Space is a sought-after commodity in real estate. Buyers prioritize numerous variables when searching for a new home, and square footage is often near the top of their lists. (Metro) The real estate ...

Anyone who lives in a home with a basement can really enhance their property by converting this space. Basement conversions have become very popular over the years, and people transform these spaces ...

Home renovations have become more common over the last few years with more people working from home, and the 2022 Remodeling Impact Report found that a basement conversion to a living space is one of ...

Basement dwellings have been eyed as a relief valve for Boston’s housing crisis, but a summer with record rain and fatal storms down the East Coast shows they may come with dangerous risks. Hurricane ...

Three years into a pilot program launched in East New York to convert illegal basement apartments into safe and regulated dwellings, the scheme has shown minimal progress, according to a new report.

Only five of 800 basement apartment owners who expressed interest in a program to legalize those units ultimately participated, city officials said Tuesday. The main reasons were cost and zoning that ...

Existing state laws are raising the costs of converting an unregulated basement unit up to legal building code standards to as much as $1 million, city officials said at a City Council hearing Tuesday ...

New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has announced a new pilot program to help homeowners add an extra apartment in a basement, backyard or garage, as the city ...

A side street in East New York. The application deadline for community-based organizations to participate in administering the city’s new basement conversion pilot program launched in the East New ...

Designing a basement isn't just about the wow-factor. First steps are the key design essentials to create a space that's warm, dry, has light and is safe ...