'Home Alone 2' fans can buy this four-story slice of movie history
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'Home Alone 2' fans can buy this four-story slice of movie history
The 19th-century brownstone at 51 W. 95th St. in New York that was mentioned in the 1992 movie “Home Alone 2.” Although the movie mentions the location of this brownstone, which is now on the market for $6.7 million, the actual structure used for the filming of Uncle Rob’s house in the film was on a studio backlot in Los Angeles. (Vandenberg, The Townhouse Experts via The New York Times)

by Debra Kamin



NEW YORK, NY.- When Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) gets chased out of The Plaza in the 1992 film “Home Alone 2,” he heads across town to the Upper West Side, where his Uncle Rob has a brownstone at 51 W. 95th St. But Uncle Rob is out of town, the house is under construction and Kevin is, yet again, on his own to fend off bandits Harry and Marv (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern).

Three decades later, the renovation is apparently complete, because the four-story house is for sale — in the real world — for $6.7 million.

Note to “Home Alone 2” fans: The quintessential 19th-century brownstone never actually appeared on screen. Although much of the film was shot on location in New York City — including scenes at Radio City Music Hall and the Empire Diner — the scenes at Uncle Rob’s home were filmed on Brownstone Street, a stretch of the Universal Studios backlot in Los Angeles.

That hasn’t stopped people from making pilgrimages to the Manhattan address, said Nicole Kats, listing director at Vandenberg, The Townhouse Experts, which is representing the seller. “People come and take photos of the facade and come by and take photos of the house,” she said.

Even fans who can’t make the trip reach out. “Kids write letters to the owners of this house,” said Dexter Guerrieri, president and founder of Vandenberg.

The house, with a classic stoop, bay windows and a rear garden, was built in the late 1880s and fully renovated in the early 2000s. The garden floor has a formal dining room with glass doors leading out to a private yard, and the kitchen has updated appliances and two pantries.

The second floor has a grand staircase and a traditional parlor with a fireplace, while the third floor has two bedrooms, including the primary suite. The top floor has two additional bedrooms.

The sellers bought the house in 2009 for $4.7 million. The current listing price is a reduction — they first listed it in March for $7.65 million before pulling it from the market. Despite the house’s Hollywood pedigree, the $6.7 million price is something of a bargain: 45 W. 95th St., a five-bedroom, five-bath town house that sits four doors down and has no such claim to fame, is also on the market, for $10 million.

This article originally appeared in The New York Times.










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