Mimi OConnor
Contributing Writer
Mimi O’Connor has written about New York City real estate for publications that include Brick Underground, Refinery29, and Thrillist. She is the recipient of two awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors for interior design and service journalism. Her writing on New York City, parenting, events, and culture has also appeared in Parents, Red Tricycle, BizBash, and Time Out New York. She is the author of several books, including "The Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit" and "Reel Culture." She once lived in a NYC building in such rough shape that a Law & Order location scout rang her doorbell to inquire about using her apartment as a murderous psychopath’s headquarters.
Posts by Mimi OConnor:
A renovated two family in Brooklyn near trains (and a car body shop)
By Mimi OConnor
March 12, 2019 - 12:15 PM
A two-family in Ocean Hill is renovated and has a rental apartment.
Read More 8 self-adhesive tile designs so you don't have to hate your kitchen backsplash
By Mimi OConnor
March 8, 2019 - 18:20 PM
These self-adhesive backsplash tiles can help you update your kitchen for less money and commitment.
Read More Netflix's 'Russian Doll' and other tv shows film in my UWS brownstone
By Mimi OConnor
March 7, 2019 - 16:20 PM
We talked to the owner of a brownstone that was used as a set in Netflix's Russian Doll.
Read More Higher purpose: Alternative uses for sleeping lofts in NYC apartments
By Mimi OConnor
March 5, 2019 - 17:00 PM
Brick Underground's search for apartments with sleeping lofts turns up many unconventional uses for these bonus spaces.
Read More Brick Underground's guide to the 80 percent floor-covering rule for NYC apartments
By Mimi OConnor
March 5, 2019 - 10:00 AM
What you need to know about NYC noise-reducing 80 percent rule.
Read More A two bedroom near Riverdale with a renovated kitchen and bath, for $289,000
By Mimi OConnor
March 4, 2019 - 12:00 PM
This two-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 2736 Independence Ave., #5E, is listed for $289,000. The 800-square-foot apartment is in the postwar, six-story building The Mark Chester.
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