Emily Myers
Senior Writer/Podcast Producer
Emily Myers is a real estate writer and podcast host. As the former host of the Brick Underground podcast, she earned four silver awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors. Emily studied journalism at the University of the Arts, London, earned an MA Honors degree in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh and lived for a decade in California. In spite of her itinerant background, she has been living in the same Brooklyn rental since 2016.
Posts by Emily Myers:
Penn station expansion plans, NYCHA supervisor shot, & more
By Emily Myers
January 7, 2020 - 11:00 AM
The LIC Amazon bid that went bad was backed by $800 million more in incentives than previously thought.
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What is the ‘wet-over-dry’ rule and how does it affect a NYC renovation?
By Emily Myers
January 7, 2020 - 10:00 AM
The wet -over-dry rule is a NYC building’s way of preventing owners or tenant shareholders from putting in new wet areas, typically bathrooms or kitchens, directly above a dry area like a bedroom or living room. Buildings like to keep plumbing lines straight and uniform and there's less likelihood of major damage through flooding from above if wet areas are stacked above and below each other.
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What’s a red herring notice—and why the strange name?
By Emily Myers
January 2, 2020 - 13:00 PM
A red herring notice is the paperwork issued to renters when a landlord or sponsor wants to convert a building from rentals to condos or a co-op. In the past, tenants who weren't in a position to buy might face eviction, but that changed in 2019.
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My co-op board interview: We didn't use a broker, so we relied on the seller's broker to guide us
By Emily Myers
January 2, 2020 - 10:00 AM
This week two high school teachers share their experience buying a co-op in Forest Hills, Queens. Stephanie and Gregg Bolsaro (pseudonyms) bought a 950-square-foot one-bedroom co-op without a buyer's broker so they found themselves relying heavily on the seller’s broker to guide them through the interview process, but say it was their letters of recommendation that clinched the deal.
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2020 NYC real estate forecast: Buyers trade up, renters lose advantage, and sellers...quit?
January 2, 2020 - 08:30 AM
Brick Underground breaks down what you need to know in order to achieve your real estate goals for 2020. Buyers, sellers, and yes, renters, now are more interdependent than ever before.
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A Gramercy Park studio with no transfer or mansion taxes, for $1,310,000
By Emily Myers
December 30, 2019 - 12:00 PM
There are several ways to take advantage of NYC's oversupply in luxury condos and buying a unit from a developer offering extreme incentives is one of them. This studio, 121 East 22nd St., #N503, with an asking price of $1,310,000, falls in that category.
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