This week readers visited Brick Underground to check out the story of a recent divorcee who traded the New Jersey suburbs for Chelsea. She sold her house for $1,500,000 and landed a two-bedroom condo. Her expenses may have doubled—but it worth it to her because she's near theater, restaurants, and Yankee games.
Also of interest: An updated guide of common construction defects condo buyers need to watch out for, including leaks in the facade and windows.
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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