rented for $10k/week. Not too bad.

French reality show to be filmed in Jersey City house

http://www.nj.com/hobokennow/index.ss ... lity_show_to_be_film.html

I believe they are living on 1st Street in the former Bender Pork building (now on the market as a residence for something like 6 to 9 million!).

ESPN's "Summer House" has top college football players living together in Jersey City

http://northcarolina.scout.com/2/662880.html

Little on 'Summer House' Tuesday

By Inside Carolina Staff

Posted Jul 30, 2007

North Carolina freshman Greg Little was one of six standout incoming college freshmen contestants on the ESPN Summer House program that was filmed earlier this summer. The first episode will be televised this Tuesday night at 9 p.m.

ESPN's Summer House returns for a second season July 31. The show brings together six of the nation?s top incoming college football freshmen to spend one week living under the same roof, joined by NFL veteran Chris Spielman. The players will share a house in Jersey City, N.J., outside of New York City. The eight, 30-minute episodes will follow the diverse group of athletes as they interact and engage in various day-to-day competitive challenges, ultimately vying for the title ?King of the House.? The series will be aired Tuesdays (July 31 ? September 18) at 9 p.m. ET on ESPNU, with re-airs generally scheduled for Wednesdays (starting Aug. 15) at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.

The group of players will participate in multiple football challenges and various other challenges that will test them mentally and physically. In some competitions, sports celebrity guests will join the players like last season when Gale Sayers (Chicago Bears Hall of Famer) stopped by. On location shooting is planned for New York City, Philadelphia and the ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn.

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Still 'available,' fancy home's a star on ESPN

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

I n January last year, I wrote a story about an elaborate home in Jersey City that hit the selling block for $9 million, a figure believed to be the highest listing price for a single-family home in the city's history.

The onetime smoked meat factory - located on the 300 block of First Street - now boasts heated marble floors, a spiral staircase crafted from imported Chinese white jade tile, a wine cellar and an indoor pool, along with more than 300 light bulbs tied to digital switches.

Well, 18 months later, without any suitors, the house has come down in price. So, if you have roughly $5 or $6 million to spend, you may want to check out ESPN in the months ahead to get a preview of what the home has to offer.

That's because the ubiquitous sports network just wrapped up production of its second season of its reality television show called "Summer House," where six of the nation's top high school football players compete against each other in daily competitions while living under the same roof.

Each of the show's eight, 30-minute episodes begins and ends at the Jersey City home, and the winner of the day's challenge gets to sleep in the home's master bedroom, while the five other competitors are forced to share one bedroom.

The executive producer of the show, Joan Lynch, said the location manager scouted a number of places in the metropolitan area and decided to go with Jersey City for its easy access to Philadelphia, New York City and Connecticut - all places where they planned to shoot.

And, yes, there was the house, too.

"I was in shock when I saw the house. It was perfect. So many of the features, the pool, the roof deck and it's 11,000 square feet," Lynch said. "The kids were in shock. As soon as the door opened, one of the kids jumped in the pool."

The real estate broker for the house, Gershon Adjaye, from Keller-Williams Realty, said they leased the house to ESPN for $30,000 for the month.

He said the number was less than he wanted, but when he and the owner - Manhattan general contractor Simon Chan - took into account the exposure, they jumped on the deal.

"The house is going to be featured on the show, which will bring it some attention, and we thought that was worth money," said Adjaye. "We may put the house back on the market afterwards, but perhaps advertise more outside the region."

The series will run Tuesdays at 9 p.m., from July 31 until Sept. 18 on ESPNU, the network's channel dedicated to college sports, with repeat telecasts generally scheduled for Wednesdays, starting Aug. 15) at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.

Chris Spielman, ESPN college football analyst and an 11-year NFL veteran, will return this season as the "House Dad," coaching and giving advice to the players.