basement

Signs that a NYC basement apartment is a safe and legal rental

… apartment is legal And you can read more on how to avoid renting an illegal apartment and the pros and cons of … in June 2024 We are presenting it again with updated information for March 2025 … Basement or cellar … In NYC … it is above grade Generally cellars in one and twofamily homes are never legal to rent as apartments because they …

By Jennifer White Karp |March 10, 2025 - 9:30AM

The entrance to a garden-floor apartment

Neighborhood Intel

I lived in a Brooklyn Heights garden-floor apartment for nearly 20 years—it's not like living in a basement

By Austin Havens-Bowen |May 14, 2024 - 10:00AM

Affordable Housing

Have space in NYC to create an ADU? You may be eligible for funds to make it happen

By Jennifer White Karp |November 21, 2023 - 1:45AM

Sales Market

How can I tell if an apartment I'm buying has flooded in the past?

By Alanna Schubach |October 2, 2023 - 2:30PM

Renovation

Can I have an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) in my NYC backyard?

By Evelyn Battaglia |June 13, 2023 - 9:30AM

Improve

Brick webinar recap: How to keep your parking garage safe

By Jennifer White Karp |May 2, 2023 - 9:30AM

Products + Services

Will insurance cover clean up costs and damages after a flood caused by an underground river?

By Evelyn Battaglia |April 25, 2023 - 1:30PM

Improve

Have questions about parking garage inspections? Sign up for a building safety webinar

… Before the partial collapse on Tuesday of a parking garage in Lower Manhattan that killed one … at 57 Ann St focuses new attention on building safety inspections required by New York Cityand many coop and condo … garages can face is called concrete spalling which is when the material is cracked and the surface is coming off …

By Jennifer White Karp |April 20, 2023 - 4:45PM