Teri Karush Rogers
Founder and publisher Teri Karush Rogers launched Brick Underground in 2009. As a freelance journalist, she had previously covered New York City real estate for The New York Times. Teri has been featured as an expert on New York City residential real estate by The New York Times, New York Daily News, amNew York, NBC Nightly News, The Real Deal, Business Insider, the Huffington Post, and NY1 News, among others. Teri earned a BA in journalism and a law degree from New York University. During law school she realized she would rather explain things than argue about them, so she returned to service journalism after graduation.
Posts by Teri Karush Rogers:
It's our first birthday over here at BrickUnderground, and we'd like to thank you from the depths of our vertical-dwelling hearts for your support, ideas and shared obsession for illuminating the art and science of vertical living in New York City.
Going forward, expect a major redesign this summer that will make it easier to get the information you want, while we continue to deliver the inside scoop on buying, selling, renting and especially living in your New York City apartment.
as set re flux – n. Choking sensation experienced by a co-op or condo board member reviewing the enviable financials of a prospective buyer.
George’s asset reflux kicked in after learning that the pair of 25-year-olds buying #15C made over $3 million last year—not including rental income on their two Hamptons properties.
Other Words of the Week:
Earlier this week we wrote about the pros and cons of criticizing one's landlord online.
But in co-ops and condos, some of the fiercest vitriol never leaves the building--particularly right now around election time, when some among the old guard are accused of misdeeds ranging from sloth to abuse of power to plain old incompetence.
- Ugliest condo lobby contest kicks off: $25,000 prize (Crain's)
- The downside of a powerful window a/c (StreetEasy forum)
- Peek inside the home of NYT "Hunt" columnist Joyce Cohen (NY Observer)
Machiavelli never lived in a New York City apartment building, but his spirit lives on in today's short-list of reasons to make nice to your neighbors:
A state assembly member for the Upper West Side and part of Hell’s Kitchen has introduced a bill that would require NYC landlords to tell potential renters about bed bug infestations in the building within the past five years.
