Amy Schumer buys iconic home from 'Moonstruck' for $2 million over asking

By
Sonia Taylor
July 25, 2022
Schumer dropped USD $12.5 million ($18 million) on the Brooklyn Heights brownstone, which had an asking price USD $11 million.

Amy Schumer has snagged herself a piece of New York cinematic history.

The comedian and actor fell in love with the legendary home from the 1980s classic Moonstruck that was on the market last month, with reports now confirming she paid USD $1.5 million ($2.1 million) over asking to secure the pad.

Schumer dropped USD $12.5 million ($18 million) on the Brooklyn Heights brownstone, which had an asking price USD $11 million.

The 1987 film used the exterior of 19 Cranberry Street as the home of the multi-generational Castorini family. The surrounding area also featured prominently in the movie, along with stars Cher, Nicholas Cage and Olympia Dukakis.

While the exterior of the 19th-century terrace may inspire scenes of 1980s New York, the four storey, five-bedroom, 3.5-bath home has been beautifully restored inside.

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Schumer dropped USD $12.5 million ($18 million) on the Brooklyn Heights brownstone featured in 1987 film, Moonstruck. Photo: Corcoran
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The brownstone has undergone an immaculate renovation. Photo: Corcoran

The home includes a double parlour, antique wooden shutters and floorboards, a library and an excavated wine cellar with laundry and a gym — plus much sought-after parking.

The top-line chef’s kitchen boasts a professional wood-burning oven, eight-burner, three-oven custom Lacanche range, Gaggenau appointments, substantial butler’s pantry with zinc bar sink, and antique cabinetry sourced from a mansion in Ohio that has been re-engineered with German soft-close hardware.

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The character-filled kitchen with a professional wood-burning oven. Photo: Corcoran

The refurbishment made meticulous effort to retain the stately opulence of original features.

On the exterior there’s a completely restored Mansard roof, repointing, restored ironwork and new historic windows.

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Many original features were not only retained, but restored. Photo: Corcoran
Amy schumer moonstruck house brooklyn heights
Schumer paid USD $1.5 million ($2.1 million) over asking to secure the pad. Photo: Corcoran

Inside, all new infrastructural systems such as hidden steel beams, steel corseted stairs, restored crown moulding, new and restored antique millwork, original marble fireplace mantles and newly lined flues and rebuilt fireboxes complete the picture,

The Trainwreck star and her husband Chris Fischer, who three years ago welcomed a boy named Gene, recently listed their modern Upper West Side penthouse for US$15 million ($21.6 million).

Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer at the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: FilmMagic
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Cher and Nicholas Cage starring in the classic 1987 film ‘Moonstruck’, filmed in Brooklyn. Photo: MGM

Schumer bought the single-level pad, which has verdant rooftop terraces on all sides, in 2016, calling it her “Manhattan dream apartment,” according to NY Post.

For the full listing, click here.

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The main en suite with a statement configuration. Photo: Corcoran
Actor Amy Schumer's reported new Brooklyn Heights home New York real estate celebrity sales
The sun-bathed main bedroom. Photo: Corcoran
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The elegant dressing room off the main bedroom Photo: Corcoran
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The home has a stately opulence thanks to an incredible renovation. Photo: Corcoran
amy schumer moonstruck house brooklyn
And includes coveted parking space. Photo: Corcoran
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