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:
Your neighbors fled the city. They left you their water bugs
April 17, 2020 - 14:45 PM
New York City now has a looming pest problem—and that includes water bugs coming from the vacated apartment next door and rats missing their usual catered meal. Buildings need to be proactive, practice basic sanitation, and avoid allowing trash to accumulate.
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Anticipating Cuomo's help for renters, a windowless bedroom is a drag now, & more
April 17, 2020 - 09:30 AM
A cheap, windowless bedroom in a Bushwick loft seemed like a fantastic deal. Then the shutdown hit.
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Sick of quarantining with your roommates? These renters say 'sublet my apartment'
April 16, 2020 - 09:30 AM
The pandemic is prompting New Yorkers to try to sublet or find other renters to take over their leases. It’s also complicating things for renters who are looking to get out of their leases for other reasons.
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De Blasio plan for tenants to defer rent payments can't happen without support from Albany
April 14, 2020 - 16:00 PM
At a press conference yesterday, Mayor Bill de Blasio outlined the support enacted for renters so far, including New York state’s eviction moratorium, and next steps he would like to see happen, including calling on the state to give tenants who have lost income the ability to defer their rent payments. It's just not clear that there's any interest in Albany in taking this issue on.
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How families quarantine together, clash over NYC schools reopening, & more
April 13, 2020 - 10:30 AM
What happens to NYC rents during a recession? Here are some clues from the 2008 financial crisis.
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How NYC sellers can adapt to the new normal: Brick Underground's best advice
April 13, 2020 - 09:30 AM
These days, New York City real estate sellers have two options: Retreat for now or adapt to the new normal and forge ahead. Here’s how those two strategies are playing out—along with advice for sellers who are sticking with the market, compiled from Brick Underground’s recent reporting on the pandemic’s impact on NYC real estate.
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