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:
Kicking around a cap on brokers' fees, the NYC rent reform fight, & more
March 1, 2019 - 16:00 PM
And, how buildings can get access to an apartment when the owner doesn't want to let anyone in.
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Putting tax credit cheaters in a timeout, bracing for an economic blow to the region, & more
February 28, 2019 - 11:00 AM
And, concerns about a 1,450-unit tower casting shade on the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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Up all night: NYC hotels that generate the most noise complaints
February 27, 2019 - 14:30 PM
A new report released by Localize.city looked at noise complaints and identified the top 10 hotels in the five boroughs that are keeping New Yorkers up. Many of these hotels have rooftop bars and lounges where guests can party until 4 a.m.
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And the most affordable borough in New York City is...Manhattan?!!
February 27, 2019 - 12:30 PM
A new study from ValuePenguin, a personal finance website, ranked the most populated cities in New York state in terms of most and least affordable for homeowners and renters. But because this metric is tied to how much people earn, the results may seem a little surprising to New Yorkers.
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Would you rent this one bedroom in Little Italy where you have to cook on a hot plate?
February 27, 2019 - 09:00 AM
This one bedroom, corner apartment, 191 Grand St., #8A, is in a prime spot—Little Italy, just steps away from Soho. It is asking $2,700 and there is no broker’s fee, but there's no gas in the apartment. Could you make do with a hot plate?
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Zillow vs. Redfin, did a LIC landlord pay Amazon protestors, & more
February 25, 2019 - 11:00 AM
And another NYC building dumps the Trump name.
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