Alanna Schubach
Contributing writer
Contributing editor Alanna Schubach has over a decade of experience as a New York City-based freelance journalist. She has written about real estate for Brick Underground, Mansion Global, and Barron's. She has also contributed features, essays, and op-eds to The Nation, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and The Village Voice. She won a National Association of Real Estate Editors’ silver award in 2018 for her Ask an Expert column for Brick Underground. She is also a fiction writer and a creative writing teacher, and currently lives in Brooklyn.
Posts by Alanna Schubach:
Here’s how much it costs to renovate a two-bedroom condo in Downtown Brooklyn
March 15, 2018 - 13:00 PM
An apartment that seems ideal when you first purchase it can become less functional as your needs change over time—unless you do some serious revamping, that is.
Read More A prewar Jackson Heights condo stands out in a neighborhood of co-ops
March 15, 2018 - 10:00 AM
Condos are rare in the neighborhood, and this one looks enticing.
Read More Ask Sam: How are rent abatements calculated, and am I entitled to one?
March 14, 2018 - 10:00 AM
Tenants who have had issues with their apartments' maintenance and services may be able to get a rent break.
Read More Plumbers caused damage to my co-op. Who is responsible for repairing it?
March 12, 2018 - 12:00 PM
Is it the apartment owner, or the co-op board?
Read More This Fort Greene condo comes with not one but two patios
March 8, 2018 - 10:00 AM
It's a duplex on the ground and cellar levels, each opening onto sections of the yard.
Read More My co-op is changing its rules about pets. I'm a dog owner. What can I do?
March 5, 2018 - 12:00 PM
The new rules may be unenforceable.
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