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:
Real estate firms bet on Adams, energy bill tips, & more
July 18, 2022 - 10:30 AM
Real estate developers flood Mayor Eric Adams with at least $156,000 in donations for his 2025 reelection campaign, according to Politico.
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Actor joins fight for mansion, Staten Island's rising prices, & more
July 15, 2022 - 10:30 AM
Actor Edward Norton joins the fight to save a Bedford-Stuyvesant mansion from the wrecking ball. The 120-year-old Willoughby Ave. mansion, known as the Jacob Dangler House, was featured in his film "Motherless Brooklyn."
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Average rent for a Manhattan apartment passes $5,000 for the first time
July 14, 2022 - 09:30 AM
In Manhattan, the average rent hit $5,058 a month in June. Median rent set a record for the fifth, straight month and reached $4,050 in June, according to the latest edition of the Elliman Report.
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ARMs make a comeback, $74.34 million penthouse sale, & more
July 11, 2022 - 10:30 AM
Tens of thousands of affordable apartments in New York City are reportedly being kept vacant. Landlords say they can’t recoup renovation costs under current rent caps
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Airbnb host vs. Town of East Hampton, virtual condo board meetings, & more
July 8, 2022 - 10:00 AM
And, Center for NYC Neighborhoods launches an estate planning program aimed at reversing declining Black homeownership rates across the city.
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NYC co-op and condo buildings scramble to avoid being burned by Local Law 97
July 7, 2022 - 14:30 PM
Smart NYC co-op and condo boards are undertaking reserve studies or energy audits in order to come into compliance with Local Law 97 that requires buildings to limit harmful energy emissions.
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