What was popular on Brick Underground this week? Affordable housing units in the Bronx, Kushner construction drama, and studios with space to spare, among other items. Here are the week's top five stories:

1. Applications are due for 133 brand new affordable apartments in the Bronx

2. Defending the broker fee: 5 agents explain why they're worth it

3. Avoid Penn Station: 5 neighborhoods within 30 minutes of Grand Central on the Metro-North

4. Six small studio apartments that give the impression of space to spare

5. Tenant video depicts disruptive condo conversion—and this time Jared Kushner's involved