Kelly Kreth
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:
I am waging a silent war with my super. It involves rocks.
My super is all of five feet with glassy eyes that get glassier once 5 p.m. comes and so does the rum. I always know when it is prime drinking time because the smell of Aqua Velva mixed with cheap booze permeates my hallway. Maybe he thinks with the right amount of cologne and booze he’ll get lucky.
He fashions himself the unofficial doorman of the building because he does little but stand in the foyer or outside the door talking to passersby.
Some daters swear by speed dating, so I was intrigued to hear about Speed Roommating.
The idea kicked off in London in 2004, and was launched in January here in New York on SpareRoom.com.
The concept for these free biweekly events is simple: register, then upon arrival at a designated bar, don a tag that alerts others to whether you have a room or need a room, as well as your budget and location.
Kelly Kreth, recently returned to Hell’s Kitchen, begins chronicling her misadventures in her tenement-style walk-up in this new bi-weekly BrickUnderground column, Hell’s Bitchen.
A recent post on the website of City Connections Realty reminded us that it's been two years since the Bloomframe retractable balcony--a floor-to-ceiling window that morphs into a terrace at the touch of a button--went into production in The Netherlands.
