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:
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?
Read More 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.
Read More 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
Read More 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
Read More 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.
Read More 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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