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:
When Hurricane Sandy made landfall in 2012, Lower Manhattan was hit particularly hard: Floodwaters inundated businesses and residences, knocking out electricity, shutting down subway service and, ultimately, costing millions in damages and lost revenue. (Per the Huffington Post, damage in NYC amounted to an e
Historic Sugar Hill, a neighborhood famed for its architectural grandeur, is a uniquely scenic corner of Manhattan noted for the many leaders of the Harlem Renaissance who once lived here. The changes afoot nowadays have more to do with increased interest from buyers, who may find this elegant condo particularly eye-catching.
Attending your local community board meeting may not sound like the most invigorating use of your free time, but there are advantages to showing up. Though becoming an official member is a lengthy, trying process, it turns out that mere civilians can have an impact on the proceedings, too. Here are six reasons to swing by your local CB gathering:
1. Make your voice heard
When the “A” building opened on 13th Street in 2008, it was one of the earliest luxury properties to venture into the East Village. By now, it has plenty of company, though its amenities—which include a rooftop pool—remain enticing. The $925,000 price tag on this convertible one-bedroom, which is listed by Douglas Elliman, can probably be partially attributed to said pool and other perks, like the building’s gym, concierge service, full-time doorman, and courtyard.
