Emmalie Vance

I’ve always been big into real estate. I enjoy researching what details a certain amount of money will buy and determining which features are most important to me so I can get a sense of how much I’ll need to be happy (give or take) with my future home.

New York City has thrown me for a loop. Where $300,000 in Little Rock, AR, for example, could buy you a 5,000-square-foot tri-level hilltop castle, in NYC, that amount could only offer a run-of-the-mill studio with hardwood floors and laundry in the basement (if you’re lucky).

Music studios can be tough to find and expensive to build in the city. Luckily, this $850,000 brownstone condo in East Harlem comes fully equipped for all your noise-making/recording needs.

Attention spa rats:  If you've got access to $4.5 million, you may be interested in getting that relaxing, rejuvenating feeling every day without even leaving your bathroom--specifically, the master bathroom of this $4.5m Chelsea duplex penthouse at 151 West 17th Street.

It's been three months since I came to NYC and moved into my $975/month studio sublet on the Upper East Side. As I've related in my first two columns, finding the place was challenging, and sharing a small space with a total stranger has been an adjustment for someone accustomed to a lot more space and privacy.  

Gone are the days of throwing out old clothes just to make room for the new. The closet in this $2.85 million Chelsea condo has more than enough room for it all.