A friend of mine and myself spent 10 days in this apartment. Overall we enjoyed it. It is as described close to the subway L on the street that still has old Brooklyn feel to it. There are some restaurants and coffee shops in walking distance, however if you want to enjoy the artsy Bedford Ave, it's better to take subway. The Bushwick collective- amazing graffiti collection is also in walking distance from the apartment.
However we were not plesantly surprised by:
the apartment being in basement with bars in windows
bathroom that needed update, it's lack of space to put there any cosmetics, extremely hot water in the shower that took some time to figure out how to navigate
the noise from a locked room in the apartment that I guess houses heating furnace; it was especially annoying at night, since it was very close to bed.
not working toaster.
Also lack of a laundry machine in the apartment was inconvenient, but hey that's NYC!
Overall I would recommend it but with the above disclosures.