My studio was in Greenwich Village in New York and I never had any difficulty renting it, but it was the location.  

The areas of Manhattan that do have smaller row houses are either in midtown near the park or in the east/west village (read: 3-4M+ for a property) or up in Harlem where it's marginally less expensive, but you can't command the rent to justify it. 

Purchase price: $1,200,000 Cash invested: $280,000 Purchased in July, this 26 unit apartment building sits on 26 acres in the Village of Pulaski.

Purchase price: $1,200,000 Cash invested: $280,000 26 unit apartment building sits on 26 acres in the Village of Pulaski.

It might make sense to search a little more west of Pilsen in Little Village or the Marshall Square area to find something in better condition at around the same price.

Currently managing a building in Ukrainian Village and need to have something called a critical test exam performed on a 3 story steel porch.

A complete gut job that ended up restoring a very old New England village Colonial to its original charm.

BK - Bushwick, Ocean Hill, Bed Stuy, Flatbush, Cypress Hills.Queens - Bellerose, Queens Village, Woodhaven, Maspeth, Middle Village.Best of luck to you moving forward!

Another option might be to look near the villages to Queen Creek.  

I have properties in Pilsen and Little Village that I have purchased in the past few years that both turn a profit.