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:
Would you rent this luxury two bedroom at the former Rheingold Brewery site in Bushwick for $3,210?
March 13, 2019 - 09:00 AM
This apartment, 115 Stanwix St., #222, in Bushwick, is part of a massive, 10-block redevelopment site at the former Rheingold Brewery. The two bedroom, one bath is asking $3,210 with no fee. That’s way above the $2,458 median asking rent for a two bedroom in the neighborhood, according to StreetEasy.
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Massive tax breaks for Hudson Yards, the Hamptons are swimming in houses for sale, & more
March 11, 2019 - 11:00 AM
And, a whopping number of rentals is coming to Greenpoint.
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Feeling frazzled by footsteps on your ceiling, make your apartment more cozy, & more
March 8, 2019 - 14:00 PM
And, what you need to know about the 80 percent rule for floor coverings for sound abatement in NYC apartments.
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Loopholes for super talls, a family of four in 750 square feet, & more
March 7, 2019 - 11:00 AM
And, houses in the U.S. are getting bigger even as households shrink.
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U.S. cities with the most extreme studio rent increases still no match for high cost of living in NYC
March 5, 2019 - 12:35 PM
A new report from Apartment Guide looks at 100 cities around the U.S. with the most extreme studio rent increases and decreases. Two cities in Texas topped both lists: Arlington saw a 40.6 percent year-over-year increase in rents for studios, for an average of $877. Corpus Christi saw the steepest decline in studio apartment rents: A 15.9 percent decrease since last year—but rents are still way below what you would see in NYC, where the average studio listed there is just $824.
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Asking Amazon for another chance, when fancy dog parks feel exclusionary, & more
March 4, 2019 - 11:00 AM
And, getting creative with subway tile.
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