basement

Brownstone ground floor apartment
Affordable Housing
Signs that a NYC basement apartment is a safe and legal rental
By Jennifer White Karp |May 11, 2026 - 2:30PM
An ADU designed for a roof deck.
Design + Architecture
ADU curious? This site helps you navigate NYC’s new accessory dwelling unit rules
By Cassidy Jensen |May 1, 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
Backyard ADU
Affordable Housing
Have space in NYC to create an ADU? You may be eligible for funds to make it happen

… housing must comply with existing zoning and building codes Properties must be free of housing and building code … afford to buy and are stymied by the lack of affordable rentals But zoning laws remain an obstacle as well as concerns about shortterm rental use But there are ways around those hurdles For …

By Jennifer White Karp |November 21, 2023 - 1:45AM
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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
queens neighborhood
Renovation
Can I have an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) in my NYC backyard?
By Evelyn Battaglia |June 13, 2023 - 9:30AM
Underground parking garage
Improve
Brick webinar recap: How to keep your parking garage safe
By Jennifer White Karp |May 2, 2023 - 9:30AM
flooded basement brick underground
Products + Services
Will insurance cover clean up costs and damages after a flood caused by an underground river?
By Evelyn Battaglia |April 25, 2023 - 1:30PM
Man Rushing To Car In Parking Garage
Improve
Have questions about parking garage inspections? Sign up for a building safety webinar
By Jennifer White Karp |April 20, 2023 - 4:45PM