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:
Here’s how much it costs to renovate a 2 bedroom 1.5 bath postwar co-op on the Upper East Side
March 31, 2016 - 10:30 AM
How the owners of a 1,400 Upper East Side co-op renovated two bedrooms and a kitchen on a modest (for NYC!) budget
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Everything old is new again in this Manhattan Valley townhouse Read More
March 30, 2016 - 15:59 PM
In New York City, buying a townhouse often means giving up on the dream of new. But not with this four-floor Manhattan Valley townhouse.
You can now buy the New Jersey house that comes with its own stalker—if you dare
March 30, 2016 - 13:59 PM
A six-bedroom home in Westfield, N.J. that is allegedly menaced by someone named "The Watcher" is back on the market.
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How new construction is changing NYC's skyline
March 30, 2016 - 13:30 PM
Like it or not, so-called "supertall" buildings are changing New York's skyline.
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Streetcar proposal gets mixed reception in Red Hook
March 29, 2016 - 12:59 PM
Some Red Hook residents are worried about a proposed streetcar line encouraging new development and higher prices in their neighborhood.
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Three New Yorkers ponder how development is transforming their neighborhoods
March 29, 2016 - 08:59 AM
For better or for worse, the Lower East Side, Long Island City, and Greenpoint have all undergone major changes thanks to re-zoning and new construction.
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