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:
3,400 rent overcharge complaints, shocking conditions at East Village rental, & more
October 21, 2022 - 10:30 AM
Conditions at a severely neglected rental building at 331 East 14th St. owned by landlord Daniel Ohebshalom include collapsing ceilings, rodents, squatters—and mushrooms growing out of the walls, Patch reports.
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Progressives say yes to development, glass facade kills migratory birds, & more
October 17, 2022 - 10:30 AM
A New York City renter who painted and wallpapered her apartment in bold colors and patterns gets her security deposit back by restoring it back to its original state, according to Apartment Therapy.
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Brick Underground wins Best Real Estate Website from the National Association of Real Estate Editors for the third time
October 17, 2022 - 09:30 AM
NAREE awarded Brick Underground as the Best Real Estate Website in a national journalism competition honoring excellence in real estate journalism. It is the third time in four years that Brick has won gold for best website.
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Manhattan officially enters a buyer's market
October 11, 2022 - 09:30 AM
A report from UrbanDigs shows that Manhattan has re-entered a buyer’s market for the first time since early 2021. Listings are increasing, but demand is falling—skewing the market in favor of buyers.
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New Yorkers who renewed their leases in September see more moderate rent increases
October 10, 2022 - 16:00 PM
A new survey from openigloo, the rental listings and building review platform, found that rents for NYC renters who renewed their leases last month increased by an average of 5.2 percent compared to 12.5 percent in August and 7.3 percent for September 2021.
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Renting sight unseen, beware of buying above a gym, & more
October 10, 2022 - 10:30 AM
Beware of buying in a building where your downstairs neighbor is a gym. You won't be able to do much about the noise and vibration, The New York Times writes.
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