Time to Start Getting Real, Downtown!
It’s official: The cast of the 21st season of “The Real World” will live in Downtown Brooklyn’s Belltel Lofts, says the Daily News. And how pumped does Belltell owner David Bistricer sound? Palpably. “It is what it is. It’s the ‘Real World,'” says Bistricer. (Isn’t it kinda weird that the day a measure to preserve…
It’s official: The cast of the 21st season of “The Real World” will live in Downtown Brooklyn’s Belltel Lofts, says the Daily News. And how pumped does Belltell owner David Bistricer sound? Palpably. “It is what it is. It’s the ‘Real World,'” says Bistricer. (Isn’t it kinda weird that the day a measure to preserve Starrett City’s affordability is announced, spurned buyer Bistricer is in the news for bringing the height of philistine vulgarity MTV to Brooklyn?) The seven strangers will be living in a $6 million, 6,000-square-foot, two-story penthouse. A Jacuzzi will be imported. Fun facts: The spread will be the smallest in “Real World” history, and filming will not be allowed in Belltel’s common areas. See you at Floyd, guys.
A Cast of ‘Pioneers’ to Invade Belltel Lofts [NY Daily News]
‘The Real World’ Opting for Downtown Brooklyn? [Brownstoner]
Pic of former Real World cast member by Kullpepper.
There would never have been a MTV if it weren’t for the likes of Bo Diddley. He passed away today at the age of 79. His first band was called the Hipsters.
So now we’ve come full cicle.
@ 2:27
I’ve lived at Belltel for over 1/2 a year and it has been more than disappointing regarding the noise issue. Others in the building don’t seem to be bothered by it or they don’t have neighbors yet or their neighbors are quiet.
Most of the owners are more concerned about their bathroom grout issue. That’s all they talk about on their “blog”. Busy-body moms complaining about grout this and grout that and yet are totally oblivious to their little rug rats dropping everything on the floors and pounding on the floor, even the moms & dads join in on this. It is more than annoying, it has the potential to make people snap!
I was a little hesitant to fess up to these major errors but whatever, I’m not going to lie about how “great” this building is when in fact it isn’t. I’m stuck here for over 10 years anyway and by then nobody will remember my ranting when I decide to move out.
I have a friend who lives in BellTel and I LOVE her unit. The finishes are above par…MUCH better than Forte or Oro and approaching as nice as 110 Livingstona and One Hanson. Given the price she paid, I think she got a bargain. I’m always jealous of her place when I go over and visit.
I’ve never heard a PEEP upstairs or next door and she says that a family with 2 kids lives above her.
1:40…your assessment of the Belltel units is way off. Been living there since October, and have had no problem with noise. Don’t know where you even got the whole concrete ceiling thing – they are fully-finished with nice crossbeam details. Bamboo floors are beautiful and sustainable, but might not be to your particular taste. I have friends who work for top developers in Brooklyn, and they’ve always been impressed with the conversion.
“But can you imagine some of these straight cornballs walking throught the Fulton Mall at night???”
What makes them any different from the millions of cornballs who come from all over the U.S. to live in Brooklyn and walk through (reasonably safe, by the way) places like Fulton Mall? The only difference is they will have a bunch of camera people and MTV security types following them.
This is off topic from The Real World issue but since it has been brought up by other posters, is it really noisy at Belltel Lofts?
Specifically, the noise from above neighbors, the footsteps and “impact noise” that some are talking about. The noise from the walls? Is it bothering others?
How about it, any Belltel owners want to comment and please only answer this if you have upstairs neighbors. Nothing like saying how quiet your building is when your neighbors haven’t moved in yet. 🙂
1:40 is clearly either a competing broker or someone with a grudge. So obvious.
Your idea of what this building does or does not entail has little bearing on interest from buyers, owners and MTV.
“The floors are cheap plastic like bamboo and the ceilings are bare concrete.”
So bamboo is plastic now and all those Dumbo lofts with Concrete ceilings are crap??
I think 12:47 PM is right. Maybe he/she didn’t express the point in the best way. But I think I know what the idea is…
Basically, Brooklyn is very diverse, and because if it’s diversity is has an intrinsic balance. The Real World view is not a balanced viewpoint. The MTV view is not a balanced viewpoint. I think he/she is afraid that the dynamacy could get spoiled by MTV’s vision of Brooklyn; thereby attracting people to move here with an obscured vision of the place (much like people who move to Manhattan thinking it’s just like Sex and the City). Although it may not be ‘terrorism’ I do think it kind of sucks. I wish they would film a show about real issue and real people who actually have lived in Brooklyn for several years, or their whole lives. That would be a show worth watching.