Amy Schumer lists Brooklyn Heights townhouse for $14M
All photos courtesy of Evan Joseph
Amy Schumer is selling her Brooklyn Heights townhouse and moving back to Manhattan. The actress and comedian has listed her Federal-style home at 19 Cranberry Street for $14 million; she paid $12.25 million for the property in 2022. As first reported by the Wall Street Journal, Schumer and her husband Chris Fischer are moving to be closer to their son’s school.
Situated on the corner of Cranberry and Willow Streets, the home was built in 1829 in the Federal style, but a Second Empire-style mansard roof was later added, as 6sqft previously learned. The townhouse appeared in the 1987 movie “Moonstruck,” starring Cher and Nicholas Cage, as the Castorini family’s home.
The property first hit the market in 2021 for $12.85 million. Schumer entered a contract for the home the following summer. She previously lived in a penthouse on the Upper West Side that had a wrap-around terrace and solarium-like living room.
The four-story townhouse measures over 5,500 square feet and has five bedrooms and an enclosed garden.
“This is a home that is just ready for more people,” Schumer told the Journal, referring to the large size of the home. She added: “This neighborhood has just been a dream to live here, and I feel very sad to leave.”
On the first floor, there’s a street-facing south parlor and a rear north parlor with a balcony overlooking the backyard. Many of the home’s original 19th-century details have been preserved, like the crown molding, marble fireplace mantles, and pocket doors.
The garden floor features a kitchen with a custom banquette, a three-oven custom range, and top-of-the-line Gaggenau appliances. According to the listing, the antique cabinetry was “sourced from a mansion in Ohio and re-engineered with German soft-close hardware.” Plus, there’s a butler’s pantry with a zinc bar sink.
Next door is a cozy library with a wood-burning stove and built-in shelving. The bonus room could easily become another bedroom.
The New York native, whose new movie “Kinda Pregnant” was released on Netflix last month, said she hired landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh, who designed nearby Brooklyn Bridge Park, to renovate the backyard.
“We loved what we moved into,” Schumer told the Journal. “But we’ve definitely made it our own.”
Turf replaced the brick patio and a playset with a swing was added. The backyard can also serve as a private, gated parking spot.
The primary suite takes up the entire third floor, including a street-facing bedroom with a fireplace, a huge dressing room, and a spa-like bathroom. The bath has a vintage clawfoot tub and a floating glass stand-up shower.
The top floor has three additional bedrooms, a full bath, and laundry.
In the basement, there’s space for a second laundry area, a gym, and a wine cellar.
On a quaint tree-lined block, the home is just minutes from Brooklyn Bridge Park and to the A and C trains at High Street.
[Listing details: 19 Cranberry Street at CityRealty]
[At The Corcoran Group by Karen Talbott and Kyle Talbott; at Modlin Group by Adam Modlin]
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