Alanna Schubach
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:
Yet another reason to give a nod to Jimmy McMillan and declare that the rent is too damn high: According to a report published today by StreetEasy, 65.2 percent of the average New Yorker's income will go toward rent, a significant jump from last year's 59.7 percent.
The label "historic" is thrown around rather liberally when it comes to NYC properties, but this Fort Greene townhouse actually fits the bill: The Civil War-era home was built in the 1850s, making it a perfect fit for the neighborhood's picturesque landmark district. Blocks from Fort Greene Park—where the 1776 Battle of Long Island was fought—the fully renovated, five-bedroom home is listed by Brown Harris Stevens for $3 million.
There's a corner of Greenwich Village nicknamed the "Gold Coast," a stretch of Fifth Avenue that leads directly to Washington Square Park and its iconic arch. The micro-neighborhood is characterized by elegant, prewar co-ops, and this one-bedroom is in such a property. First constructed in 1923, the building's interior includes preserved historic details, though this apartment, by contrast, is bright and modern.
