If “Sex and the City” character Carrie Bradshaw still lived in her one-bedroom apartment on the Upper East Side, it would cost a little more than she deserved when she first lived there.
The fashionista would have paid only $ 700 a month for the apartment she rented at 245 E. 73rd. Problem? It really doesn’t exist. The last door on the block, next to Second Avenue, is no. 243.
Most of the photos seen in the hit show were actually filmed in the West Village, at the descent of 66 Perry St.
But if you want to get a one-bedroom apartment and a bathroom in the Upper East Side today, you should cough up at least $ 3,000 a month, according to John Walkup, co-founder of real estate analytics company. UrbanDigs. Since there is no porter or elevator and it is in a pre-war house, the average price would have been considered a bit cheaper than other options in the Tony neighborhood.
“To buy the apartment: based on recent sales after reopening, it would cost between $ 550,000 and $ 600,000,” Walkup explained. “To rent the apartment: it would cost between 3K – 3.5K USD per month.”
On the other hand, if you look at a place in West West Village, Walkup says a place like the one filmed in the show would cost upwards of $ 880,000 and, on average, about $ 4,100 for rent.
As fans of the show know, a reboot entitled “And so …” is underway, which will be broadcast on HBO Max. Only this time, the series will be without the esteemed Samantha Jones, played by Kim Cattrall.
Cattrall, 64, has voiced his decision to move away from the franchise for the latest film – “Sex and the City 2” – which premiered more than a year ago. decade.
Sarah Jessica Parker, 55, Kristin Davis, 55, and Cynthia Nixon, 54, are all set to reprise their roles as Carrie, Charlotte York Goldenblatt and Miranda Hobbes.