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:
I want to combine two apartments. Can I buy hallway space?
October 30, 2017 - 10:00 AM
Probably, but you'll need the blessing of the board.
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A renter wants to ditch her roomies, a New Yorker is on a mission to enforce rent laws, and more of the week's top stories
October 27, 2017 - 15:45 PM
Plus, if landlords make this change to your building's locks, they can keep tabs on you.
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On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, New Yorkers share their storm stories
October 27, 2017 - 09:00 AM
From chance meetings with celebrities to losing everything, New Yorkers' memories of October 29, 2012.
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A two-bedroom duplex condo in Washington Heights for under $1 million
October 26, 2017 - 12:00 PM
The historic character of this part of the neighborhood drew Lin-Manuel Miranda when he was writing "Hamilton."
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This landmarked UES townhouse is easy on the eyes
October 25, 2017 - 13:00 PM
It has a terrace and a backyard, among other enchanting features. And it'll cost you.
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The story of the Stuyvesant Flats, the first apartment building in NYC
October 25, 2017 - 12:00 PM
At the time of its construction, apartment buildings were unheard of in the city.
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