
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:
What does it mean when an apartment has a "flexible layout"?
November 10, 2016 - 12:59 PM
How to tell when an apartment has a true flexible layout, and when the term is being used as puffery.
Read More Before the L train shutdown, increased service for passengers fed up with overcrowding
November 9, 2016 - 08:59 AM
The MTA will add 50 roundtrip rides to weekly L train service-—but you may not notice a difference for long.
Read More This amenity-packed Williamsburg rental that offers a hotel-like experience
November 8, 2016 - 12:59 PM
Rent here and get access to a luxe roof deck, gym, and more.
Read More Building amenities: What do tenants use, and what do they ignore?
November 7, 2016 - 11:59 AM
You'll be surprised at what's hot and what's not in the world of building perks.
Read More How Brick Underground readers are voting in this presidential election
November 7, 2016 - 09:02 AM
Turns out Manhattan isn't as blue as we thought.
Read More The city is exploring potential routes for a Brooklyn-Queens streetcar
November 4, 2016 - 12:59 PM
The New York City Economic Development Corporation released a plan with possible pathways for the BQX.
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