Adam Dougherty shows off tree house for rent.

From the Daily News:

People are going out on a limb for housing in Brooklyn.

Williamsburg sculptor Adam Dougherty put his South Fifth St. backyard
tree house up for rent as a gag – but learned that in Brooklyn’s
sky-high real estate market, it was no joke.

Since last Saturday, the Craigslist.com posting
has drawn more than 30 prospective buyers, renters and vacationers –
even though Dougherty never had any intention of branching out into
property transactions.

"I thought people would immediately take this as a joke, that it would
get flagged," said Dougherty, 29. "But the sincerity of some of these
people!"

"I can’t blame ’em," he added. "I mean, $150 for a place to stay in New York? That sounds like a dream."

It was no dream to Gabriel, a "young artist currently sleeping in my van."

"I’d be up for a summer of sleeping outdoors," he e-mailed Dougherty.

Then there was Ryan, who figured out there probably wasn’t any running
water in the tree house and typed this question: "If I need to, can I
shower at your house?"

Although the ad said only "$150 – Tree House," most who responded
assumed the dollar figure was either for a weekend stay or the actual
sale price, Dougherty said.

The year-old pinewood triangular house hovers 23 feet over Brooklyn, and fits up to 17 people at once, he said.

The 12-by-12-by-10-foot shelter is empty, except for a light hooked up
to a 23-foot extension cord that runs down to his apartment.

Tree houses are "sort of nostalgic," said Dougherty, who occasionally
takes his girlfriend up for a rendezvous. "They’re to escape your
parents, or for your friends to talk about dirty things. This is my way
to escape and sort of return to my childhood."

Aptsandlofts.com President David Maundrell said Williamsburg real
estate continues to go through the roof – so cheaper alternatives
aren’t such a bad idea.

"It’s summer so you don’t need to be inside. There’s no utilities to
worry about, and since its high up it’s like a penthouse," Maundrell
said. "That’s not bad at all."