The Brooklyn apartment The Notorious B.I.G. rapped about in “Juicy” is now up for rent — and it comes with a hefty price tag.According to the New York Post, Biggie’s “one-room shack” is going for $4,000 a month. The residence has been completely renovated and is listed as a “gentrified three-bedroom home.The apartment, which sold in 2013 for $825,000 and is being rented by the owner, is located on the block at St. James Place between Gates Avenue and Fulton Street that was renamed “Christopher ‘Notorious B.I.G.’ Wallace Way” in a special ceremony honoring the rapper earlier this month.“It’s a beautiful home and a fantastic neighborhood, filled with little shops and great transportation,” Compass broker Fabienne Lecole said. “The apartment is iconic … a historical gem.”
The Biggie home still has the same windows and moldings from when the legendary rapper lived there. In 2013, it was sold for $825,000 to the person who’s attempting to rent it out. It comes with a den and separate dining room, along with hardwood floors and high ceilings.
“It’s so calm and residential now,” Lecole said. “It’s hard to imagine it’s the same street that he sang about with all the drugs and gunfire. It couldn’t be more different.”
Earlier this month, the corner of St. James Place and Fulton Street was officially renamed“Christopher Wallace Way” as a tribute to the late MC.
“[Gentrifiers]] want to erase the history, they want to put up new cafes and boutiques and push us out of our community,” City Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo said. “That’s why this sign is important today — so that the history of this place is told to our children and our children’s children.”
