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A $10,000 broker fee, 122-year-old mansion saved, & more

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By Jennifer White Karp  |
June 10, 2022 - 10:30AM
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Apartments at 50 Penn are intended for households earning $36,060 to $96,080 for a family of three.

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A move by the Landmarks Preservation Commission spares a 122-plus-year-old mansion at 441 Willoughby Ave. in Bed-Stuy from demolition (Brownstoner)

Talk about sticker shock: A rent-stabilized apartment on the Upper East Side comes with a $10,000 high broker fee (Hell Gate)

The City Council considers phasing out a heating oil used in most buildings five years earlier than was agreed upon (City Limits)

50 Penn, a 218-unit, 100 percent affordable housing development opens at 50 Pennsylvania Ave. in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn (press release)

Increasingly fewer companies expect their employees to return to work five days a week (The New York Times)

Homeless New Yorkers and advocates demand the mayor allocate $1 million to fix the housing voucher system

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Jennifer White Karp

Managing Editor

Jennifer steers Brick Underground’s editorial coverage of New York City residential real estate and writes articles on market trends and strategies for buyers, sellers, and renters. Jennifer’s 15-year career in New York City real estate journalism includes stints as a writer and editor at The Real Deal and its spinoff publication, Luxury Listings NYC.

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