EAST MIDTOWN $725,000
333 East 53rd Street
1-bedroom, 1-bath, 700-sq.-ft. co-op in a prewar building; 24-hr. doormen; renovated kitchen and bath, high ceilings; planted terrace; maintenance $1,233, 60% tax deductible; listed at $670,000 (multiple bids), 3 weeks on market (brokers: Bellmarc Realty; Prudential Douglas Elliman)