stainless-steel kitchen with marble counters, and an in-unit washer/dryer. Check out more photos of the home here and be sure to sign up for the Williamsburg Patch daily newsletter to get updates on local news and real estate. From Realtor.com: No L train, no problem! The J & M trains are just a 10-minute walk away! Come home to this nicely layed out condo with open southern exposure ! Located in the trendy part of East Williamsburg , this property is in a prime location adjacent to the L subway station. This spacious one bedroom features a balcony, stainless steel kitchen with marble counters, and washer dryer. There is through the wall air conditioning , cherry doors, and white oak hardwood flooring . This building, which is only a few years old, has a video intercom entrance syste...

One resident narrowly escaped a mass murderer, another prefers parrots over people for company and a third is a a retired conman who just wants to be left alone to enjoy some of the best inner-city views in Sydney. Welcome to Northcott towers, Sydney's most notorious housing commission complex tucked away in what has become one of Australia's trendiest and most exclusive suburbs. About 1,200 residents pay as little as $80 a week for one- or two-bedroom units in the 14-story buildings in Surry Hills, just a stone's throw from the CBD where average rents for a two- bedroom home run to more than $900 a week. Known as the 'suicide towers,' the complex is Australia’s largest single block of public housing units and has a notorious reputation involving with drug abuse, mental health and unemployment. Invited by members of the tight-knit community of residents, Daily Mail Australia spent a day in the towers to 'meet the family' and explore the colourful neig...