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8 ways to negotiate a smaller rent increase at lease renewal time

By Evelyn Battaglia |August 20, 2024 - 9:30AM

Blue Bottle Coffee on the Upper West Side of Manhattan

Commercial tenant

How to choose a commercial tenant for your NYC co-op building

By Jennifer White Karp |August 19, 2024 - 2:30PM

How to move to NYC: A crash course for finding an apartment

By Jennifer White Karp |August 19, 2024 - 12:30PM

Red brick apartment building in Park Slope in the evening

Roommates + Landlords

My brother’s friend has been squatting at my former apartment and won’t leave now that the lease is up. Am I liable?

By Celia Young |August 19, 2024 - 10:30AM

Riis Beach in the Rockaways, Queens

Welcome to Brick Underground’s favorite stories of 2024: Summer edition

By Brick Underground |August 19, 2024 - 9:30AM

Classic exterior metal fire escapes on or near Greenwich Street in New York City.

3 ways to find a rental before it goes on the market (and get a good deal)

By Celia Young |August 16, 2024 - 12:30PM

Tyler moves to Bushwick from East Harlem

From East Harlem to Bushwick: We wanted a neighborhood that fit us better as a 30-something queer couple

By Kelly Kreth |August 16, 2024 - 9:30AM

Image of a building in New York City

Roommates + Landlords

How to break the lease for your NYC rental apartment

… When you sign a lease for a New York City rental apartment its essential … explain your situation Be upfront and transparent and ask what your options are Some landlords will act reasonably so … we allow it And theres a very specific way to do it Allow does not mean dont worry about the rent youre contractually …

By Evelyn Battaglia |August 15, 2024 - 12:30PM

A rendering of the lower floors of the building at 550 10th Avenue, between West 40th and West 41st streets.

Affordable Housing

Housing lottery opens for 114 rent-stabilized apartments in Hudson Yards

By Celia Young |August 15, 2024 - 9:45AM

Quay Tower luxury condo model unit

With interest rate cuts on the horizon, NYC brokers expect a busier fall sales market

By Jennifer White Karp |August 14, 2024 - 5:00PM