So yesterday there was a big news story that Sarah Jessica Parker is opening her New York City townhouse in NYC's Greenwich Village for a fundraiser for President Obama. $40,000 person, taking no more than 40 people (do the math)!!!
Well the questions is: which house in Greenwich Village is she using? For years Sarah & Matthew Broderick have lived on a leafy street near the actual brownstone used in SEX AND THE CITY for "Carrie Bradshaw's house". Life imitating art, perhaps? But recently a realtor friend told me Sarah has absolutely paid $19.2m for a NEW village townhouse closer to Fifth Avenue and Washington Square! I've been by the house and it's much larger than her present house, which is on the market for $9m. Recently a story was spreading around that she's moving to Brooklyn...I seriously doubt this is true...Sarah is a creature of Manhattan, NOT New Jersey(where her Mom lives) and NOT Brooklyn where some of her hipster designer friends live. Stay tuned for more on this one.
Also- when high profile people who are famous decide to sell their homes, they throw big charity bashes as a way for their wealthy friends to see the merchandise. In this case, she can raise money for Obama and her favorite Democrats and as a BONUS, she is helping her 1850 row house stand out from all the other 1850 townhouses nearby which are also for sale. It's a win-win, especially if she sells soon. The other house is much bigger and every time I walk by, workers are refinishing the stone stoop, or re-finishing the floors, or hanging window treatments or SOMETHING. So, I'm sorry...I suspect Sarah is still staying in the Village in the bigger house, NOT suddenly moving to Brooklyn. I think the Brooklyn story was a "bum steer" deliberately placed in real estate columns by her realtor and agent and other buddies to throw people off. Keep trying, Sarah! We're too smart for that.
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