The New York City brownstone where the main characters of the classic movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's" lived has hit the market for $10 million.
The brownstone located at 169 East 71st Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan was featured as both Holly Golightly and narrator Fred's residence. While the exteriors of the residence were used to film parts of the movie, it's uncertain if the interiors of Holly and Fred's apartments were shot in a studio set or in the real house, reports Curbed.
The home last sold for $5.8 million two years ago and has now returned to the market with an almost doubled asking price. Peter Bacanovic, a management consultant who was convicted in the Martha Stewart insider trading case was the owner and he sold it in 2012, reports Curbed.
According to the listing records at Streeteasy, the four-story brownstone is divided into two duplex residences. The listing says that the home is to be "converted into 4 bedroom, 5 bath a single family home that boasts 3,800 square feet which includes 4 floors, an enclosed greenhouse, and basement, with option to expand."
Floor plans show there is a basement level and three stories above the ground level. The ground floor/ main level has a large living room, an eat-in kitchen and a huge solarium. The upper level has a den, a bedroom and two bathrooms.
The other duplex unit perches atop the first floor. The lower level is comprised of a living room, a dining room and a pantry-attached kitchen. The upper floor has two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
The brownstone has been renovated over the years. It now features hardwood flooring, French windows and wooden doors with drywall ceilings.
The listing describes the place as a "Beautiful Brownstone, located on one of the most exceptional blocks on the Upper East Side."
Check out the photos here. Also see the floor plans here.
Holly Golightly's character made Audrey Hepburn an instant fashion and Hollywood icon. For the past five decades, many have speculated if Golightly's character was inspired by a real-life character. According to author Truman Capote, it was!
"He claimed there was a real Holly, a woman who lived downstairs from him when he was a writer who'd just moved to New York in the early 1940s (like the autobiographical narrator of Capote's tale), though he never identified her by name," according to AOL.com.
Watch the trailer of the movie below, which shows glimpses of the brownstone:
