Jennifer White Karp
Managing Editor
Jennifer steers Brick Underground’s editorial coverage of New York City residential real estate and writes articles on market trends and strategies for buyers, sellers, and renters. Jennifer’s 15-year career in New York City real estate journalism includes stints as a writer and editor at The Real Deal and its spinoff publication, Luxury Listings NYC. A longtime Brooklynite who has sworn off basement apartments, she graduated from Wesleyan University and has an MFA in nonfiction writing from the New School.
Posts by Jennifer White Karp:
Buildings say no to Airbnb, the premium for renting alone, & more
March 10, 2023 - 16:30 PM
Brick Underground's Most Popular Post of the Week include NYC's Prohibited Buildings List banning short-term rentals goes live.
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Gap widens between Manhattan and Brooklyn median rents as demand for luxury rentals surges
March 9, 2023 - 09:00 AM
Measuring the gap between Brooklyn and Manhattan rents is a way to track the strength of the NYC rental market relative to the economy.
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NYC's Prohibited Buildings List banning short-term rentals goes live
March 6, 2023 - 17:05 PM
More than 100 applications were submitted in the first two hours that the portal for the Prohibited Buildings List was open, according to a spokesperson for the Mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement (OSE)
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Winter renters lose leverage, questions for condo and co-op buyers, & more
March 3, 2023 - 16:30 PM
This week readers got confirmation of something many renters are experiencing: Unusually high New York City rents in January pretty much eliminated the usual bargaining power renters enjoy during the slower winter months.
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The roommate dilemma: It's much more expensive to rent an apartment in NYC all by yourself now
March 3, 2023 - 12:30 PM
Thanks to skyrocketing NYC rents, a one-bedroom unit now rents for an average of $3,950 while a two bedroom averages $5,295, which works out to be $2,648 per person, according to a new report from RentHop.
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Renew your lease with a rent increase or try your luck with a new place? It's a trickier decision this winter
February 27, 2023 - 16:30 PM
Finding a new NYC rental apartment in winter would normally present an opportunity to lock in a discounted rent. Not this season. The typical winter rent dip was more of a blip this year.
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