The SoHo loft where MTV filmed ‘The Real World New York’ in 1992 is back on the market.
What happens when people stop being polite and start getting real? Back in 1992, MTV packed seven young people into a super-hip SoHo loft and taped their lives to find out. The resulting TV show — known as “The Real World” — kickstarted the age of reality TV in America, and pretty much guaranteed immortality for the spot where “The Real World New York” was shot. That airy loft has just reappeared on the sales market, asking $6.8 million.
Yes, you can now live where Norman, Andre, Julie, Rebecca, Heather, Eric and Kevin lived, though the home has undergone some major changes since they occupied it, as the New York Post notes. The old spiral staircase is gone, and the current owners have exposed the amazing barrel-vaulted brick ceiling — certainly a change we can get behind. And just look at those columns!
The home spans a staggering 6,500 square feet, and includes 4 bedrooms across its main and mezzanine levels. The master suite has 2 bathrooms, and the ceilings rise to 17 feet in many places. The nine-story building itself dates to 1860, and sits at the corner of Broadway and Prince in the heart of SoHo.
The cast of “The Real World New York” in 1992: Norman Korpi, Andre Comeau, Julie Oliver, Rebecca Blasband, Heather B., Eric Nies and Kevin Powell. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
If the historic architecture and the presence of pioneering reality TV stars isn’t enough for you, the loft at 565 Broadway #2 has another claim to fame: Its seller, sculptor Edwina Sandys, is apparently the granddaughter of Sir Winston Churchill.
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Sandys has been trying to sell the place on and off since 2013, when it was first listed for $10.95 million. She and her husband, the late architect Richard Kaplan, bought the loft in 1995 for a now-unimaginable $950,000, according to the Post.
In 2015, the home was listed for 10 times that. Since then it’s come down in price considerably. So will the new $6.8 million sticker price entice a buyer to live out their “Real World” fantasies? We’ll be watching to find out.
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