Townhouse From ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Lists for $27.5 Million

On New York City’s well-to-do Upper East Side, a townhouse that has a basketball court and a starring role alongside Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in the 2006 fan-favorite movie “The Devil Wears Prada” has come to the market for $27.5 million.

The East 73rd Street brownstone served as the home of Ms. Streep’s character, Miranda Priestly, the editor-in-chief of “Runway,” the film’s cutthroat fictional fashion magazine.

Away from the screen, the six-story “limestone masterpiece” was built in 1907 and renovated in 2005, with its original details carefully honored, according to the listing with Adam D. Modlin of the Modlin Group, who didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. 

The roughly 12,000-square-foot manse is entered through a formal gallery with a marble fireplace and a seating area. Beyond that is a den wrapped in figured Anigre wood paneling; an eat-in kitchen with marble floors and industrial lights from the 1930s hanging from a pressed-tin ceiling; and a stately light-filled living room with custom, floor-to-ceiling neoclassical bookshelves and two fireplaces. 

There’s also a gym, a formal dining room, a library and a sweeping staircase lined with a bold blue runner that eagle-eyed viewers may recognize from the film. 

The primary suite is one of seven bedrooms in the home, and boasts a Juliet balcony, a fireplace and an oversized walk-in closet. 

One space we didn’t see in the film, though, is the sky-lit custom-built basketball court, which is tucked away on the top floor alongside a terrace with a hot tub. 

The house is being sold by hudgefunder Craig Effron, who paid $8.8 million for the property in 2008, property records show. He couldn’t be reached for comment. 

For more information, contact Wendy Jackson at wendyj@nestseekers.com

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