Emily Myers
Senior Writer/Podcast Producer
Emily Myers is a real estate writer and podcast host. As the former host of the Brick Underground podcast, she earned four silver awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors. Emily studied journalism at the University of the Arts, London, earned an MA Honors degree in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh and lived for a decade in California.
Posts by Emily Myers:
My co-op board interview: We tiptoed around renovation issues and were anxious to say the right thing
By Emily Myers
April 8, 2019 - 12:00 PM
They asked us a handful of questions and they started with the general, ‘Why are you interested in this building, this community, this neighborhood?’ They asked a little bit about our background, about what we both did for work and about our lifestyle... It’s pretty casual in Jackson Heights and Queens. We shouldn’t have been nervous.
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A two-bedroom co-op in Hamilton Heights for $560,000, no board approval required
By Emily Myers
April 5, 2019 - 10:00 AM
This two bedroom unit, 640 West 139th Street #65, is on the market for $560,000 which is just below the median asking price of $590,000 for the neighborhood.
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Hundreds of small buildings may be overtaxed, a legal battle over a leaning tower, & more
By Emily Myers
April 4, 2019 - 11:00 AM
Hundreds of small buildings could be being overtaxed by NYC and a contractor claims he can’t complete a building near South Street Seaport because it’s leaning due to an off-kilter foundation.
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Toll hikes on the Verrazzano Bridge, tar balls on the Long Island coast, & more
By Emily Myers
April 2, 2019 - 11:00 AM
Toll hikes on the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge make it the most expensive in the country—at $19 without E-ZPass and a court ruling paves the way for a landmarked Tribeca clock tower to be converted into a private penthouse.
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New York State budget raises the mansion and state transfer tax to fix the MTA
By Emily Myers
April 1, 2019 - 13:00 PM
Changes to the ‘mansion tax’ mean it’s going to get even more expensive to buy a property over a $1 million in New York City.
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A renovated one bedroom in the Bronx with a bonus room for $229,000, and no board approval required
By Emily Myers
March 29, 2019 - 09:00 AM
This one bedroom co-op in Fordham, 55 East 190th Street #55, is on the market for $229,000 and has been recently renovated with a new kitchen and bathroom.
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