basement

Signs that a NYC basement apartment is a safe and legal rental

… At least 11 people were killed when their basementlevel apartments filled with water or suffered other stormrelated … the difference in part determines whether a unit is a legal dwelling According to the Department of Housing Preservation … for ventilation which are also DOB requirements for a legal dwelling … Other telltale signs … If you have to access …

By Jennifer White Karp |May 11, 2026 - 2:30PM

Design + Architecture

ADU curious? This site helps you navigate NYC’s new accessory dwelling unit rules

By Cassidy Jensen |May 1, 2026 - 9:30AM

Affordable Housing

Ask Altagracia: If my apartment is illegal, can I get back rent I already paid?

Sponsored By Outerbridge Law P.C. |March 25, 2026 - 9:30AM

The entrance to a garden-floor apartment

Neighborhood Intel

I lived in a Brooklyn Heights garden-floor apartment for nearly 20 years—it's not like living in a basement

By Austin Havens-Bowen |May 14, 2024 - 10:00AM

Affordable Housing

Have space in NYC to create an ADU? You may be eligible for funds to make it happen

By Jennifer White Karp |November 21, 2023 - 1:45AM

Sales Market

How can I tell if an apartment I'm buying has flooded in the past?

By Alanna Schubach |October 2, 2023 - 2:30PM

Renovation

Can I have an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) in my NYC backyard?

… suite is a secondary residence on the same lot as a primary dwelling and can be created by building from the ground up … also created by turning a basement or attic into a legal apartment or converting a singlefamily home into two or … … viewbublogpanes=ymalinline … Can I have an Accessory Dwelling Unit ADU in my NYC backyard … Improve … Renovation …

By Evelyn Battaglia |June 13, 2023 - 9:30AM