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:
Report: Hamptons sales tumble to lowest level in seven years
April 29, 2019 - 10:00 AM
It’s not all fun in games in NYC’s playground in the Hamptons, where first quarter sales tumbled to their lowest level in seven years. According to Douglas Elliman’s first quarter market report for Long Island, the Hamptons and the North Fork, sales and prices of luxury properties in the East End are taking a beating, while the other parts of the island are faring better. Prices on the North Fork have stabilized and are continuing to rise on Long Island.
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Learn about apartments in former schools, how to use Brick Underground's Gross Rent Calculator, & more
April 26, 2019 - 14:00 PM
Also, the dos and don'ts of NYC plumbing.
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Would you rent this renovated three bedroom in Bushwick for $2,650?
April 24, 2019 - 09:00 AM
This three bedroom in Bushwick, 1097 Putnam Ave., #2, is on the market for $2,650 a month. (The median asking rent for a three bedroom in Bushwick is $2,700, according to StreetEasy). Divided three ways, the rent here would be $883—but there’s a major downside: only one bathroom.
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NYC neighborhoods for recent college grads, Brooklyn micro studios for $255,000, & more
April 19, 2019 - 14:00 PM
This week, readers were still keen to find out the best neighborhoods for recent college grads. Also popular was a story on a building in Park Slope that has several tiny (even by NYC standards) studio co-ops for sale at low prices—and you do not need to go before a board. Stories geared toward navigating tricky renter scenarios and a post on your options for paying to stage an apartment for sale rounded out our list.
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Why treasures like Notre Dame are so vulnerable, Brooklyn's tallest building tops out, & more
April 18, 2019 - 11:00 AM
And, the Doe Fund is creating apartments for formerly homeless veterans.
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Giving the 'worst landlords list' more bite, NYCHA to X-ray all apartments for lead, & more
April 17, 2019 - 11:00 AM
And, a housing lottery opens for apartments in East New York.
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