This two bedroom, two bathroom first-floor condo in Elmhurst, Queens has a high-ceiling basement running its full footprint below.

The living room is large with parquet flooring, and a deep closet. The primary bedroom faces the front of the building and has a huge closet. The second bedroom fits a queen or king, has its own large closet, and opens directly onto a small balcony. Both bedrooms have AC openings. The kitchen and the main full bathroom are both windowed. There's an in-unit washer and dryer combo.

The basement is what changes how this home lives. High ceiling, large windows, a second full bathroom, a dry bar the owner built, and a separate entrance of its own. It has a tiny backyard with storage at the back. Use it as a home office, a gym, or a place to host, all without anyone passing through the main floor.

The building has 6 units total, 2 per floor, is self-managed, and was built in 1990. The common charge is $128 per month. This has been one owner's home since the building was built, and it is coming to market for the first time.

Queens Boulevard and Broadway shopping and dining are close by, along with the M and R trains and the Q29 and Q58 buses.