Brooklyn Celebrity Real Estate Roundup
We know some of you can’t stand it when we go into star-fucking mode, so we’ll apologize in advance. Sorry. Now to the two snippets of Brooklyn celebrity real estate. Adrian Grenier (top), the HBO star who’s buying a place not far from us in Clinton Hill, gives us a glimpse of his renovation plans…
We know some of you can’t stand it when we go into star-fucking mode, so we’ll apologize in advance. Sorry. Now to the two snippets of Brooklyn celebrity real estate. Adrian Grenier (top), the HBO star who’s buying a place not far from us in Clinton Hill, gives us a glimpse of his renovation plans in this week’s NY Magazine and it ain’t pretty:
I just bought a place in Clinton Hill…My summer plan is to fix up my house. I have a bed already. I’d buy some Föm pillows ($75 at Brookstone) and an above-ground pool for the backyard ($140 at Sports Authority). The rest of the furniture, I’ll find on the street.
There goes the neighborhood. And in more tenuous news, the NY Observer is reporting that actress Rachel Wiesz (bottom) and director fiance Darren Aronofsky may be ditching their recently acquired $3.5 million East Village townhouse for a place in Brooklyn.
Star of Entourage Buying in CH [Brownstoner]
How Would Adrian Grenier Spend $9,000 [NY Magazine]
Manhattan Transfers – 2nd Item [NY Observer]
215 East 11th Street [Corcoran]
and moved away..
The three stooges came from brooklyn….case closed.
Julia Roberts today and Norman Mailer 50 years ago are examples that defend the lame posters position.
Offensive? Sounds like you have a chip on your shoulder. There is no “debate” here, just gossip.
Agreed, Sloper… it is offensive. And silly.
Uh, I’m not really sure what the debate here is. I don’t care what celebrities live in Brooklyn, and yes, I have lived in Manhattan as well (right next door to Kate Hudson and down the block from Ric Ocasek, and able to look into Julia Roberys apt… kinda creepy).
My point was only that I find the articles about celebs “discovering” Brooklyn somewhat offensive, and silly. There have always been famous people who move here (Norman Mailer in the 50s) and there are also normal Brooklyn kids who grow up to be famous (the Jennifer Connally example).
I am soooooo with you here.
It’s the same 10 stories all the time! Jennifer Connelly went to St Anns! We know! How could you forget about John Turturro? He was in that good movie ten years ago!
I’m sure many Brooklyn folks spent some years in Manhattan where it was likely that actual famous people lived on your block. Perhaps several. I agree that giving a shout out to John Turturro does make us look a little feeble.
Celebrities come from Brooklyn too, they don’t just move here and confer hipness on the borough. Jennifer Connelly, for example, graduated from St. Ann’s in the early 80s; I’m pretty sure she grew up in Brooklyn Heights.