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 ...

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, ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Terri Williams is a journalist covering housing trends. In 2026 Basement Design Trends Part 1, I covered indoor pools, speakeasies ...