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:
Property tax fight loses in court, unsafe conditions at Penn Station, & more
February 28, 2020 - 11:00 AM
And, Barbara Corcoran, founder of real estate firm Corcoran Group before selling it to Realogy, was conned out of nearly $400,000 by a phony invoice for a renovation.
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A historic Park Slope mansion, one of the priciest listings in Brooklyn, for $12,900,000
February 25, 2020 - 10:00 AM
This seven-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath historic limestone at 17 Prospect Park West in Park Slope is priced at $12,900,000. Originally listed for $14,500,000 in 2017, the mansion has been on and off the market since then, according to StreetEasy.
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Chic and discreet condo entrances, billionaire Ken Griffin buys another mega property, & more
February 21, 2020 - 11:00 AM
Billionaire Ken Griffin is in contract to buy a compound in Southampton that belongs to designer Calvin Klein. Sources say it could be as much as $100 million.
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Would you rent this four-bedroom Clinton Hill apartment, for $4,000?
February 19, 2020 - 14:30 PM
This apartment, 32 St. James Pl., #3 in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn is listed as a four-bedroom, two-bath duplex but there are some major caveats here. If you read the description, you’ll find the apartment is actually a three bedroom that can be converted to a four bedroom. But here’s the thing: Only two bedrooms are legal size. And there's only one bathroom.
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UWS condo tower may shrink, Hudson County Airbnb hosts rake it in, & more
February 18, 2020 - 11:00 AM
A judge says developers of the nearly complete 668-foot condo tower at 200 Amsterdam Ave. have to remove 20 floors because it violates zoning limits
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The net effect of shifting the broker fee, a 'tenant bill of rights,' & more
February 14, 2020 - 11:00 AM
Michael Bloomberg, the presidential candidate and former NYC mayor, once pointed to the end of the discriminatory practice of redlining as contributing to the 2008 financial crisis, according to newly surfaced comments, according to the New York Times.
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