Mimi OConnor
Contributing Writer
Mimi O’Connor has written about New York City real estate for publications that include Brick Underground, Refinery29, and Thrillist. She is the recipient of two awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors for interior design and service journalism. Her writing on New York City, parenting, events, and culture has also appeared in Parents, Red Tricycle, BizBash, and Time Out New York. She is the author of several books, including "The Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit" and "Reel Culture." She once lived in a NYC building in such rough shape that a Law & Order location scout rang her doorbell to inquire about using her apartment as a murderous psychopath’s headquarters.
Posts by Mimi OConnor:
8 ways to get more space for less when buying a NYC apartment
By Mimi OConnor
June 23, 2020 - 12:30 PM
Now is an opportune time to buy in NYC, and trade up for more room—if you are willing to bet that the city will rebound after the pandemic subsides.
Read More How the newest Downtown Brooklyn rental buildings compare: The Hub, 300 Ashland, The Ashland, The Offerman House, & more
By Mimi OConnor
March 11, 2020 - 12:00 PM
To help you navigate your apartment search here, Brick Underground took a look at nine of Downtown Brooklyn's newest rental towers, plus some nearly new ones. We compared building age, size, style, amenities, location, and rent. Brace yourself: You'll find the rents in these new buildings well above the median for the borough.
Read More A Greenpoint two-family townhouse—with another house tucked in the back, for $2,800,000
By Mimi OConnor
March 3, 2020 - 13:00 PM
Listed for $2,800,000, 112 Oak St. in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, is actually two separate buildings, a two-family with a single-family tucked away at the back of a 25-foot lot in the Greenpoint Historic District.
Read More A Murray Hill one bedroom with a wall of windows, for $550,000
By Mimi OConnor
March 2, 2020 - 12:00 PM
This Murray Hill corner one-bedroom co-op gets tons of light.
Read More What is parquet flooring?
By Mimi OConnor
February 27, 2020 - 16:30 PM
According to Dan DiClerico, home expert at HomeAdvisor, at one time, parquet was handcrafted from solid hardwood, "making the floors as durable as they were elegant." The 1960s and '70s brought the mass production of parquet tiles, made with a thin veneer of wood adhered to a plywood substrate.
Read More Hudson Yards, Hudson Square, and Hudson Heights: What's the difference?
By Mimi OConnor
February 26, 2020 - 14:00 PM
Hudson Yards, Hudson Square, and Hudson Heights: Explorer Henry Hudson lent his name to more than a few Manhattan neighborhoods along his namesake river. Here's a quick review of what and where they are.
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