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:
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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All Kondo'd out: Why Marie Kondo's cleaning method may not work for New Yorkers in tiny apartments
August 17, 2016 - 14:59 PM
The de-cluttering guru says we should part with items that don’t bring us joy, but what if what you have is just what you need? Can you afford to Kondo?
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Rent in a DUMBO icon, right on the East River
August 16, 2016 - 15:59 PM
The unit is in Brooklyn's famous Clocktower Building, one of the borough's priciest conversions.
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New Yorkers used a record amount of electricity during the weekend's heat wave
August 16, 2016 - 14:59 PM
During the extreme heat like what we experienced over the weekend, the city electrical grid struggles to keep up with demand
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Affordable units available starting at $833/month in a new Murray Hill luxury rental
August 16, 2016 - 09:59 AM
Those who qualify can apply for affordable rentals in a swanky new development
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