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:
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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A shower in the kitchen, Citysnap takes on StreetEasy, & more
July 1, 2022 - 10:30 AM
A West Village apartment on the market for $1.5 million has a shower tucked into a closet in the kitchen. Go figure.
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How NYC buyers can take advantage of the summer sales slowdown
June 30, 2022 - 16:30 PM
The NYC sales market is expected to be "dead" this summer but that could be good news for some buyers. With less competition, you’ll find sellers more willing to negotiate and new condo developers willing to make deals.
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New survey finds 15 percent of NYC renters saw a rent hike of 20-50 percent
June 27, 2022 - 15:45 PM
Allia Mohamed, CEO of rental platform openigloo, did a survey of 1,500 market-rate tenants who had a lease renewal in the last six months and tracked the size of the rent increase they accepted, if any.
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