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:
Trouble getting aid to renters, trucks cause headaches in Red Hook, & more
December 18, 2020 - 10:30 AM
The cutoff for getting federal pandemic funding to renters in crisis is approaching but there are problems with distributing the aid.
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For some NYers, renting a separate studio is the answer to the WFH dilemma
December 17, 2020 - 15:30 PM
If you can swing it financially, renting a NYC studio apartment to use as a home office makes sense on several levels: A residential apartment provides a more socially distanced way to work than a shared co-working space, there are more studios on the market thanks to high vacancy rates, and they’re increasingly affordable.
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1970s Brooklyn decor, new construction plunges, & more
December 14, 2020 - 10:30 AM
The New York Public library created an interactive map for an archive of Brooklyn apartments photographed in the 1970s. Check out the decor for some design inspiration
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Rethinking Midtown offices as apartments, Airbnb shares jump, & more
December 11, 2020 - 10:30 AM
And, a mix of non-profit groups, tenant organizers, and developers are backing a $4 billion per year public investment plan for affordable housing.
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Brick Underground named Best Real Estate Website by the National Association of Real Estate Editors for the second year
December 11, 2020 - 09:30 AM
The National Association of Real Estate Editors named Brick Underground the Best Real Estate Website in a national journalism competition honoring excellence in real estate journalism. It is the second year in a row that Brick has won gold.
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Influencers woo buyers, former Trump tenants file suit, & more
December 7, 2020 - 10:30 AM
A six-alarm fire at a vacant East Village building spread to Middle Collegiate Church, gutting the nearly 130-year-old structure.
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