Crafting a rejection-proof offer, adding a legal bedroom to your NYC apartment, & more

By Austin Havens-Bowen | March 6, 2020 - 2:00PM

This week, readers visited Brick Underground for an article on how New York City apartment buildings are dealing with the Coronavirus. One management company is asking residents to consider alerting the super and others they have come in contact with if they feel sick and if they have used any of the amenity spaces.

Also of interest: A guide to adding a legal bedroom to your New York City apartment—the process is more involved than just putting up a wall.

Here, in full, are this week's most popular posts.

1) As coronavirus fears grow, questions loom for NYC apartment buildings

2) How to add a legal bedroom to your NYC apartment

3) Attention NYC renters! Don't miss out on this credit when you file your taxes

4) Buying in NYC? Here’s how to make a winning offer a seller can’t refuse

5) Pros and cons of buying a sponsor unit

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Austin Havens-Bowen

Staff Writer

Staff writer Austin Havens-Bowen covers the rental market and answers renters' questions in a column called Realty Bites. He previously reported on local news for the Queens Ledger and The Hunts Point Express in the Bronx. He graduated from Hunter College with a BA in media studies. He rents a one-bedroom apartment in Astoria with his boyfriend and their two cats.

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