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:
Wall desks and writing tables for working from home or online school
March 31, 2020 - 16:00 PM
Lots of New Yorkers who are working from home while their kids are doing school online are feeling stressed out. Brick Underground reached out to some interior designers for some tips on products you could order online with minimal set up. Here’s what they suggested could help create some more privacy—and less stress in these anxious times.
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Reality check: How to make your NYC real estate listing not sound insensitive
March 30, 2020 - 15:00 PM
It’s a good idea if you’re selling or renting an apartment to consider how your broker’s marketing comes across in these very frightening times. Having some kind of acknowledgement that indicates life in NYC is not business as usual is key to avoiding sounding tone deaf and insensitive.
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Support builds for rent freeze, city official wants to close the parks, & more
March 30, 2020 - 10:30 AM
And: answers to common questions about the $2 trillion economic relief bill.
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A tenant's coronavirus rent hike, how boards enforce social distancing, & more
March 27, 2020 - 10:30 AM
And, your co-op or condo building may be able to sue if owners don’t follow rules about social distancing or quarantines.
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Airbnb hosts and short-term rental companies grapple with empty rooms as travel to NYC halts
March 27, 2020 - 09:30 AM
New Yorkers who use the Airbnb platform to rent out their places suffered a double whammy when the company changed its policy to allow guests who booked before March 14 to cancel without penalty because of the coronavirus. Short-term rental companies are also reeling from losses as tourism and business travel has ground to halt in the city, where all non-essential businesses are closed.
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A note from Brick Underground: We've changed our coverage
March 24, 2020 - 13:30 PM
Bookmark our coronavirus page so you can stay up to date on how the pandemic is impacting NYC real estate and housing issues.
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