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:
Brick Underground's best advice on renovating the bathroom in your NYC apartment
May 22, 2019 - 16:00 PM
This is NYC, so nothing is ever easy, especially not a renovation, and especially not when you are overhauling a bathroom. Brick Underground has rounded up our best advice, with tips from experts on what to spend on and where you can save. Read on before you tackle your dream bath renovation.
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A co-op with Central Park views and a separate studio apartment, for $7,250,000
May 21, 2019 - 10:00 AM
This week we’re looking at an Upper West Side three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath co-op, 257 Central Park West, #3E, with views of Central Park and the Midtown skyline and a bonus apartment: A separate studio down the hall is part of the sale. It is asking $7,250,000.
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2,800 immigrant families in NYC could be displaced, the impervious 6 percent broker commission, & more
May 20, 2019 - 11:00 AM
And, rent reform could get ugly.
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Best Manhattan nabes for new buyers, how to get help with a down payment, & more
May 17, 2019 - 15:00 PM
Also, how to prepare yourself for the questions you'll be asked at your co-op board interview.
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Macy's shops plan for a skyscraper, housing for formerly homeless veterans, & more
May 16, 2019 - 11:00 AM
And you can buy a kit to build a tiny house on Amazon for $7,250.
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An UES triplex penthouse with an abundance of stone, steel, and glass, for $5,750,000
May 14, 2019 - 14:00 PM
The triplex penthouse at 206 East 73rd St. is not for the timid. A 2010 renovation by the Turett Collaborative, an architecture and interior design firm, created industrial chic interiors that feature stone, steel, white lacquer, and glass surfaces. The two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath condo is currently asking $5,750,000, reflecting a price cut of 8 percent, or $500,0000, in April.
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