Kelly Kreth
Contributing writer
Contributing writer Kelly Kreth has been a freelance journalist, essayist, and columnist for more than two decades. Her real estate articles have appeared in The Real Deal, Luxury Listings, Our Town, and amNewYork. A long-time New York City renter who loves a good deal, Kreth currently lives in a coveted rent-stabilized apartment in a luxury building on the Upper East Side.
Posts by Kelly Kreth:
Why I moved to NYC from Scotland: After a strict lockdown, I wanted big-city artistic inspiration
By Kelly Kreth
September 23, 2022 - 09:30 AM
Depressed by small-village life in Scotland, artist Boo Paterson took a leap and headed to Astoria, Queens to find her light. And find it she did: She landed in a cheap, south-facing, sun-filled one bedroom in an Art Deco building, which she feels is near-paradise. Read all about her story.
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From Brooklyn Heights to the UWS: After years of renting, we realized we could buy and be near Central Park
By Kelly Kreth
September 16, 2022 - 09:30 AM
When a "for sale" sign went up on the building where Susie Mann and her husband John were renting, they decided to buy and realized there were more affordable options on the UWS than in their current Brooklyn Heights neighborhood. Here's their story.
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Why I moved to NYC from Chicago: To restart my life and to settle the pizza rivalry
By Kelly Kreth
September 9, 2022 - 12:30 PM
Pizza enthusiast Eric Loughlin has great apartment karma: He lived in a studio in a hot area of Chicago for just $865 per month before landing a rent-stabilized unit in a tony area of NYC.
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From Long Island City to Gramercy: After a breakup I needed my own space and to be near friends in Manhattan
By Kelly Kreth
September 2, 2022 - 13:00 PM
After the end of her engagement, Callie needed to find a new place to live on her own. She left her Long Island City rental and headed back to Manhattan, finding the perfect Gramercy-area studio to launch the next chapter of her life.
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From Hell's Kitchen to Weehawken: We wanted a better quality of life and got resort-like amenities
By Kelly Kreth
August 19, 2022 - 12:30 PM
While riding out the pandemic in Hell's Kitchen, Jeff Zicker and his fiancée decided they wanted an apartment with more creature comforts. So the couple found a luxury development with resort-like amenities at Veris Residential's RiverHouse 11 at Port Imperial in Weehawken on New Jersey's Gold Coast. Here's his story.
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Why we moved to NYC from Pittsburgh: For our careers—and to give up car culture
By Kelly Kreth
August 12, 2022 - 09:30 AM
A sous chef job offer brought Olivia and Anthony to New York from Pittsburgh, where they had been riding out the pandemic after a stint in California. Now they relish living on the Upper West Side and exploring Downtown Manhattan on weekends.
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