Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick met long before they became stars, in New York in 1991. They married a few years later, in 1997, and have been among the city’s iconic couples ever since. From Sex and the Citythe actress continues to establish herself as an icon of New York style and recently reprized her role as Carrie Bradshaw in And Just Like That… . Matthew Broderick, meanwhile, has won several Tony Awards and remains very active in the theater. Recently, the two actors even shared the poster for the play Plaza Suite by Neil Simon. “What I like about New York is that this city asks you to expose yourself constantly”, said the actress. Find below some of the residences acquired by the couple over the years.
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1990s: a duplex in Tribeca
The nineties are decisive in the career of Sarah Jessica Parker. She made herself known in L.A. Story alongside Steve Martin, then played in Honeymoon in Las Vegas, Trap in Troubled Waters or Hocus Pocus: The Three Witches. It was at this time that she bought a duplex in Tribeca (the acquisition price remains unknown). Completely renovated since then, the apartment is put up for sale for 5.5 million dollars at the end of 2022. According to the announcement, it has high ceilings (more than three meters), a kitchen with skylights, a view of the Empire State Building and four bedrooms and four bathrooms spread over two levels. In total, the apartment has 26 windows!
2000: a townhouse in West Village
Three years after their marriage, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick bought a townhouse in the West Village for just under $3 million. Dating from 1905, the building is dilapidated and is undergoing major renovations. Her interiors were unveiled in 2014, in the video “73 Questions to Sarah Jessica Parker” by Vogue. We discover dark parquet floors, moldings, and an eclectic decoration with a patterned carpet on the stairs, green walls and a retro ping-pong table in the living room.
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The actress decorates her home for the holiday season in 2012.
The couple are raising their three children in this house before selling it in 2020, a few years after starting work on another property in the same area. The house was sold a year later for $15 million.
2005: a vacation home in the Hamptons
The couple love New York and New York State: in 2005, they bought their vacation home in Amagansett, in the Hamptons, for $6.6 million. The actress enlists decorator Eric Hughes, a longtime friend, to design the interiors of this 1940s property, which has three bedrooms and a large blue and white bathroom. The latter is decorated with butterfly artwork, blue glass bottles and cream colored panels. “We wanted the decor to resonate with the landscape and for the house to really look like a family home”said Sarah Jessica Parker in 2022. “So we furnished it with vintage elements that we acquired over the years and made the backyard a versatile space to enjoy the sunset, organize barbecues, dinners, parties…” Since 2023, it has been possible to rent it for an entire summer for $95,000.
2011: a Greek Revival-style house in Greenwich Village
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick then expand their real estate portfolio by buying a Greek Revival-style house in Greenwich Village for just under $19 million. The house was built in 1846, is 630 square meters and has four bedrooms. Many old features, like marble fireplaces, crown molding, and hardwood floors, are in good condition, but renovations need to be undertaken. The house finally went on sale a little later, in 2012, for $24.99 million. Despite adding a modern kitchen with walnut cabinets, built-in bookcases on the top floor, and a state-of-the-art whirlpool tub in the master suite, the home struggles to find a buyer. We have to wait until 2015, when it is sold for 18.25 million dollars. It’s the most expensive sale of the week in the neighborhood, according to city records.
2016: a huge mansion in West Village
After the sale of their property in Greenwich Village, the couple decided to buy a pair of townhouses in the West Village, in order to combine them and make a mansion of almost 1300 square meters, with a private garden of 195 square meters. The total acquisition price before works: 34.5 million dollars.
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Sarah Jessica Parker outside her West Village home in 2020.
The total cost of the work is estimated at over $50 million. It is the architects of Morris Adjmi Architects who are asked to lead the project. This highly regarded agency has worked on the Samsung building in New York’s Meatpacking District, the Austin Nichols House and the offices of Thrive Capital.
2023-06-30 13:22:33
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