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:
Three New York couples who opted to share studio apartments—and how they made it work
August 15, 2016 - 08:59 AM
How New Yorkers make the best of very close quarters.
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A condo-style rental with killer views in Battery Park City
August 9, 2016 - 09:59 AM
The Battery Park City one-bedroom is in a building with great perks.
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Why Roosevelt Island should be on buyers’ radar
August 8, 2016 - 08:59 AM
Roosevelt Island may lose its underdog status soon—but for now, you can find apartments in amenity-packed buildings for significantly cheaper than you would across the river.
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A renovated loft in a quickly changing neighborhood
August 4, 2016 - 15:59 PM
This recently renovated loft in the Financial District offers privacy and space in an area that's getting livelier.
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Here’s how long it takes to gut renovate a three-bedroom apartment in NYC
August 4, 2016 - 13:59 PM
Whether you’re buying an apartment that needs a complete renovation before you move in, or you’d like to gut renovate your current abode (a) in time for the baby, (b) before the bathroom ceiling caves in or (c) while you’re spry enough to enjoy the fruits of your contractor’s labor, you will need to begin with a realistic sense of timing.
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What Prospect Lefferts Gardens has to offer prospective buyers
August 3, 2016 - 12:30 PM
PLG by the numbers.
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