Absolutely recommendable. Great price/performance issue. Neighbourhood is certainly still developing but there is great access to the subway, which gets you into Manhatten or Brooklyn. Enjoy breakfast at Colador Café on Bedford Ave/De Kalb where you can feel the true Brooklyn lifestyle and atmosphere. Mobile shop PCS is just opposite with great service (in case you need prepaid stuff).
Mark&Andrew are great experienced hosts, absolutely not intrusive, helpful in case it was needed. The apartment was clean (and we are Germans :-)) and spacious with nice interiors. You get a full equipped kitchen if need be. But as typical New Yorkers you mostly eat out anyways.