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:
Here are the NYC apartments for sale with the deepest price chops in June
July 8, 2019 - 09:00 AM
The top addresses for steepest price cuts in June, according to RealtyHop’s New York City Price Drop Report, are at two well-known Manhattan buildings, 845 United Nations Plaza, otherwise known as Trump World Tower, and 520 West 28th St., designed by the late starchitect Zaha Hadid.
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Would you rent this one bedroom in Greenpoint and ride the ferry to Manhattan, for $3,315?
July 3, 2019 - 13:00 PM
A hike to the ferry stop won’t be too much of an issue with this one-bedroom apartment, 26 West St., #5G, in a luxury doorman building in Greepoint, Brooklyn. It’s a 9-minute walk to the ferry stop at India Street, and then a 13-minute ferry ride to Manhattan.
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Ongoing construction surrounds Hudson Yards, Bronx murder rate plunges, & more
July 3, 2019 - 11:00 AM
And, the owner of 5Pointz has a message for graffiti artists.
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A three bedroom in Carnegie Hill with a price cut that offsets the new mansion tax, for $5,475,000
July 2, 2019 - 13:00 PM
Buyers who couldn’t act fast enough for the July 1st will likely be looking for discounts to offset the new mansion tax. Here’s a co-op that received a price cut yesterday of nearly 5 percent. This three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath co-op, 1148 Fifth Ave., 7A, in Carnegie Hill, is asking $5,475,000, down from $5,750,000. Maintenance is $6,680.
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Manhattan sales jump as buyers rush to close before July 1 deadline for new mansion tax
July 2, 2019 - 09:00 AM
The number of Manhattan sales rose for the first time in seven quarters as buyers rushed to close in time for the July 1 deadline for the mansion tax, according to Douglas Elliman’s latest market report for Manhattan co-ops and condos. It’s a big change from the story of the last six quarters, which saw year over year declines in sales.
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Brick Underground named Best Real Estate Website by the National Association of Real Estate Editors
July 1, 2019 - 12:00 PM
The National Association of Real Estate Editors named Brick Underground the Best Real Estate Website in a national journalism competition honoring excellence in real estate journalism.
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