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:
The Brick Underground Podcast Episode 7: Tenants unite in downtown Manhattan to face their landlord
August 24, 2016 - 12:59 PM
A group of longtime tenants band together and formed a coalition in response to a new landlord taking over their buildings.
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Classic West Village details abound in this carriage house rental
August 23, 2016 - 12:30 PM
All the history behind this one-bedroom rental doesn't come cheap.
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The Bronx meets Westchester in Riverdale, a neighborhood for buyers thinking long-term
August 23, 2016 - 09:59 AM
Thanks to its history, Riverdale is often thought of as the fanciest corner of the Bronx, but its price range reveals a diversity of residents.
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Rent a two-bedroom for $2,000 (and under!) per month, in Bed-Stuy, Washington Heights, Grand Concourse, and more
August 22, 2016 - 14:59 PM
Ten two-bedroom apartments renting for $2,000/month (or less!) right now
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Summer's winding down—time to throw a block party?
August 19, 2016 - 09:59 AM
Philadelphia hosts tons of block parties each year, but it isn't as easy to throw a neighborhood bash in NYC.
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Park Slope still offers buyers some bargains--along with stunning (and pricey) Gilded Age mansions
August 18, 2016 - 11:59 AM
A favorite Brooklyn neighborhood isn't all expensive housing.
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