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:
Why broker fees are high, rents and prices plunge, & more
February 19, 2021 - 09:35 AM
NYC real estate sales totaled $6 billion in January, a 38 percent increase over January 2020, generating $190.5 million in transfer tax revenue, a 31 percent increase, as per the Real Estate Board of New York.
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NY's plan for rent relief, HUD bans sex, gender bias, & more
February 12, 2021 - 13:30 PM
Tenants and landlords may be able to apply for the COVID-19 emergency rental assistance program beginning March 1st, according to Senate Bill S2742A.
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Shutdowns spur some NYC luxury pieds-à-terre owners to sell
February 10, 2021 - 13:30 PM
International and out-of-state luxury pieds-à-terre owners in NYC are selling because of the pandemic. Some are trying to unload them quickly for not much more than they originally paid.
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Hudson Yards's empty condos, back rent piles up, & more
February 8, 2021 - 10:30 AM
Luxury condos at One Prospect Park West, a former nursing home, are priced at the very top of the Brooklyn market.
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NYC's falling rents, free apartments for artists, & more
February 4, 2021 - 10:30 AM
Real estate developer Stonehenge is offering artists 20 rent-free luxury apartments in NYC for one year in exchange for commissioned work.
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In Brooklyn, the children ask if you rent or own: An essay
February 2, 2021 - 15:00 PM
New Yorkers are obsessed with knowing whether you rent or own. Meet a New Yorker for the first time and their ears will prick up for clues to your housing status—because you can know someone here and never visit them at home. It’s not as much of a secret as how much you earn—but close. It’s definitely not something you lead with when meeting someone for the first time.
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