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:
A duplex penthouse in Battery Park City with murals by Banksy's protégé, for $5,950,000
May 29, 2019 - 09:00 AM
Many New York City luxury apartments look very much same, especially in listing photos. That's not the case with this condo, 380 Rector Pl., #PHJ, in Battery Park City, which features vibrant murals inside and out by Mr. Brainwash, a French-born, Los Angeles-based street artist described as Banksy's “over-the-top protégé." The apartment is asking $5,950,000.
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Comptroller takes aim at DOB budget, swapping lectures for building wine and cheese parties, & more
May 23, 2019 - 11:00 AM
And new senior housing opens in Mott Haven.
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Would you rent this giant, renovated Bed-Stuy duplex for $4,999?
May 23, 2019 - 09:00 AM
One of the most useful tools when doing some real estate detective work is to go the city’s Department of Buildings website and check a building's Certificate of Occupancy, which defines how a property is used and what the occupancy is. It’s especially useful when you’re considering renting in a small multi-family building. You wouldn’t want to rent an apartment only to find out from a building inspector that your place is not approved and you need to vacate the premises immediately.
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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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