Real World Downtown Brooklyn? … and more

1. The Real World could be coming to the BellTel Lofts in Downtown Brooklyn [Brooklyn Paper]
2. Former Meatpacking District traffic hotspot at Little West 12th Street becomes Gansevoort Plaza today [Post]
3. Renovating a kitchen can almost triple its value [NYDN]
4. U.S. builders probably broke ground last month on the fewest houses in 17 years [Bloomberg]
5. Working with foreclosed properties isn’t fun [Inman]
6. Weighing buying a second home [NYDN]
7. Residents of “Crony Island” are upset about its future [Brooklyn Paper]