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.
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Though once-industrial Long Island City is now better-known for its proliferation of new luxury condos, this two-bedroom is in an older building: the L Haus. Built in 1966, it's so named for its distinctive shape. It's also gigantic, occupying an entire city block, and comes with a "yard" that's really an impressive 10,000 square feet of green space where residents can lounge, sunbathe, and grill. Listed at Halstead for $1.375 million, the price of this corner unit is about average for the neighborhood.
This Boerum Hill four-floor townhouse isn't far from the hustle and bustle around Atlantic Avenue and the Barclays Center, but the huge space, located in the neighborhood's historic district, includes preserved details and loft spaces that make it feel more like a remote hideaway.
If you’re looking to start super fresh, this modern condo may be for you—though it may not be a winner with brownstone-lovers and other traditionalists who adore the more historic real estate options in the Clinton Hill / Bed-Stuy area. 244 Franklin Avenue is a brand new, six-floor luxury property with one-bedrooms and studios.
