Basement apartments provide affordable housing options in crowded urban hubs like New York City, where the average rent for a Manhattan apartment is $4,140, according to RENTCafé data. But far too ...

NYC has published draft guidelines to launch a pilot program legalizing basement apartments for qualifying one- and ...

In this lookbook, we select eight apartments that prove basements are the new penthouses, from an art deco flat in Paris to a sci-fi-style hideaway in Madrid. Often associated with limited space and ...

Bottoms up! Brooklynite Caroline Caugliere and her two cats (Sterling shown above) scored an amenity-stuffed basement spread. Stephen Yang These New Yorkers aren’t scared of the basement. Last year, ...

In New York City, the basement floors of most buildings pose a conundrum for public officials. Tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of New Yorkers live in basement and cellar apartments, ...

For too long, too many New Yorkers have been forced into dangerous basement and cellar set ups just to find a place to live." ...

Flushing: Maybe now the mayor and others will realize that there are reasons certain spaces are not okay to be legal apartments. Beyond the few cited violations mentioned, there are thousands more! A ...

A basement can add some much needed square footage to your home. Instead of just using it for storage, consider some unique basement ideas to turn this space into something fun and functional for the ...

More than two years ago, Hurricane Ida claimed the lives of 11 New Yorkers in flooded, mostly-illegal basement apartments. The deluge of rain that hit New York City on Friday prompted concerns that ...

Basement apartments help alleviate the housing crunch in urban areas by providing affordable options. Illegal apartments that are not up to code can result in unsafe living conditions. As a landlord, ...