Alanna Schubach
Contributing writer
Contributing editor Alanna Schubach has over a decade of experience as a New York City-based freelance journalist. She has written about real estate for Brick Underground, Mansion Global, and Barron's. She has also contributed features, essays, and op-eds to The Nation, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and The Village Voice. She won a National Association of Real Estate Editors’ silver award in 2018 for her Ask an Expert column for Brick Underground. She is also a fiction writer and a creative writing teacher, and currently lives in Brooklyn.
Posts by Alanna Schubach:
Could solar water heating work in NYC apartment buildings?
February 1, 2017 - 14:59 PM
How New York building owners could start using solar to get their hot water.
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Winter inspiration: How people keep warm in foreign countries
February 1, 2017 - 08:59 AM
Foreign cultures have developed some ingenious ways of getting cozy during the cold months
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How much will it cost to gut renovate a 1,200 square foot Tribeca loft – the right way?
January 31, 2017 - 12:59 PM
Alex, who loves to cook, wants to flip the loft’s layout and make the kitchen the centerpiece. She’ll need a semi-professional oven and a great entertainment area. She also wants to replace all the windows and install central air conditioning, a powder room, and a laundry room. Her overall objective is to update the interior to make the space sleek and functional for her lifestyle.
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Moving into this furnished West Village duplex would be a breeze
January 31, 2017 - 09:59 AM
The two-bedroom comes fully furnished and decked out with lots of gadgetry.
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What goes into lifting a house, and who should do it?
January 31, 2017 - 08:59 AM
Throughout the New York area, homeowners living in flood zones are lifting their houses to protect from future water damage.
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How Trump's threatened federal funding cuts to sanctuary cities could impact NYC
January 27, 2017 - 09:59 AM
Trump's executive order to block funding to sanctuary cities might be hard to enforce.
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