Prime Manhattan real estate operates by its own rules. A studio apartment in Carrie Bradshaw’s fictional Gramercy Park townhouse just sold for $900,000—sans kitchen. The garden-level unit at 3 Gramercy Park West, immortalized as the exterior of Carrie’s chic new digs in HBO’s And Just Like That, has found its new owner despite lacking the most basic of culinary amenities.
The real-life 3 Gramercy Park West.
The irony writes itself—Carrie famously used her oven for sweater storage in the original Sex and the City series. But this kitchen’s absence has a more practical backstory. The previous owners also held the larger parlor-floor unit directly above and initially planned to connect the two apartments. They began renovations and removed the studio’s kitchen as part of the expansion project, but ultimately decided against the ambitious plan and opted to sell the studio separately instead, Core broker Emily Beare told The Post.
The missing kitchen allowed the sellers to maintain their original $900,000 purchase price from 2020, effectively passing the renovation decision—and cost—to the buyer.
The garden-level studio at 3 Gramercy Park West.
The 179-year-old Greek Revival building offers authentic pre-war bones, high ceilings, and original pocket shutters. Recent upgrades include wide-plank wood flooring and a completely renovated bathroom with radiant heated flooring. The space also features four generous closets (very Carrie).
The sale includes perhaps the property’s most valuable amenity: a key to Gramercy Park, Manhattan’s only private park. It remains accessible exclusively to residents of surrounding buildings, offering 1.9 acres of beautifully maintained green space complete with historic sculptures and tree-lined pathways.
Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) in her fictional Gramercy West townhouse.
The third season of And Just Like That premiered in late May, featuring Sarah Jessica Parker’s character regularly entering and exiting this very address. Unlike the chaos surrounding Carrie’s fictional Perry Street brownstone—where fans climbed the stoop for photos—this Gramercy Park location maintains more civilized tourist interest thanks to the building’s gate and the neighborhood’s inherent discretion.
The buyer closed last week, acquiring approximately 400-square-feet of television history in Manhattan’s most exclusive enclave. At $900,000, the price reflects Gramercy Park’s premium positioning and the practical reality that in this neighborhood, a private park key and prestigious address can temporarily outweigh kitchen conveniences—at least until the renovation trucks arrive.
Julia Cancilla is the engagement editor (and resident witch) at ELLE Decor, where she oversees the brand’s social media platforms, covers design trends and culture, and writes the monthly ELLE Decoroscope column. Julia built her background at Inked magazine, where she grew their social media audiences by two million and penned feature articles focusing on pop culture, art, and lifestyle.
