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:
Buying in Europe, South Street Seaport tower fight, & more
July 25, 2022 - 10:30 AM
Luxury rental and condo developers are designing buildings with amenities aimed at the work-from-home lifestyle
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Electric grid under stress, a third of Gen Z lives with parents, & more
July 22, 2022 - 10:30 AM
The National Weather Service extends its heat advisory for New York City through Sunday night and the city’s electrical grid shows signs of strain.
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The best NYC neighborhoods to buy a co-op or condo to rent out
July 19, 2022 - 09:30 AM
This is a very unusual moment to invest in a NYC co-op or condo to rent out. Sales are dead this summer and rents are hitting record highs.
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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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