And with this post, I promise never to mention The Real World: Brooklyn again

We’ve known The Disgusting Show That Will Not Die was coming to Brooklyn for a while now, with most predicting the sweet young thangs would set up shop in Williamsburg.

But alas, no. It’s now been confirmed the seven strangers will reside in Downtown Brooklyn — in a $6 million, two-story penthouse on Bridge Street’s 27-story Belltel Lofts, according to yesterday’s Daily News.

From the article:

The 6,000-square-foot, two-story penthouse includes two terraces, five bedrooms and 10-foot windows. A Jacuzzi and other amenities are also on the way, said [the building’s owner David] Bistricer, whose building beat out 24 other Brooklyn digs for the starring role on the show.

He also said there are safeguards in place to make sure the reality show’s stable of rowdies don’t irritate the 100 families who call Belltel home in real life… “We’ve done a lot and the ‘Real World’ has done a lot to institute measures to make sure this doesn’t bother the neighbors,” Bistricer said… . A contract signed Friday prohibits taping in the gym and other common areas of the 90-year-old building.

The site will have the dubious distinction of being the smallest of the 20 previous “Real World” homes.

Having lived in Philly during that city’s Real World filming, I can assure you there’s no need to get worked up about this. Honestly, every time I ran into that cast they were getting spit at or heckled — which was more uncomfortable than exciting for everyone involved.