Friday, May 23, 2008

MTV Real World "Brooklyn"?

One week after the network’s reality show announced that it would tape its 21st season in Brooklyn this summer — an announcement that fueled speculation that its seven housemates could inhabit neighborhoods from Williamsburg to Coney Island — one Gardens property owner said he has the inside track on snatching the show’s players from hipper neighborhoods.

The owner of a gorgeous, six-story, five-unit, gut-renovated brick rowhouse on Third Place said MTV is negotiating to rent the whole building — which sits on a block that Time Out New York once called one of the 25 best in New York.

“We entered into negotiations,” the property owner said. “We finalized some negotiations at least six weeks ago. My understanding was that MTV did approve the location, but we’re still in negotiations.”

The elevator building’s apartments have new appliances, mahogany floors, a cool, hip, 1970s vibe — and five units that range from $1 million to more than $2 million.
The Brooklyn Paper