Tour Taylor Swift’s Famous New York Cornelia Street Townhouse (Exclusive)
Tour Taylor Swift’s Famous New York Cornelia Street Townhouse (Exclusive)
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00:00 ♪ If you ever walk away ♪
00:03 ♪ I'll never walk Cornelia Street again ♪
00:07 - Hey! - Hey, T, welcome.
00:09 - Thank you so much, Jennifer.
00:10 Will you show me 23 Cornelia Street?
00:12 - Of course.
00:13 Let's go down.
00:14 - Of course, 23 Cornelia Street was made popular
00:19 and quite famous by a lady we know as Taylor Swift.
00:22 This townhome is just over 5,400 square feet,
00:28 four bedrooms, seven bathrooms.
00:31 - What's the price tag on this bad boy?
00:32 - So it's currently on the market for rent,
00:34 45,000 a month.
00:36 Furnished, 50,000.
00:39 You can furnish it for minimum one month.
00:41 - Wow, okay, so you kinda have to have
00:44 some deep pocket look there, y'all.
00:47 $50,000 fully furnished for at least one month.
00:50 How much does that increase the property value here
00:54 of this home?
00:55 Because it's been made famous in a song
00:58 by one of the biggest pop stars of all time now.
01:01 - Really, it just immortalizes the property.
01:03 - Cornelia Street in New York
01:05 has become Abbey Road in London.
01:07 You feel like that's a fair assessment?
01:09 - It's fun walking by.
01:10 I see people outside taking selfies.
01:14 It's really charming.
01:16 - Yeah, 23 Cornelia Street is kinda like a landmark
01:19 for diehard Swifties.
01:20 Taylor name-checked her former home
01:22 in her 2019 song, "Cornelia Street,"
01:24 believed to be about the early days of her relationship
01:27 with ex Joe Alwyn.
01:29 ♪ I've been to a place on Cornelia Street ♪
01:32 ♪ I sit casually in my car ♪
01:35 - I rented an apartment there,
01:36 and sometimes in our lives,
01:38 we kind of bond our memories to the places
01:41 where those memories happened.
01:42 It's just something we do if we romanticize life,
01:45 which I tend to do.
01:46 I wrote this song about going back over the memories
01:49 of things that happened in this particular place,
01:52 and it ended up being one of my favorite songs.
01:56 - What do you think initially drew Taylor to this property?
02:00 - I think the sense of privacy,
02:03 having the garage pull right in,
02:06 and also the space.
02:08 - Yeah.
02:09 - It's very unique here.
02:11 - It's so large, but it still feels quite cozy.
02:13 - And we're so set back, it is fairly quiet.
02:16 - Built in 1870 as a carriage house,
02:19 Tay rented the four-story West Village townhouse
02:22 back in 2016,
02:23 while her Tribeca digs were undergoing renovations.
02:26 The place is now up for rent by the Corcoran Group.
02:29 Other highlights, three fireplaces,
02:31 high ceilings, and marble staircase,
02:33 three private outdoor terraces, and?
02:36 - Right off of the informal living room,
02:39 we have the indoor pool.
02:41 - Wow, so cool.
02:43 This is so unique to New York City.
02:46 How deep is this pool?
02:47 - It's five and a half feet deep,
02:49 built 30 by 15.
02:51 - Wow, that is huge.
02:53 (upbeat music)
02:54 How rare is a swimming pool in New York City?
02:56 - Super rare, especially indoors.
02:58 - So it can get a little chilly in New York City,
03:00 by chance, is this pool heated?
03:02 - It is heated.
03:03 - Ooh, yes.
03:05 - Only the finest here on Courtney Cleo Street, darling.
03:08 - Maximalism.
03:10 It's just a lot of a lot.
03:12 - Taylor Swift is always working on new music,
03:14 and I would imagine she was doing just that
03:16 while she was here in this home.
03:18 Of all the rooms here,
03:19 which room do you feel like has the best acoustic
03:22 for like a good jam session, a writing session?
03:25 - I would honestly say where we are right now.
03:27 - So this room showcases a 27 foot ceiling.
03:32 What's this room typically used for?
03:34 - So this is more of a lounge for hosting.
03:37 People could be swimming,
03:38 and then people who don't wanna swim
03:40 or got out of the pool,
03:41 they wanna hang out here with the fireplace.
03:44 It's almost an informal living room.
03:46 - Yeah, just informal with an indoor swimming pool
03:49 off the side of it.
03:51 - So freaking cool.
03:53 I've got to see more of this house.
03:57 I'm in love.
03:58 - So this is one of the four bedrooms.
04:02 - Oh, wow, this is great, Jennifer.
04:05 What do you feel like are some of the best features
04:07 with this room?
04:08 - Well, first of all, it looks right onto Cornelia Street.
04:11 And these beautiful casement windows.
04:14 - Yes.
04:15 Got that old and new charm to it, right?
04:17 How much has the interior changed since Taylor lived here?
04:20 Would she even recognize the place?
04:22 - Our owner came in and refreshed the floors.
04:25 When Taylor Swift was here,
04:26 surprisingly it was a bit more gothic.
04:28 - Get this, Taylor's former landlord
04:31 didn't even know who she was.
04:33 ♪ It's me, I ♪
04:35 He told Vulture back in 2019,
04:37 "I knew her songs because I had them
04:39 "on my running playlist.
04:40 "I just didn't match the name to the song."
04:43 Taylor's first words when she saw the place,
04:45 "Ooh, it's so crafty."
04:47 All right, let's see the second living room here, Jennifer.
04:51 Yes, cozy, it's giving me life.
04:54 This is great.
04:55 What do you love about this room?
04:57 What do you think is a great selling point for it?
04:59 - Well, first, the wood-burning fireplace.
05:01 - That thing is massive.
05:03 I can only imagine having a roaring fire in here
05:06 during the wintertime as well.
05:08 - And back when it was originally a carriage house,
05:10 these windows are actually where the horses
05:12 would rest their heads.
05:14 - Oh my gosh.
05:15 I feel like if these walls could talk,
05:18 I'd also like to know what other songs
05:19 Taylor Swift was writing.
05:21 ♪ Years ago, we were just inside ♪
05:25 ♪ Barefoot in the kitchen ♪
05:27 ♪ Sacred new beginnings ♪
05:30 All right, so let's go to the kitchen.
05:32 Oh, Jennifer, the first thing I notice
05:35 is this great natural lighting in here, right?
05:38 That is just beautiful.
05:40 I would say that's probably a selling point, wouldn't you?
05:42 - Definitely.
05:43 - And what else do you love about this kitchen?
05:45 It seems like it's just meant for entertaining.
05:48 - Right, with this large counter space.
05:50 - Right, I mean, I could see a buffet,
05:53 either a lot of takeout or a lot of cooking
05:55 on these high-end appliances, right?
05:57 - And then behind you is the wine fridge.
05:59 - Wait, where's the wine fridge?
06:01 - Where's the vino fridge, y'all?
06:03 Oh my gosh!
06:05 It's like a little hidden cabinet of wine.
06:09 - I love it.
06:12 - Most people's kitchen in New York City
06:14 looks like a shoebox.
06:15 I mean, it might be, what, the size of this?
06:18 This is big enough for a restaurant!
06:20 - It really is.
06:21 - You've got an eight-seated table here.
06:24 You could serve a feast.
06:25 - Thanksgiving, what, game night?
06:28 - Mm-hmm.
06:29 - Ah, T-Swizzle, she had some fun here!
06:32 - Oh yeah, and many friends.
06:33 - Okay, where to next?
06:37 - Upstairs. - Upstairs, yeah, let's do it.
06:41 - This is the first primary with a terrace.
06:43 - Oh my, and the sunlight, it's so great.
06:47 What a wonderful way to wake up in the morning, you know?
06:49 - It really is.
06:50 - And that terrace is huge!
06:52 That is some great square footage out there.
06:54 - The closet and bathroom are that way,
06:56 but I wanna show you a better closet.
06:58 - What?
06:59 Oh yes, that's what I'm talking about.
07:01 (upbeat music)
07:04 - This closet.
07:05 - What?
07:08 I just want a sliver of it.
07:10 - That's it, that's what I'm asking for.
07:12 - But Taylor could fit so many different looks in here.
07:14 - Right?
07:15 - Oh wow, that is a dreamy closet.
07:17 What'd you get for me next, Jennifer?
07:19 - So this is the second primary.
07:22 - What?
07:25 This is bigger than most people's apartments
07:27 in New York City. - It really is.
07:29 - This is glorious!
07:31 What is a highlight here?
07:34 I mean, I can't help but notice
07:35 the double doors to the terrace.
07:38 - Definitely the terrace with the third fireplace.
07:43 - Okay, so the primary bedroom
07:44 has to have a primary bathroom, whoa!
07:47 - Yes, this is my favorite bathroom.
07:50 - I see why, Jennifer, look at all this marble.
07:53 Gorgeous, floor to ceiling marble.
07:57 Almost floor to, holy shower!
08:01 - It's beautiful with the sunlight coming in.
08:03 - Little bubble bath action.
08:07 Lots of countertop space, storage space!
08:10 I can't, I'm a sucker for some storage space, right?
08:13 - Right, right.
08:15 - Look at that, ladies and gentlemen,
08:16 you even get your own bidet.
08:18 Jennifer, I tell you what, I'm moving in, sis.
08:22 - All right.
08:23 - Let's go to the top.
08:24 - So this is the roof deck with 360 views.
08:29 - Oh my, I'm blown away, Jennifer.
08:32 This is like a host's paradise.
08:36 I could see Taylor right now,
08:38 just like doing a little jam sesh,
08:41 game night with the friends,
08:42 hang out, grilling, whatever it might be,
08:45 but this is perfection for those New York City nights.
08:49 You know what, I think I've seen enough.
08:51 I am sold, Jen, I'm sold.
08:54 Can I move in tomorrow?
08:55 - Of course, yeah.
08:56 (laughing)
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