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:
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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Fighting over gym time slots, buying a house in Hudson Valley, & more
December 4, 2020 - 10:30 AM
And, An EPA representative said there’s a century’s worth of harmful pollution buried below a planned development site in Gowanus.
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Could pollutants from your gas stove contribute to your coronavirus risk?
December 4, 2020 - 09:30 AM
A new study indicates exposure to NO2—the main pollutant from gas stoves, can make coronavirus a bigger risk. According to a piece on Undark, a science and sociology magazine, a recent peer-reviewed study from Emory University looked at Covid-19 mortality data in more than 3,000 U.S. counties. It found “long-term exposure to elevated NO2 was correlated with a higher risk of death from Covid-19.”
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