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:
When your broker is a bot: Artificial intelligence boosts NYC apartment searches
January 11, 2021 - 14:30 PM
You could think of working with a bot as the first step of finding an apartment. Instead of sifting through listings yourself—you communicate via text to Luke or Robin and they send you listings that match your parameters, along with encouraging tidbits of information about the listings
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Cuomo to target utility companies, resources for landlords, & more
January 11, 2021 - 10:30 AM
And, the City Council’s land use committee is considering a bill that would mandate a racial disparity study for some rezonings.
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Loopholes for anonymous luxe condo buyers, more bike parking, & more
January 8, 2021 - 10:30 AM
The city is in dire need of more biking parking. Currently there’s one space for every 16 bikes, according to a report by advocacy group Transportation Alternatives.
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Most popular renovation projects for NYC brownstones and townhouses: Brick Underground's best advice
January 7, 2021 - 09:30 AM
Without a restrictive co-op board—you as a townhouse or brownstone owner have more freedom to renovate and get the house you want (of course the laws of physics and the Department of Buildings still apply).
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Manhattan co-op and condo sales ‘surged’ in fourth quarter
January 5, 2021 - 14:00 PM
New market reports show that that Manhattan is inching its way back from the plunge in sales caused by the shutdown. There were 1,909 sales of Manhattan co-ops and condos in the fourth quarter, an increase of 38.8 percent from the third quarter quarter, according to the latest Elliman Report.
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Relief for condos and co-ops, looking past the eviction ban, & more
January 4, 2021 - 10:30 AM
Plus, here are the stories of New Yorkers who are returning to the city after fleeing the pandemic.
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