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:
Landlord wants Supreme Court to consider rent regulation, Cuomo's response to LI agents' bias, & more
November 25, 2019 - 11:00 AM
Governor Cuomo tapped several state agencies to look into reports of racial discrimination by agents on Long Island, and create a new awareness campaign and complaint hotline.
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NYC's apartment tower boom, buildings to display energy grades, & more
November 22, 2019 - 11:00 AM
And, Gov. Cuomo vetoed a plan to create a 15-person panel to make buildings less deadly for birds, who frequently collide into glass panels.
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That’s OK Boomer, I’ll just rent forever, say some NYC millennials
November 20, 2019 - 14:00 PM
A new report from Apartment List finds that 15 percent of millennial renters in the New York metro area expect to rent forever. And of those who expect to purchase a home, 35 percent have not yet started saving towards a down payment.
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Would you rent this Murray Hill studio with a windowed sleeping loft, for $2,700
November 20, 2019 - 12:00 PM
This corner studio, 138 East 38th St., #5E, in Murray Hill, has a sleeping loft that fits a full-size mattress (with room to sit up). There’s a wall-through A/C, and the building has a live-in super and new laundry room. And there are views of the nearby Chrysler Building.
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A renovated condo with oval rooms at the Ansonia, for $4,295,000
November 19, 2019 - 14:00 PM
This four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath condo has Central Park and skyline views thanks to east- and south-facing windows. It is asking $4,295,000, with monthly taxes of $2,230 and common charges of $3,514.
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How Long Island’s real estate firms steer minority buyers away from white neighborhoods
November 18, 2019 - 16:15 PM
A three-year undercover investigation of real estate practices in Nassau and Suffolk counties by Newsday turned up widespread evidence of discrimination against minority home buyers.
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