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:
New bill requires rentals for homeless, faulty pipe to blame for Queens sewage mess, & more
December 20, 2019 - 11:00 AM
And, a case for getting life insurance along with a new mortgage.
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Would you rent this six bedroom in Manhattan Valley for $6,000?
December 18, 2019 - 13:30 PM
This six-bedroom, two-bath rental, 106 West 105th St., #6, in Manhattan Valley, is asking $6,000 a month. Or is it a five bedroom? When it was listed in September, it was cheaper ($5,750) and there were one fewer bedrooms.
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A prewar condo amid the new towers of Billionaires' Row, for $3,650,000
December 17, 2019 - 13:00 PM
This three bedroom, three bath, 171 West 57th St., #6B, on Manhattan's Billionaires' Row, is on the market for $3,500,000, reflecting a price cut nine days ago of $100,000, according to StreetEasy. It’s over 2,744 square feet, and has monthly taxes of $2,790 and common charges of $3,059.
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NYC's worst landlords list for 2019, all-cash luxury buyers disappear, & more
December 16, 2019 - 11:00 AM
The worst landlord list also includes the 10 worst buildings in each borough.
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Buying a luxury condo in NYC? Some developers are offering extreme incentives
December 13, 2019 - 15:00 PM
This year’s incentives for luxury condos have hit a new level of extravagance, thanks to New York City’s condo glut, with developers simultaneously offering lavish deals for both buyers and their brokers. The deals for buyers are wildly creative, touching on almost every fee associated with buying a condo in NYC.
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A Murray Hill three bedroom with a curved wall of windows, for $3,000,000
December 10, 2019 - 12:00 PM
A recent price drop brought this condo, 330 East 38th St., #24NO, just to the threshold of luxury pricing in New York City. The apartment, with three bedrooms and four baths, is currently asking $3,000,000, after a 6 percent cut in November. Monthly taxes are $2,218 and monthly common charges are $1,801.
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