The property at 169 East 71st St. in New York City looks like the typical Manhattan townhouse, but it has a cinematic tie to one of the most popular films of the 1960s.
The five-story home stood in the background while actress Audrey Hepburn delivered lines as New York socialite Holly Golightly in "Breakfast at Tiffany's." The building is structured to house two families, and it's listed for $15 million.
The movie may have debuted in 1961, but buyers today still remember Hepburn's scene in front of the house.
"A lady came the other day, and she told me she was so excited to see the house," Corcoran's Caroline Bass, the listing agent, told Homes.com. "She had rewatched the movie the night before because she just loves the whole idea of it being the 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' house."
To be sure, Hollywood producers didn't shoot any scenes inside the townhouse.
Built in 1910, the house has had several owners in its lifetime. At one point, it was home to former Merrill Lynch broker Peter Bacanovic, who served time in prison in the Martha Stewart insider-trading case.
Still, the "Breakfast at Tiffany's house" has four bedrooms and seven bathrooms across 4,465 square feet. The fourth floor boasts a gas fireplace in the main bedroom, and the fifth floor has a wet bar with a balcony.
The Italianate-style rowhouse is within the Upper East Side Historic District, giving the property landmark status under New York law.
Owners added the basement
When the current owners moved into the property, it didn't have a basement, Bass said. They had more than 8 feet of ground dug out to create one and installed an elevator to access all of the floors, Bass said. The basement is mostly used as a wine cellar, she said.
The owners are not using the home as a multigenerational or rental property, but the new buyer can get creative about how to occupy the space, Bass said.
"Let's say you have in-laws that are staying with you or an au pair or one of your grown children," she said. "They can have their own entrance, kitchen, bathroom and exit."
The townhouse sits within Manhattan's Lenox Hill neighborhood, which is known for its quiet streets that feature pre- and postwar co-op buildings. Lenox Hill attracts some New Yorkers because it's close to Central Park and near some of the city's best hospitals. A bonus: Anyone who lives in Lenox Hill gets an up-close view every November of the New York City Marathon because the route includes Lenox Avenue.
Bass called the townhouse "an iconic piece of cinematic history" that has undergone three years of renovations.
The property does have at least one drawback — particularly for anyone who owns an automobile and drives it regularly.
The townhouse doesn't come with a garage or driveway, meaning the new owners would have to find a place to park. Bass said there's a garage nearby with space to rent.