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:
Amid rising prices and inflation fears, NYC buyers look for apartments with low carrying costs
By Emily Myers
November 18, 2021 - 09:30 AM
Concerns about inflation and tax increases are making carrying costs a major consideration for today's condo and co-op buyers. Brokers say that with New York City prices rising, buyers are increasingly focused on keeping these monthly costs (relatively) low.
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No MTA fare hikes, 'cool roofs' cut AC use, & more
By Emily Myers
November 16, 2021 - 10:30 AM
And, a new proposal to protect FiDi from flooding involves raising and pushing out the shoreline, plus tearing down a section of FDR Drive
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A shareholder in our co-op hasn’t paid maintenance in over a year. What can we do?
By Emily Myers
November 16, 2021 - 09:30 AM
“If a co-op isn’t receiving the maintenance due, it puts pressure on the building’s financial health and generates some bad politics within the community,” says Steven Wagner, a real estate attorney at the Manhattan law firm Wagner, Berkow & Brandt who represents co-op and condo boards and owners.
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What I learned buying a co-op undergoing a major gut renovation
By Emily Myers
November 15, 2021 - 09:30 AM
When Xander Salvador toured a studio apartment at Origin North, a co-op building in the Bronx, the place was still undergoing a major renovation. A first-time buyer who works in healthcare in Manhattan, Salvador was going to be closing before the work was finished and wanted to make sure there were would be no unpleasant surprises. Here’s his story.
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Gowanus rezoning deal clears hurdle, $3.5 billion to winterize low-income housing, & more
By Emily Myers
November 11, 2021 - 10:30 AM
And, a new report calls for $208 billion in annual public transit investments to decarbonize transportation.
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Co-op boards get the green light to conduct virtual shareholder meetings permanently
By Emily Myers
November 10, 2021 - 12:30 PM
Online meetings for shareholder meetings have been made permanent thanks to a new law. They were allowed under an emergency amendment created during the pandemic.
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