Bronx tenants buy their building, calls to sanction oligarch condo owners, & more

By Jennifer White Karp | March 14, 2022 - 10:30AM

A group of Bronx tenants bought their building after battling a landlord who wanted to it deregulate it and hike rents (NextCopy City)

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney say the U.S. should reveal and sanction Russian oligarchs who have hidden about $1 billion in Billionaire's Row condos (Daily News)

Governor Kathy Hochul's proposed list of sites to add to historic registers includes: the Kent Manor apartments in Kew Gardens, Boulevard Houses in East New York, and Fiorentino Plaza in Cypress Hills (Gothamist)

What are the pitfalls of buying an apartment that has a renter living there? (The New York Times)

In 2020, Wells Fargo turned down nearly half of mortgage refinance applications from Black owners (The Real Deal via Bloomberg)

What you need to know about buying vacant land to build a house (The New York Times)

Jennifer White Karp

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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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