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:
Buying a co-op or condo in NYC? 3 great reasons to pay all cash instead of getting a mortgage
May 14, 2019 - 13:00 PM
In the hyper-competitive New York City real estate market, it pays to be as strategic as possible when buying an apartment. A simple place to start—if you can afford it—is to offer to pay all in cash, instead of a more typical cash and mortgage combination.
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NYers scoop up luxury $10,000 per-month rentals, another homeless shelter for Staten Island, & more
May 13, 2019 - 11:00 AM
And how to get around the city when you have little kids and no car.
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Brick Underground's 2019 guide to co-living, best neighborhoods for recent college grads, & more
May 10, 2019 - 14:00 PM
And, how much does a NYC view add to the price or rent of an apartment?
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A Tribeca penthouse gets a $20 million price cut, living on Park Avenue, & more
May 9, 2019 - 11:00 AM
And, why NYC kitchens can have such weird layouts.
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Would you rent this Windsor Terrace apartment with a private garden that's not a true one bedroom?
May 8, 2019 - 14:30 PM
You might have some bargaining power if you know how to read a listing carefully. Take this supposed one-bedroom, one-bath apartment, 499 17th St,. #1, in Windsor Terrace. It has a large, private outdoor space. and is asking $2,100, which is less than the median for a one bedroom in the neighborhood, $2,340, according to StreetEasy. It's not really a one bedroom, which may give you some leverage.
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A Noho duplex penthouse in a 1885 printing factory, for $17,900,000
May 7, 2019 - 12:00 PM
The Noho duplex penthouse that sits on top of The Schumacher at 36 Bleecker. a condo building redesigned by architect Morris Adjmi, is apparently the last apartment to sell from the 2015 conversion and a buyer can now get it for significantly less than it was originally asking. There was a 5.5 percent price drop about four weeks ago to its current asking price, $17,900,000.
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